Automatically open Views in a Model when opening from file
When opening a Model from a file, choose whether to automatically open all the Views in the model. There is a maximum limit of 100 Views to ensure that opening the model is not too slow.
Automatically create a backup file (*.bak) when saving
If this is selected, whenever an .archimate file is saved, a backup copy with file extension .bak will be created first.
Size of recently opened file list
Set the cached sized of the recently opened file list in the "File->Open Recent" menu. Can be set from 3 - 15.
Display unused concepts in italics
When this is selected, any elements or relations that are not used in Views are displayed in an Italic font.
Update search result as you type
When this is selected, search results in the Model Tree are updated as you type (default). If not selected the search result will update when the Return key is pressed.
Always warn when deleting objects
When this is selected a warning is always displayed when objects are deleted in the Model Tree. If unselected, a warning is only displayed when deleting objects if the objects are used in Views.
Show Specializations in "New" menu
When this is selected any specialized elements in the current model will be shown in the "New" right-click menu of the Model Tree.
Show Specialization icons in Model Tree
When this is selected custom icons of specialized elements will be shown in the Model Tree.
Alphanumeric sorting
When this is selected the Model Tree will sort names with numbers like "1, 2, 3, 10" instead of "1, 10, 2, 3".
Initial number of child elements displayed
Set the initial number of child elements that are displayed in the Model Tree. If the number of elements exceeds the given limit, you need to click on the "Show next n items from remaining n" node to show more elements. This can improve performance if a folder contains many thousands of child elements. A reasonable limit might be 1000. Set to 0 for no limit (the default).
Use for View names in Analysis table
When this is selected, the "Used in Views" in the "Analysis "section uses a label determined by an ancestor folder's label expression (if set).
Add a note to a Relation's documentation field when changing type
When this is selected, if a connected relation type is changed to Association as a result of changing an Element's type, a note will be added to the Relation's documentation field.
Export images at native display scale
When this is selected, images are exported and copied to the clipboard at the native display scaling. This is on by default for Windows and Mac and off for Linux. This ensures that the exported image quality is better at higher display scales. If this option is not selected images are exported at 100% scaling. This setting is usually not needed on Linux displays.
If the resulting image needs to be at its logical size you could edit it in an image editor and set the DPI to double its value. For example, on Mac change the DPI from to 72 to 144.
Use MS Edge (Windows only)
When this is selected, the internal browser used by Archi for the Help system, Hints panel and Report Preview is Microsoft's Edge. For Edge support on some earlier versions of Windows the WebView2 Runtime distribution may need to be installed first. This is the "Evergreen Standalone Installer" for x64. More information and the download is available here. Archi will need to be restarted if this setting is changed.
Clear Cache (Windows only)
This will clear the cache used by the internal Edge browser. Note that all instances of the internal browser must first be closed (Hints, Report Preview, Help, etc).
Enable JavaScript in Hints
When this is selected, JavaScript is enabled in the internal web browser used for the Hints window.
Allow External Hosts in Hints
When this is selected, non-local web locations are allowed in the internal web browser used for the Hints window.
Animate Views
Sets whether animation is used in diagram Views for some Undo/Redo commands and when changing the View's Connection Router.
Speed (mS)
Sets the animation speed for animating in Views in milliseconds.
Animate Visualiser
Sets whether animation is used in the Visualiser when laid out for the first time and when the "Layout" button is clicked.
Speed (mS)
Sets the animation speed for animating in the Visualiser in milliseconds.