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Component Customization Preferences

Component Customization Preferences

Select this item to produce the Component Customization Preferences dialog box. The following figure shows the options set to their default values.

Figure 93: Component Customization Preferences dialog box

The Preview in file browsers check box applies to the Background area when the Image button is selected and the browse button is clicked.

The Use big icons for tools Use big icons for tools option toggles between large and small tool icons.

The Use old encryption mechanism allows you to revert to the pre-Rev11 encryption method. See Using the old encryption method for more information.

If you click on Application font, you can select a different default font for Component Customization .

Number of files in Last Opened Files list allows you to change the number of files displayed in the Files menu.

You can select the HTML editor you wish to use from Component Customization in order to complete or modify the documentation associated with your customized objects.

After the Model Update Assistant process is applied to a customized supercomponent you have the possibility to create a backup of its original version. You can choose this backup is created always, never or on demand.

The two radio buttons under the label Background allow you to change the default main window when no objects are loaded. If Color is checked, you can select a particular color. If Image is checked, you can enter the path and name of a file to specify an image to be used. Alternatively you can browse for the file and if the Preview in file browsers check box is ticked, you will see a reduced size image of the selected file in the browser.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/254352342/PL20250521841123434.amesim_collection.AMECustom/xid902251 · retrieved 2026-07-17