| Option Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Show resources | (default true) Show resource icons around shapes. |
| User interface | Resource Catalog – Since Visual Paradigm 12.2, the classic Resource-Centric Interface had been enhanced to Resource Catalog for better usability. Choosing this option allows you to use Resource Catalog. Classic – The classic mode of Resource-Centric. It provides you with a set of action icons around each shape. You can create and connect shapes through accessing those icons. |
| Show resources delay (second) | 0 – 2 – Time needed to wait from having mouse cursor hover on shape till the resource icons appear. |
| Auto hide resource delay (second) | Time needed to wait the resource icons to disappear when mouse cursor is moved out of a shape. |
| Show group resources | (default true) Show group resources that appear when selecting multiple shapes. |
| Show extra resources | (default false) Show also uncommon resource icons. |
| Show generic resources only | (default false) Show generic resource but hide other resource icons. |
| Always show model element indicators | (default true) Always show the reference, subdiagram, transitor, documentation resource icon at the bottom of shape no matter whether the shape has reference/sub-diagram/transitor/documentation added/defined. |