KingDraw Tutorial丨Why Red Box Appear When Drawing?

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3 min readOct 21, 2022
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Some KingDraw users may have a question…

‘Why a red box appear when drawing structures?’

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Actually, It’s the KingDraw Auto-Proof function, indicating an error.

In Which Cases will the Red Box Appear…

KingDraw supports auto-proof function. When KingDraw system detects a structure error, a red box appears as an alert. In addition, the system reports errors when special groups cannot be recognized.

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Some KingDraw users may be concerned about the image beauty. Don’t worry, red box is used as a hint, which only show while drawing. The red box will not appear while exporting files or copying to other software.

How to Turn Off Auto-Proof Function

Auto-proof function is default in KingDraw system. Please follow the steps below to turn off this function in different client applications.

· KingDraw for PC:

In KingDraw PC, we can open the auto-proof function by clicking【Menu→【Option】→【Show Chemical Warnings】. Select 【Close】to turn off the auto-proof function, then when we draw the structure, no more red box prompts will appear.

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· KingDraw for iOS & Android, HD:

In iOS & Android and HD, click the button【···】 in the upper right corner for more features. Select 【Setting→【Other Settings】→【Proof】 to change the setting. When you turn on the button, KingDraw system will turn on auto-proof function; when you turn off the button, this function will be turned off.

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