Arc Smoothness is not saved from Solid Edge Options.
Solution
This setting is stored in the active file. It can be changed in the template to affect new files created from there forward.
Notes and References
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: INTL64
OS: window
OS Version: 1064
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: APPLICATION
Version: V109.0
Function: OPTIONS
Ref: 001-7922892