Options Dialog Box - Boost Tab

To display the Boost tab in the Options dialog box, click Tools > Options > Boost.

Visualize Boost and PowerBoost are available only with SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional.

Profiles

Scan Searches the network for Boost clusters.
Add Adds a new cluster to the list of cluster profiles.
Only select NVIDIA VCA if you have installed an NVIDIA Quadro VCA on your network.
Load Loads cluster profiles to the Profile list.
Save Saves cluster profiles to a location you specify.

Boost Settings

Connection Status Reports the network connection status between the Boost cluster and Visualize client computer. Examples of status are Active or Idle.
Name Displays cluster name.
Server Address Displays IP address and port number of the Boost computer.
Setup Opens Visualize Boost interface.
Connect Links Visualize client computer with Boost cluster for rendering.
Show Log Files Opens a folder with various log files for the Boost service, Queue, Visualize Queue Server, Offline Renderer, and others.

PowerBoost Settings

Transmission Mode Streaming is the default and applies to network connections with low bandwidth and high latency. Select Synchronous if the network connection has very high bandwidth and low latency, which is common in local area networks.
Transmission Format H.264 is the default and uses relatively little bandwidth, which increases performance. Lossless provides slightly higher image quality, but consumes much more bandwidth and reduces performance.
Streaming Bitrate (Mbit/s) Higher values increase image quality but consume more network bandwidth. Lower values save bandwidth but reduce image quality.
Maximum Framerate (FPS) Higher values increase image quality but make the application less responsive. Lower values increase responsiveness but reduce image quality.
Latency Higher values increase image quality but make the application less responsive to user input (such as camera movement). Lower values increase responsiveness but reduce image quality.