Accessing and Customizing Application Preferences

You can configure application preferences .

1. Select File > Preferences... .

   The Application Preferences dialog box appears.

2. Select the appropriate category in the left-hand box.

   Options in this category...	Allow you to...
   General	Set user interface properties, such as the display language, menu style, and auto-save behavior.
   Input	Customize how Composer loads models.
   Viewport	Define viewport preferences, such as high-quality rendering effects.
   Camera	Set camera preferences.
   Selection	Set preferences for actor highlighting and selection behavior.
   Navigation	Configure mouse button and wheel behavior.
   Hardware Support	Modify graphic card settings.
   Application Paths	View or set the paths of internal and external tools used by Composer.
   Data Paths	Set data paths. Note: Data paths are sorted lists of paths used to locate resources such as files, profiles, and links. Composer uses data paths to resolve external references when the relative path of a resource cannot be found.
   Advanced Settings	Control advanced features and resolve issues.

   The options for the corresponding preferences appear.

3. Set these options according to your needs.

4. Click OK to save the preferences and exit the Application Preferences dialog box.

You can manage user configuration profiles.

Note: High quality, High speed, and Safe profiles affect only preferences critical for rendering quality, performance, and reliability. Because the Profile field dynamically computes and displays the profile that best matches your settings, it is possible to select one profile and have a different profile selected the next time you visit the Application Preferences dialog box. However, your preference settings are correct.

1. Select File > Preferences....

   The Application Preferences dialog box appears.

2. Select the appropriate profile in the Profile box:

   Option	Description
   Standard	Uses settings that are not optimized for a specific work condition. Note: This profile disables advanced OpenGL functions by selecting Standard on the Hardware Support page. Not all rendering effects will be available.
   High quality	Optimizes settings for best rendering quality. All advanced OpenGL functions are enabled.
   High speed	Optimizes settings for faster performance. For example, Selection > Highlighting is disabled. All advanced OpenGL functions are enabled.
   Safe	Optimizes settings for reliable graphical behavior. Try this option when highlighting is poor or performance degrades when you rotate actors. Note: This profile disables 3D OpenGL hardware acceleration on the Hardware Support page. Not all rendering effects will be available.
   Customized	Indicates your settings do not match a predefined profile. For example, when the profile is Safe and you enable Show hidden edges, the profile automatically changes to Customized. However, enabling Show paper does not change the profile because that setting is not defined by the Safe profile.

Application preferences can be saved as .set files. You can use .set files to transfer application preferences between users.

1. Select File > Preferences....

   The Application Preferences dialog box appears.

2. Perform one of the following operations:

   • To save the current settings to a new .set file, click Save, and specify where you want to save the file.
   • To load a profile which has been previously saved as a .set file, click Load, and browse to select the file.