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Preference Settings

Artlantis settings enable you to organize the work environment.

Access: Edit Menu > Preferences

General

• Work units: In the drop-down menu choose (mm, m, cm, inches, feet and inches).
• Focal units: select mm or degrees for the viewpoint inspector focus.
• Default location: In the pop-up menu. The change becomes effective the next time a DWG, DWF, DXF, OBJ and 3DS file that does not contain any location-related information is opened.
• Manual update mode: concerns the method of updating the positions of the camera, the viewpoint, the roll and focal length.

In manual update mode, in the viewpoint list, the thumbnails will be updated when the use clicks the "Update" button, or when a new view is activated.

The thumbnails in the list will not be updated when Shaders, lights or backgrounds are modified.

• Display expert rendering settings: checked, in the viewpoint rendering settings window, enables refinements to be made using the setting supplements.

Preview

• Maximum preview size:
  Choose the maximum size of the window contents (using the shortcut Control + ). In the pop-up menu (640, 800, 1024, 1200), the value means the size of the preview image displayed in that window.
• Automatic permutation in OpenGL mode: when this box is checked, the display mode switches from photorealistic to OpenGL mode when the camera is moved. Allows the display on small hardware configurations to be accelerated.

NB: The refresh time of the window is proportional to the size of the display.

• OpenGL Options

The following options affect the Preview window rendering display in OpenGL mode.

• Camera light:

if checked, simulates the white omni-directional light emitted from the camera. The scene is always lit.

NB: This option is independent of the anti-aliasing of the final rendering.

• All light sources:

When checked, OpenGL takes into account all active light sources: lights and sun

NB: The refresh time of Preview slows down when the option is activated.

• Last manipulated Light Shadow:

When checked, OpenGL takes into account shadows cast from the last light or sun manipulated.

NB: The refresh time of Preview slows down when the option is activated.

• FPS:

Increases or reduces OpenGL navigation fluidity. The greater the number, the better the fluidity. On the other hand, a low figure gives better image definition.

Move the slider or enter a value of between 1 and 30 images per second.

Final Renderer

• Rendering output folder:

2 choices for the default rendering output folder:

• Document directory: The renderings are saved at the same level as the current file.
• Default output directory: Click on the button to choose the folder.



Default file name: either the name of the viewpoint, or the name of the document plus the name of the viewpoint.

Default file format: in the drop-down menu, choose: JPEG, BMP, TARGA, PICT, TIFF, Photoshop, Piranesi.