The settings of the application can be accessed through Edit > Settings.
The settings allow you to personalize the application. Here’s a description of the available settings:
| Setting name | Description |
|---|
| Language | Language of the whole application |
| Length unit | The unit shown in the application (metrics or imperial) |
| Third person | The avatar used for third person navigation |
| Walking height | The height of the first person navigation mode viewpoint (eye’s height) |
| Free view speed | The displacement speed of the free view navigation |
| Field of view | Angle of the area observable by the camera |
| First person speed | The displacement speed of the first person navigation |
| World-space handles | Should the handles on the 3D models and shapes be local (relative to the object) or global |
| Rotation by increments | Enables or disables snapping in rotation to the multiples of the selected angle |
| Quick settings at startup | Weather or not to show the quick settings window on startup |
| Send debug information | Allows to send debug information to Prevu3D. These include PC configuration |
| Visibility distance (measure) | Hide measurement that are farther than the specified distance |
| Use legacy importer | Should the application use the current importer or the legacy one |
The video settings are accessible through the video tab of the settings.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|
| Full screen resolution | The resolution of the application when in full screen |
| Quality | The visual quality of the environment. If your PC only meets the minimal requirements, choose Low |
| VSync | Synchronize the frame rate of the application and the refresh rate of your monitor |
| Record - Resolution | The resolution of the video recorded with the screen recording tool. It cannot exceed the screen resolution |
| Record - Quality | The bitrate of the video recorded with the screen recording tool. It cannot exceed the screen resolution |
| Screenshot - Resolution | The resolution multiplier (x the screen resolution) for the screenshots |
The effects settings are accessible through the effects tab of the settings.
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Skybox | The sky type outside of the environment |
| Top view clipping | The default clipping height in % of total height when landing in top view at application startup |
| Double sided environment | Enable or disable double sided mesh on the environment and on placed 3D model |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Environment brightness | The brightness of the environment (from 0.2 to 3 - default is 1) |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Vertical orientation | Determines the position of the sun in the sky (east & west) |
| Horizontal orientation | Determines the position of the sun in the sky (north & south) |
| Enable shadows | Adds shadows relative to the sun |
| Outdoor lighting | Increases the strength of the shadows |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Intensity | Adjust the dark areas strength |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Intensity | Adjust the bloom filter strength |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Exposure | Adjust the overall exposure in EV unit |
| Contrast | Adjust the contrast |
| Type | Type to adjust with the RGB values below |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Enable | Toggles the depth of fields effect, the effect is adjusted automatically using the center point of the screen |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Enable | Sets a vignette effect on the screen |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Motion blur | Adds motion blur when moving |
| Cinematic freeview | Makes the movement in freeview mode smoother and more stable to give a cinematic effect |
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Enable | Highlights edges of the environment and the objects placed in it |
The VR settings are accessible through the VR tab of the settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| VR | Allows you to activate VR if your license allows it |
