Preferences Panel¶

The preferences panel is a common element of all Omniverse KIT based apps and provides a long list of settings that are applicable to the current app. Because of this, not all apps have all of the categories or options listed on this page.

Omniverse¶

Messaging¶

Option	Result
Use Old Message Format	Uses older message exchange format offering backwards compatibility.

Timeline¶

Option	Result
Receive Updates from Omniverse
Send Updates to Omniverse

Capture Screenshot¶

Option	Result
Path to Save Screenshots	The path where captured screenshots are saved.
Quality	Sets the compression level of screenshots captures. Low: High Compression, Lower Quality, Smaller Files. Medium: Medium Compression, Balanced Quality / Size High: Low Compression, High Quality, Large Files.
Capture only 3D viewport	Checked: Will only Capture the Viewport. Unchecked: Captures Interface and Viewport.

White Mode¶

Option	Result
Size

Thumbnail Generation¶

MDL Thumbnail Generation Settings¶

Thumbnail settings for materials.

Option	Result
Path USD Template to Render MDL Thumbnail	Storage/Retrieval path for generated thumbnail images.
Name of Stand-in Prim	Prim to use in thumbnail generation.
Render Type	Pathtracing: Better quality thumbnails. Raytracing: Faster generation of thumbnails.
Rendering Samples	Number of samples to use in rendering the thumbnail when using Pathtracing as the render type.

USD Thumbnail Generation Settings¶

Thumbnail Settings for USD Models.

Option	Result
Render Type	Pathtracing: Better quality thumbnails. Raytracing: Faster generation of thumbnails.
Rendering Samples	Number of samples to use in rendering the thumbnail when using Pathtracing as the render type.
Save USD Thumbnail on Save	Generates a new thumbnail on each save action.

Audio¶

Audio Devices¶

Input and Output device preferences.

Option	Result
Output Device	Determines which audio device should be used for playback. Default: Uses the OS default output device. Listed Devices: Acceptable output devices will also be listed for manual selection.
Input Device	Determines which audio device should be used for recording. Default: Uses the OS default input device. Listed Devices: Acceptable input devices will also be listed for manual selection.
Refresh	Requests list of OS Audio Devices.
Apply	Applies the audio input/output device options selected.

Audio Parameters¶

Option	Result
Audio Stream Threshold

Audio Player Parameters¶

Option	Result
Audio Stream Threshold
Close Audio Player on Stop	Checked: Closes the audio player when audio stream complete. Uncheck: Leaves the audio player open after audio stream is completed.

Volume Levels¶

Adjust volume properties of sounds.

Option	Result
Master Volume	Controls all sound volumes, multiplicative to all other output volumes.
USD Volume
Spacial Voice Volume
Non-Spacial Voice Volume
UI Audio Volume

Debug¶

Sound debugging options

Option	Result
Stream Dump Filename
Enable Stream Dump

Material¶

Option	Result
Binding Strength
Render Context Material Network

Stage¶

New Stage¶

Parameters used to establish new stages when created.

Option	Result
Default Up Axis
Default Animation Rate
Default Meters per Unit
Default Time Code Range
Default DefaultPrim Name
Interpolation Type	Linear: Held:
Start with Transform Op on Prim Creation	Checked: Unchecked:
Default Transform Op Type
Default Rotation Order
Default XForm Op Order
Default XForm Precision

Authoring¶

Option	Result
Keep Prim World Transform when ReParenting	Checked: Unchecked:
Set Instanceable when Creating Reference	Checked: Unchecked:
Transform Gizmo Manipulates Separately	Checked: Unchecked:

Logging¶

Option	Result
Mute USD Coding Error from USD Diagnostic Manager	Checked: Unchecked:

Tagging¶

Option	Result
Allow Advanced Tag View	Checked: Unchecked:
Show Hidden Tags in Advanced View	Checked: Unchecked:
Allow adding and modifying hidden tags directly	Checked: Unchecked:

Sun¶

Sun Study Settings¶

Option	Result
Auto Sky	Checked: Unchecked:

Template Startup¶

New Stage Template¶

Option	Result
Path to User Templates
Default Template

Misc¶

Tool Tip Settings¶

Option	Result
Tooltip	Checked: Displays tooltips on hover. Unchecked: Disables Tooltips on Hover.

Brush Settings¶

Option	Result
Path to save brush files

Brush Settings¶

Option	Result
Path to save thumbnail files
Use Local Thumbnail File	Checked: Unchecked:
Auto-Generate USD Thumbnails on Open	Checked: Unchecked:
Auto-Generate USD Thumbnails on Save	Checked: Unchecked:

Viewport¶

Selection Settings¶

Option	Result
Selection Color	Adjusts the outline color used for displaying current selections.
Selection Size	Adjusts the thickness of the outline used for displaying the selections.
Bounding Box Color	Adjusts the color of the bounding boxes displayed around selections.

Gamepad Settings¶

Option	Result
Game-Pad Control	Checked: Allows the use of game-pad for navigation. Unchecked: Disables game-pads.

Grid Settings¶

Adjusts the grid properties displayed in viewport.

Option	Result
Grid Color	Color used to display the grid.
Grid Size
Gizmo Size

Rendering¶

White Mode¶

Option	Result
Material
Exception