User Preferences

1. Selecting Edit → Preferences… from the main OpenSim menu bar. 

2. In the Preferences window that appears, double click on the value of the option you want to change and enter the new value. To save changes to the preferences, click OK.

BackgroundColor

0.0, 0.0, 0.0

RGB (red, green, blue) values for the color to be used for the 3D View window background. Values range from 0.0 to 1.0.

When a new 3D View is created. Can be changed either here or using the Toolbar of the 3D View window.

Markers Color

1.0, 0.6, 0.8

RGB (red, green, blue) values of the color used for the virtual markers in the model. Values range from 0.0 to 1.0.

When a new model is created or loaded

Geometry Path

<OpenSim Install Directory>/Geometry

A list of directories separated by a semi-colon that specify where OpenSim should look for geometry files (.vtp, .stl files). When a model is loaded, the directory containing the .osim file is searched for geometry files, as well as a directory with the name "Geometry" that lives underneath it if exists. If a file is not found in these 2 locations, the directories specified in "Geomerty Path" are searched in order. The paths are specified using the Unix format and are absolute (rather than relative).

Instantly, as well as to subsequently loaded models

DisplayOffsetDir

X

Direction to offset display of models after the first one is loaded (X, Y or Z)

Applied when the next model is loaded

AntiAliasingFrames

0

An integer number between 0 and 4 indicating how many frames are overlaid to achieve the impression of anti-aliasing (blurring of edges to reduce jaggies on straight lines)

When a new View window is opened. Be aware that a value of 2 or higher slows the display significantly.

Debug

0

Debug level (for Advanced Users). Debug Level 1 displays output about model conversion (i.e., updating from previous versions of OpenSim) to the Messages window . Debug Level 2 adds output about adding objects to system. Debug Level 3 adds output about deserialization of all model properties. This information can be helpful for troubleshooting, slows operations down due to I/O.

Instantly

0.4

A number between 0 and 1.0 indicating the opacity of models that are not designated the current model. A value of 1.0 means that non-current models are opaque, so current and non-current models look the same. A value of 0.0 makes non-current models completely transparent, so only the current model shows in the 3D View window.

Effective the first time the current model changes after setting this value

Persist Models

On

Whether to keep track of open models, motions and camera views so that they are restored on opening the application.

Exit/Re-entry into the application.