The settings of the application can be accessed through Edit > Settings.
Application 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)
Gender
The gender of the third person avatar
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
First Person speed
The displacement speed of the first person navigation
World-space handles
Should the handles on 3D models and shapes be local (relative to the object) or global.
Quick settings at startup
Whether or not to show the quick settings window on startup
Send debug information
Allows to send debug information to PreVu3D. These include PC configuration.
Video settings
The video settings are accessible through the video tab of the settings.
Setting name
Description
Fullscreen resolution
The resolution of the application when in full-screen
VR
Allows you to activate VR if your license allows it
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
Environment brightness
The brightness of the environment (from 0.2 to 3 - default is 1)
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.
Effects settings
The effects settings are accessible through the effects tab of the settings.
Ambient Occlusion settings
Setting name
Description
Intensity
Adjust the dark areas strength
Radius
Set the radius that define the dark areas size.
Bloom settings
Setting name
Description
Intensity
Adjust the bloom filter strength
Threshold
Set the brightness level. Pixels under this level will be not displayed.
Color grading
Setting name
Description
Post-exposure
Adjust the overall exposure in EV units
Type
Type to adjust with the RGB values below
Depth Of Field
Setting name
Description
Focus distance
Adjust the distance the camera will do the focus
Aperture
Adjust the camera aperture. Use to increase (bigger value) or decrease (smaller value) the depth of field
Focal length
It's the distance between the lens and the camera captor. Use to zoom in or out, or decrease (bigger value) or increase (smaller value) the depth of field
Vignette
Setting name
Description
Enable
Sets a vignette effect on the screen
A "Restore default" button can be found in the bottom left corner of the application settings window to reset the settings to default.