Preview generated primitives

Using the XGen Preview, you can display the output of a Description in the scene view. Previews lets you see the details of your groom, such as primitive shape, size, and density before rendering the Description. In typical XGen workflows, you may need to preview a Description numerous times before being satisfied with the groom.

Previewing is supported by the Maya's default view and Viewport 2.0.

To preview and clear your Description

1. By default, your current XGen Description previews automatically. If no preview displays, click the Preview icon in the XGen Window toolbar.

   You can change settings so that a preview displays automatically (see To change the preview settings below).

2. To clear the surface of the previewed primitives, click the icon.

   Clearing the previewed primitives does not remove them from the Description.

To change the preview settings

1. In the XGen Window toolbar, click beside the Preview icon and select an option from the list that appears.
2. To change the Clear Preview options, click beside the Clear Preview icon and select an option from the list that appears.
3. To change other preview settings, such as the color primitives display and the primitive density displayed, click the Preview/Output tab.
4. In the Preview Settings, configure the desired preview options.

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