Use the Preferences settings to define default surface and map properties.

Default Resolution fieldDisplays the default geometry resolution (number of polygons) of all surfaces. You can also change the geometry resolution of specific surfaces in the Surface menu. For projects with resolutions of 1920X1080 HD and higher, the default in this field is 12. For projects with resolutions lower than 1920X1080 HD, the default is 6.

The lower the value, the better the resolution and the greater the processing time required to interact with the image. A value of 1 creates one polygon per pixel on a surface, affording accurate displacement and lighting.

Use this field when exploding a surface with a particle generator and when using hardware texture mapping. See Exploding Objects and Surfaces.

Apply Resolution To All buttonClick to apply the geometry resolution in the Resolution field to all surfaces. Since you can change the resolution of specific surfaces in the Surface menu, you can use this button to re-apply the default resolution to all surfaces.

Default Filter boxSelect the type of filtering to be set as the default when creating surfaces and maps.

Apply To All buttonClick to apply the default filter to all existing surfaces and maps.