Displaying HUD elements in the Profiling Center

When you add HUD elements to a HUD asset, it is important to know the impact of HUD elements on the MotionBuilder performance. This is possible by viewing the performance metric of HUD and its elements in the Profiling Center.

To view the HUD and its elements in the Profiling Center:

1. From the Window menu, select Profiling Center.

   The Profiling Center window appears. By default, the Profiling Center does not display the HUD and its elements in .

2. From the Profiling Display Settings pane > Display Details drop-down list, select Rendering.
3. From the Profiling Display Settings pane > Profiling Mode drop-down list, select Rendering Only.
4. Double-click the Profiling Display Settings pane > Evaluation Depth text box, and enter 10 (the maximum value for evaluation depth).

   Alternatively, increase the value of evaluation depth by clicking the left or right mouse button and dragging towards right.

   

   Profiling Center window A. Settings to display HUD and its elements B. HUD and added element types

   TipTurn off the Frame Reference checkbox in the Profiling Display Settings pane to view the performance impact in milliseconds (ms).