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Window > Settings/Preferences > Tool Settings
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Window > Settings/Preferences > Hotkey Editor
Window > Settings/Preferences >
Performance Settings
Lets you select trade-offs between performance
and quality, as well as temporarily disable some visual updates
to improve interactivity.
Dependency Graph Evaluation
To set when to refresh (or redraw the screen)
when manipulating objects, in the Dependency Graph Evaluation section,
select one of the following:
- Drag
-
Refreshes the display during the drag.
- Demand
-
Refreshes the display only when you release
the mouse button and click the Refresh button
that appears in the bottom right of the display window.
- Release
-
Refreshes the display only when you release
the mouse button.
Surfaces options
To control complex operations on surfaces during
mouse interaction, in the Surfaces section,
select one of the following beside the surface:
- On
-
Performs complex operations during mouse interactions.
- Off
-
Completely disables complex operations during mouse
interaction.
- Interactive
-
Suspends complex operations during mouse interaction.
Paint Effects
To control the playback of animated Paint
Effects brushes or animated strokes, in the Paint
Effects section, select one of the following:
- On
-
The scene view refreshes whenever something changes,
whether during playback or if a parameter is modified.
- Off
-
A brush won't update until setAttr is run on it.
- Interactive
-
The scene view refreshes when playback ends,
or when a parameter is modified.
Deformers options
To control complex operations on deformers during
mouse interaction, in the Deformers section,
select one of the following beside the surface:
- On
-
Performs complex operations during mouse interactions.
- Off
-
Completely disables complex operations during mouse
interaction.
- Interactive
-
Suspends complex operations during mouse interaction.
- Per Node
-
For Cluster Resolution and Lattice
Resolution only, improves redraw performance for individual
cluster or lattice deformations by setting the Use
Partial Resolution attribute to partial and setting the Percent
Resolution on a per node basis. For details, see Character
Setup.
- Global
-
For Cluster Resolution and Lattice
Resolution only, improves the redraw performance of all cluster
or lattice deformations. (You do not need to set the Percent Resolution
for each cluster or lattice.)
Set Global Cluster Resolution and Global
Lattice Resolution to Full, High, Medium,
or Low. A Low setting corresponds
to a low percentage, and therefore more improved performance.
For more information on surfaces, see NURBS
and Polygonal modeling. For more information on deformers, see Character
Setup.