Preferences are settings that let you customize the display or functioning of some module elements, hotkeys, the EditDesk, pen and tablet, and audio. You can save preferences to a file and retrieve them at a later time. Examples of preferences are grid and guide settings, default render mode settings, and default field dominance settings. Like setups, each type of preference is stored in a separate directory.

You set module preferences in the Setup menu of each module, hotkey preferences in the Hotkey Editor, and system-level preferences in the Preferences menu. System-level preferences (EditDesk, pen and tablet, and audio) are saved for each user when you exit Smoke, and are retained for future Smoke sessions. You must save module preferences if you wish them to be available for future sessions.