Pixyz Review 2022.1 Documentation

• SoftwareUpdateNotifications: If enabled, Pixyz REVIEW will look for software update, providing an internet connection is established.
• ThreadCount: Pixyz solutions are multi-threaded. Manage the maximum number of CPU cores allowed for Pixyz REVIEW to preserve other applications if necessary. Max CPU use by default.
• EnableDebugLog: Enable advanced debug log generation. Log file is available here : C:/Users/#NAME#/AppData/Roaming/PiXYZReview/lastSession.log. 
• EnableUndoRedo: Enable the Undo/Redo in the app.

• EnableHUD: In order to see the viewer information regarding occurrences, Triangles, from selection in the top left hand corner

• OneColorByPart: Set by default the override "ColorByPart"
• UseKPIColor: Link to plugin. Some plugin can add lines into the preferences.
• BackFaceCulling: Rendering setting used to display materials on only one side of a surface, the other side will be transparent  (overrides DoubleSided setting behaviour)
• DoubleSided: Rendering setting used to display materials on both surface's sides
• AntiAlasing: Avoid Aliasing effects
• EnableTrackball: Enable 3D gizmo for XYZ axis
• BackgroundTopColor / BackgroundBottomColor: Change the viewer background colors
• AutomaticNearFar: Adjust automatically the Near & the far from the clipping plane
• SinglePassStereo: Rendering technology for performances optimization. Early developments, requires nVidia SLI Quadro GPUs
• ClipPlane: The area of visualization
• ContinuousRendering: Force the rendering refresh of the viewer

• CatiaLikeaNvigation: Switch between « mouse-only » navigation and ALT + Mouse 3D navigation
• ShowManipulator: Hide/Show the gizmo
• ConstaintUpAxis: Block the camera's movement on the Y axis 

• OcclusionCulling: Rendering technology for performances optimization

• PerspectiveProjection: Switch between PERSPECTIVE and ORTHOGRAPHIC camera

EnvironmentMap: Browse to use an HDR environment map for the viewer (use with PBR materials only)

SSAO (Screen space ambient occlusion): Enable the SSAO in the viewer

Customize the grid displayed in the viewer as you need. 

• AutoMeasurementUnit: Automatically convert measurements from millimetres to meters when measures are higher than 999 mm

• Primitives: Use available settings to change appearance (colors and width) for all geometrical entities

• CADPrecision: CAD geometries precision calculated based on the original input file units (better fidelity to their scale)
• MonoViewBack: Display the view from the HMD on the desktop as a single view (not 2 eyes)
• InvertQuadBuffers: Invert right eye & left eye for stereo use 

• ConvertZupToYup: Automatically convert any imported model orientation (automatic 90° rotation on X-axis)
• LoadHidden: Automatically load hidden parts
• LoadPMI: Use this option to include FTA or PMI when importing a CAD file
• PreferAlternativeImporters: In case of import issues, try checking this setting to allow alternative import preset 
• Precision: Quality of the tessellation while importing native CAD files (CATIA, JT, STEP, …). Precision presets available
• PMIReplaceColor: Automatically replace PMI colors. Black by default. White strongly recommended for AR use
• AutoMergeMaterials: Automatically merge the materials with same name & characteristics to increase performance
• AliasApIDllPath : Set up the path for your Alias licence for importing Wire files
• VredExecutablePath : Path to your Vred licence for importing Vred files

• SystemType : Choose the default VR system that should by used

• VoiceEnabled : Enable voice sharing through Pixyz REVIEW collaborative mode

• Fill with preferred settings for User profile

• Fill with preferred settings for Server profile