Designer Options

General

Automatic check for Update
Enables/Disables the daily check for Ventuz updates via Internet.

Create AutoSave file every
Enables/Disables Auto-Save mechanism to periodically save all open scenes in auto-save files. For more details see Scene Backup and Versioning.
Keep max. backup files per scene
Enables/Disables the generation of backup files for old scene versions on a Save Scene operation. For more details see Scene Backup and Versioning.
Check downwards compatibility to Version
Enables/Disables the check whether a saved scene is no longer compatible to an older version of Ventuz. If the Presenter/Runtime still runs on an older version, this option helps to keep scenes compatible. For more details see Deployment.
Import resources to project automatically
Enables/Disables the automatic import of external resources to the Project folders without user dialog.

Color Theme
Switches between the default grey user interface theme and a darker version.
Open Scene Dialog after Open Project
Enables/Disables the automatic display of the Open Scene dialog after opening a Project.
Blank scene after Open Project
Enables/Disables the automatic creation of a black scene after opening a Project.
Autosave Projects Window Layout
Enables/Disables the automatic saving of the window layout.
Prefer Fullscreen Mode on Dual Head Displays
On multi screen systems, Ventuz will initialize the renderer in fullscreen mode, otherwise it will be shown in windowed mode.
Display Help-Bar on start-up
Shows/Hides the Help-Bar in the Ventuz Designer when the application is started.

Transformation Gizmo Size
Specifies the size of the transformation gizmos in pixels which are drawn in the renderer window.

Show only favored Properties
Enables/Disables the display of only favored properties of the selected nodes. To change the favored state of a property/method/event select the node in the Content Editor and double click on the label/name of it - a small vertical bar next to it indicates the favored status.
Allow small icons
The Content Editor can display nodes in a small style to save edit space. Small Content nodes without names are also displayed without braces to make them even smaller. Users who prefer the nodes to be all the same size can disable this feature here.
Snap to Grid
Enables/Disables the alignment of Content nodes to a virtual grid. This makes it easier to create properly lined-up content logic.
Automatic Content Family creation
Enables/Disables the automatic creation of Content Editor Families for some Toolbox Wizards (e.g. the Texture Wizard).
Undo
Enables/Disables the undo functionality.

Fast Toolbox (Space-Key)
Specifies which Fast Toolbox is used in the Hierarchy and Content Editor. For more details see Toolbox And Repository.

Font
Specifies the font to use in the Text Editor window. This font is not related to any fonts used in the render output!
IME Mode
Specifies the IME mode (Input Method Editor) for text editors inside Ventuz Designer. Special languages like, Chinese require special IME settings depending on the used keyboards.