Visualizers (Settings)

Visualizers in the Settings Window. Because of the volume of the section, only a part of it is shown.

This section contains settings that control the appearance of Cascadeur user interface and its tools.

AxisX
The color for the X axis.

AxisY
The color for the Y axis.

AxisZ
The color for the Z axis.

Bold Grid Scale
The scaling factor for the Isometric Grid.

Box Controller Color
The color for the Box Controllers.

Box Controller Expanse Selection Area
The margin for selecting Box Controllers. Controls how much bigger is the selection area compared to the controller’s visual size.

Box Controller Line Width
The thickness of the lines used for rendering Box Controllers.
Set to 1 by default.

Box Controller Selected Color
The color for the Box Controllers in the selected mode.

Box Controller Sides Selectable
If this is enabled, Box Controllers can be selected by clicking their sides.
Disabled by default.

Camera Controller Color
The color for the camera controller (the helper object that shows the camera’s field of view).

Camera Controller Expanse Selection Area
The margin for selecting Camera Objects. Controls how much bigger is the selection area compared to the camera’s visual size.

Camera Controller Line Width
The thickness of the lines used for rendering the camera controller.

Camera Controller Selected Color
The color of the camera controller when it is selected.

Center of Mass Color Deselected
The color of the Center of Mass when it is not selected.

Center of Mass Color Selected
The color of the Center of Mass when it is selected.

Center of Mass Fixer Size
The scaling factor for the red circle that marks the Center of Mass when it is fixed.
Its default value is 0.025.

Center of Mass Grounder Projection
Controls how the Center of Mass’ projection on the ground should be rendered.
Never means the projection is not rendered, Always means it is always rendered, and Only selected means it is only rendered when the CoM is selected.
By default, this parameter is set to Always.

Center of Mass Radius Fraction
The size of the Center of Mass in the viewport window.
Set to 0.01 by default.

Circle Controller Color
The color for the circle controller.

Circle Controller Expanse Selection Area
The margin for selecting the circle controller. Controls how much bigger is the selection area compared to the controller’s visual size.

Circle Controller Line Width
The thickness of the lines used to render the circle controller
Set to 1 by default.

Circle Controller Selected Color
The color for the circle controller when it is selected.

Circle Controller Sides Selectable
(not used in the current version of the software)

Composition Color
The color for the Composition helper objects.

Constraint Circle Color
The color for the circles that represent Constraints.

Constraint Circle Radius
The scaling factor for the circles that represent Constraints.

Controller Selected Fixed Color
(not currently used)

The next few parameters set how the scene background is rendered.

Earth Color Above Zero
The color for the scene background when the camera is above the ground.

Earth Color Below Zero Dark
First of the two colors for the scene background when the camera is below the ground.

Earth Color Below Zero Dark
The second of the two colors for the scene background when the camera is below the ground.

Earth Surface Color
The first of the three colors for rendering the ‘ground” surface.

Earth Surface Color Dark
The second of the three colors for the ‘ground’ surface.

Earth Surface Color Light
The last of the three colors for the ‘ground’ surface.

Edit Mode Trajectory Width Multiplier
The scaling factor for object trajectories when the Trajectory Edit Mode is enabled.

Fixation Fixed Color
The color for marking the fixed controllers.

Fixation Layer Fixed Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Fixation Layer Fulcrumed Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Fixation Layer Step Frame Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Fixation Step Frame Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Fixed Step Icon Scale
The scaling factor for the symbol showing that the fixed step mode is enabled.

Fixed Step Icon Transparency
The opacity for the symbol showing that the fixed step mode is enabled.

Frame Selector Color
The color for the border that marks currently selected frames.

Frame Selector Line Width
The thickness of the border that marks currently selected frames.
Set to 2 by default.

Ghost Interpolation Color
The color for the Ghost on the interpolation frames.

Ghost Key Color
The color for the Ghosts on the keyframes.

Ghost Label Color
The color for the Ghosts on the frames that have Labels assigned to them.

Ghost Minimum Alpha
The minimum possible transparency factor for the Ghosts.
The default value is 0.2.

Ghost Minimum Alpha For Physics Tool
The minimum possible transparency factor for the Ghosts used with Physics Tools.
The default value is 0.2.

Ghost Outline Color
The color for rendering outlines around the Ghosts.

Ghost Outline Width
The thickness of the outlines around the Ghosts.

Ghosts Outlined
If this is enabled, the outlines around the Ghosts can be turned on in the Toolbar.
Enabled by default.

Grid Color Dark
One of the two colors for rendering the grid on the ground level.

Grid Color Light
The second one of the colors for rendering the grid on the ground level.

Grid Size
The size (in Cascadeur units) of the grid on the ground level.

Interval Frame Color
The color for the frames with interpolation (?).

Is Indicate Edge Deformation
If this is enabled, Edges would change color when their length is distorted.
Enabled by default.

Isolation Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Joint Color Deselected
The color for the Joints when they are not selected.

Joint Color Linked
The color for the Joints linked to (something)

Joint Color Selected
The color for the Joints when they are selected.

Joint Leaf Size
The scaling factor for the Joint ‘leaf’ i.e. the Joint at the end of a chain.
Set to 3 by default.

Joint Width
Controls the width of the Joints.
Set to 1 by default.

Limb Joint Direction Controller Contour Color
The color for the contour around Direction Controller points.

Limb Joint Direction Controller Line Color
The color for the edge that connect the Direction Controller to the limb’s Point.

Limb Joint Direction Controller Point Color
The color for the contour around Direction Controller points when they are selected.

Limb Joint Direction Controller Selected Color
The color for the Direction Controller points when they are selected.

Limb Joint Direction Point Radius
The scaling factor for the Direction Controller points.
Its default value is 0.004.

Linked Scenes Mesh Color
The color for the 3d meshes from the scene linked to the current scene.

Linked Scenes Silhouette Color
The color for the 3d meshes from the linked scene under the Silhouette mode.

Locator Color
The color for the Locator objects.

Locator Selected Color
The color for the Locator objects when they are selected.

Manipulator Preactivated Color
The color for the Manipulator parts when the mouse pointer is hovering over them.

Manipulator Selected Color
The color for the Manipulator parts when they are selected.

Mesh Default Color
The color for the 3d mesh objects.

Mesh Silhouette Color
The color for the 3d mesh objects under the Silhouette mode.

Physic Point Color Deselected
The default color for the Physic Points.

Physic Point Color Selected
The color for the Physic Points when they are selected.

Physic Point Fixer Size
The scaling factor for the red border that marks the fixed Point Controllers.
Set to 0.015 by default.

Physic Point Layer Fixer Size
The scaling factor for the blue border that marks Point Controllers that have been set as fulcrum keys.
Set to 0.015 by default.

Physic Point Radius Fraction
The scaling factor for the Physic Point size.
By default, it is set to 0.01.

Physic Points Edge Color
The color for the edges that connect Physic Points.

Physics Points Edge Selected Color
The color for the edges that connect Physic Points when they are selected.

Physic Points Edge Shrinking Color
The color for the edges that connect Physic Points when their length is squashed.

Physic Points Edge Stretching Color
The color for the edges that connect Physic Points when their length is stretched.

Physic Points Edge Width
The thickness of the  edges that connect Physic Points.
Set to 2 by default.

Point Controller Additional Radius Factor
The additional scaling factor for the Point Controllers’ size.
Set to 0.0025 by default.

Point Controller Expanse Selection Area
The margin for selecting the Point Controllers (defines how much bigger is the selection area compared to the visual size of the controller).
Set to 1.5 by default.

Point Controller Fixer Size
The size of the red border that marks fixed Point Controllers.
Its default value is 0.015.

Point Controller Full Radius Fraction
The main scaling factor for the Point Controller size.
Its default value is 0.0035.

Point Controllers Color Deselected
The default color for the Point Controllers.

Point Controllers Color Selected
The color for the Point Controllers when they are selected.

Point Controllers Selected Above
When this option is enabled, selected Point Controllers are rendered above Manipulators.
By default, it is turned off.

Polygon Controller Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Polygon Controller Expanse Selection Area
(not used in the current version of the software)

Polygon Controller Line Width
(not used in the current version of the software)

Polygon Controller Selected Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Polygon Controller Sides Selectable
(not used in the current version of the software)

Rigid Body Radius
The size factor for the Rigid Bodies.
Set to 1 by default.

Rigid Body Color Deselected Max
The first component of the gradient used for coloring Rigid Bodies.

Rigid Body Color Deselected Min
The second component of the gradient used for coloring Rigid Bodies.

Rigid Body Color Selected
The color for the Rigid Bodies when they are selected.

Rigid Body Edge Color
The color for the edges that connect Rigid Bodies.

Rigid Body Edge Line Width
The thickness of the lines used for rendering the edges that connect Rigid Bodies.

Rotate Manipulator Circle Center Color
The color for the circle at the center of the Rotate manipulator.

Rotate Manipulator Circle Center Local Color
The color for the circle at the center of the Rotate manipulator in the Local mode.

Rotate Manipulator Circle Center Radius
The scaling factor for the circle at the center of the Rotate manipulator.
Set to 0.0066 by default.

Rotate Manipulator Circle Center Width
The thickness of the line for rendering the circle at the center of the Rotate manipulator.
Set to 1.7 by default.

Rotate Manipulator Globus Color
The color for the ‘globus’ part - the outline of the sphere on which circles that represent coordinate axes lie - of the rotate manipulator.

Rotate Manipulator Line Center Half Length
The length of the horizontal line at the center of the Rotate manipulator.
Its default value is 0.015.

Rotate Manipulator Min Intensity For Backside
The minimal intensity of the color for the (something)
By default, this value is set to 0.1.

Rotate Manipulator Ring Width
The thickness of the lines used for rendering circles that make the Rotate manipulator.
By default, it is equal to 2.

Rotate Manipulator Ring Width Multiplier
The scaling factor for the above-mentioned line width.
Set to 10 by default.

Rotate Manipulator Screen Color
The color for the ‘screen’ part - the circle that allows you to rotate selected objects in the camera space - of the Rotate manipulator.

Rotate Manipulator Tails Icon Scale
The scaling factor for the symbol that indicates that the Tail mode is active.
The default value is 0.015.

Rotate Manipulator Tails Icon Transparency
The opacity for the above-mentioned symbol.
Set to 0.5 by default.

Scale Manipulator Circle Color
The color for the circle at the center of the Scale manipulator.

Scale Manipulator Circle Radius
The size for the circle at the center of the Scale manipulator.
By default, the size is 0.046.

Scale Manipulator Cone Radius
The size of the cube-shaped tips of the Scale manipulator axes.
By default, this size is also 0.046.

Scale Manipulator Cylinder Radius
The size of the main parts of the Scale manipulator axes.
This size is 0.0265 by default.

Scale Manipulator Plane Translator Offset
The offset between the plane translators (used for scaling selected objects along two axes simultaneously) and the center of the manipulator.
Set to 0.04 by default.

Scale Manipulator Plane Translator Size
The size of the plane translators (used for scaling selected objects along two axes simultaneously).
Set to 0.02 by default.

Selected Color
The color for the selected part(s) of the Scale manipulator.

Sky Color Dark
The first color for the sky gradient.

Sky Color Light
The second color for the sky gradient.

Spline IK Color Deselected
The default color for the Spline IK tool.

Spline IK Color Selected
The color for the Spline IK tool when it is selected.

Strength Color Deformation
The amount of color used for marking deformed Edges.
The default value is 100.

Translate Manipulator Arrow Width Multiplier
The scaling factor for the Translate manipulator arrows.
Set to 2 by default.

Translate Manipulator Circle Color
The color for the circle at the center of the Translate manipulator.

Translate Manipulator Circle Line Width
The thickness of the line for rendering the circle at the center of the Translate manipulator.
Set to 2 by default.

Translate Manipulator Circle Radius
The scaling factor for the center of the Translate manipulator.
Its default value is 0.0046.

Translate Manipulator Cone Radius
The scaling factor for the tips of the Translate manipulator arrows.
Its default value is also 0.0046.

Translate Manipulator Cylinder Radius
The scaling factor for the main parts of the Translate manipulator arrows.
Set to 0.0265 by default.

Translate Manipulator Plane Translator Offset
The offset between the plane translators (used for moving selected objects along two axes simultaneously) and the center of the manipulator.
By default, it is set to 0.04.

Translate Manipulator Plane Translator Size
The size of the plane translators.
By default, it is set to 0.02.

Triangle Controller Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Triangle Controller Expanse Selection Area
(not used in the current version of the software)

Triangle Controller Line Width
(not used in the current version of the software)

Triangle Controller Selected Color
(not used in the current version of the software)

Triangle Controller Sides Selectable
(not used in the current version of the software)