6 Tools Menu

6.1 Edit Translation

For more information on how to contribute with translations of Capture, contact us at support@capture.se.

6.2 Licensing

See Licence Installation.

6.3 Options

6.3.1 General Tab

6.3.1.1 Global

Option	Default	Description
Language		If left to the default setting, Capture will follow the primary language set on your computer. The menu is currently translated into several different languages and you can override the default setting by choosing one of the languages offered from the list.
Measurements		You can either display measurements as set on your computer or choose between Metric and Imperial.
Ignore C: Drive	No	This option is important on Microsoft Windows machines that have their Windows installation on a drive other then C : \
Validate TDR Settings	Yes	Available on Microsoft Windows machines only. This option controls whether Capture validates that the TDR settings of your system have not been altered in a way that could allow an issue in Capture to cause you system to freeze, loose data, and in a worst case scenario even damage your hardware.*
Check Video Card Driver Age	Yes	Available on Microsoft Windows machines only. Leave this setting to Yes if you want to get a warning regarding old video cards drivers. We always recommend that you install the latest drivers on all your video cards.
Check Available Storage Space	Yes	Leave this setting to Yes if you want to be informed when your storage space is getting low.
Check for Updates	Yes	Leave this setting to Yes if you want to be warned for new available updates of your current version. We always recommend installing the latest update, since it contains bug fixes and improvements. Details can be found on the Revision history on our Download page.

*Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) is a Windows mechanism for handling timeout issues with video card drivers. TDR prevents bugs in applications from causing Windows to lock up and/or become unstable. Special settings in the Windows Registry (Testing and Debugging TDR During Driver Development - Windows drivers) allows driver developers to test and verify a driver’s behaviour with regard to TDR. Some applications abuse these settings by altering them on installation.

6.3.1.2 Colours

Option	Default	Description
Drawing Information Colour		Colour of the navigator cube, navigation menu, view menu and performance information.
Navigator Colour		Colour of the selection region, the buttons underneath it and the Rotation anchor. If in Plot view, the Plot adjustments link will also display in the same colour.
Selection Colour		Colour of the selected objects.
Highlight Colour		An object is briefly highlighted in various drag and drop situations. When you drag and drop a layer onto it for example. Or when you are about to drop a filter onto a fixture. Coordinate axis are also briefly highlighted with snapping suggestions when you are moving an object.
Plot Transformation Shadow Strength	20%	This setting applies to Plot views and only when Plot adjustments are enabled. You can set the shadow intensity outlining the original position of the object.
Label Colour		Colour of the Orientation arrow as well as Fixture information.

6.3.1.3 Grid

Option	Description
Grid Colour	Colour of the grid on the Wireframe view.
Grid Highlight Colour	Colour of the origin lines on the Wireframe view.
Grid Paper Colour	Colour of the grid on the Plot view.
Grid Paper Highlight Colour	Colour of the origin lines on the Plot view.

6.3.1.4 Navigator

Option	Default	Description
Free-Flight Navigation	No	This option is normally accessible using the Shift key when navigating, but can be set as the default behaviour instead (in which case the Shift key can be used to access orbit navigation).
Disable Trackpad Panoration	No	Available only for MacOS users. If set to Yes, the trackpad zooms in and out instead of panorating.
Invert Zoom	No	If set to Yes, the zooming direction will be reversed.
Zoom to Cursor	Yes	If set to No, zooming will not take the position of the Cursor into consideration.
Sliding Edges	Yes	When you are moving an object and you reach the edge of the view, you can choose if you want the view to continue sliding along with your mouse so that you don’t have to stop moving and reposition the camera first.
Live Updating Transformations	Yes	If set to Yes, all simulation views will update at once when moving or rotating objects.
Show Navigator on External Selection	Yes	This is a feature for users with controllers that are capable of selecting fixtures. Unless this option is enabled, fixtures selected from a controller will only highlight as red and not display the navigator with the command buttons.
Rotation Anchor Angle	15º	Change the size of the navigator’s rotation anchor.
Rotation Anchor Length	100	Change the size of the navigator’s rotation anchor.
Rotation Snap Angle	5º	When rotating an object by also holding down the Shift key, the rotation will snap at the degrees specified here.

6.3.1.5 Visualisation

Option	Default	Description
Use HDR When Available	Yes	HDR will be used if your monitors support it.

6.3.2 Connectivity Tab

This tab contains options for controller and media server connectivity.

6.3.3 Key Bindings Tab 

Valid key bindings of commands in the menu on Windows are:

Activator	Keys	Optional Modifiers
Ctrl	A-Z	Shift, Alt
Ctrl	0-9	Shift, Alt
Ctrl	, . - +

Valid key bindings of commands in the menu on macOS are:

Activator	Keys	Optional Modifiers
Cmd	A-Z	Ctrl, Alt, Shift
Cmd	0-9	Ctrl, Alt, Shift
Cmd	, . - +

You can use the Clear button to remove a binding from a command and the Reset button to restore the default binding of a command.

A warning sign is shown next to key bindings that conflict with key bindings of other commands. No warning is shown for key bindings that conflict with Windows’ or macOS’s own key bindings.

If you are using a non-Latin keyboard layout we recommend that you switch to a Latin keyboard layout while editing key bindings. Key bindings always use Latin in order to ensure functionality when switching keyboard layouts.