Preferences

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Rhinoceros

Preferences

Command ⌘ + , (comma)

The Preferences settings apply globally to all Rhino models.

Steps

  • In the Preferences window, specify the global Rhino settings.

3DConnexion

The 3DConnexion options manage settings for the 3Dconnexion mouse. You can define mouse buttons to run Rhino commands or scripts.

Advanced

The Advanced options manage all Rhino Options.

Aliases

Aliases are shortcuts that run individual Rhino commands or scripts.

Colors

Color options manage and define the colors of the Rhino interface.

Commands

Choose or customize the Rhino command set.

Cycles

Manage the real-time rendering engine of the Raytraced display mode.

Display Modes

Display Modes options manage the appearance of the viewport display modes.

Files

The File search paths manage locations to search for bitmaps that used for render texture and bump maps.

You can drag and drop Finder locations into the File search path list to add them. The list can be rearranged by dragging items up and down.

General

The General options manage start-up and non-repeating commands, isocurve density default settings, tabbed window control, and privacy settings.

Keyboard

The Keyboard preferences configure the contents of Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro. You can select an existing tool palette to display in the Touch Bar.

Language

The Language preference setting specifies the language used for the Rhino interface.

Render Libraries

The Render Libraries preferences set the folder locations for materials, textures and environments libraries on this computer.

Licenses

The Licenses options display licensing information and manage the license key.

Modeling Aids

Snaps

The Snaps options manage settings for grid and object snaps and construction planes.

Nudge

The Nudge options manage the arrow key actions.

SmartTrack

The SmartTrack options manage settings for SmartTrack.

Cursor ToolTips

The Cursor Tooltips options manage the appearance and content of the information.

Gumball

The Gumball options manage the options for the Gumball widget on a selected object.

Mouse

The Mouse options control mouse operation for selecting and dragging.

OpenGL

The OpenGL options manage display options for OpenGL accelerator graphics cards.

Plug-ins

The Plug-ins options manage plug-in loading and enabling.

Themes

The Themes options determine the layout of the Rhino window. Themes let you customize what the main modeling window looks like.

Tool Palette

The Tool Palette options manage the toolbars and toolbar buttons.

Trackpad

The Trackpad options control how Rhino interacts with a trackpad.

View

The View options control view display and manipulation.

Related command

Preferences

Toolbar Menu

Not on toolbars.

Not on menus.

The Preferences command opens the Preferences dialog box.

PreferencesPage

Toolbar

Menu

Not on toolbars.

Not on menus.

The PreferencesPage command provides options to open a specified page in the Rhino Preferences dialog.

See also

Manage Settings