Rendering/Images Configuration Variables
The following table lists the configuration variables that affect rendering and images. Each configuration variable expects a valid value. An invalid value will not override a setting. You do not need to close and restart in order for the configuration variable change to take effect.
Variable | Short name | Description |
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MS_LOCAL_MATERIALS | Local Material Setting | Serves the same function as the Copy Materials Locally On Use toggle in the Settings menu of the Material Editor dialog. If set to 1, materials are made local on use and the DGN file defaults to a local table if one does not exist already (as it would if Copy Materials On Use was enabled). If set to zero, or undefined, then localization of used materials is controlled by the Copy Materials Locally On Use toggle. Local material support is new as of the V8 XM Edition and is not supported by earlier versions. |
MS_MTBL | Material Tables | Search path(s) for material tables. |
MS_MATERIAL | Material Palettes | Search path(s) for material palettes. |
MS_PATTERN | Pattern Maps | Search path(s) for pattern maps. |
MS_BUMP | Bump Maps | Search path(s) for bump maps. |
MS_IMAGE | Images | Search path(s) for images. |
MS_IMAGEOUT | Image Output | Directory in which image files created with Utilities > Image > Save and Utilities > Image > Capture are stored. |
MS_SHADOWMAP | Shadow Maps | Directory where shadow maps are stored. |
MS_LIGHTING | IES Lighting Files | Directory where IES lighting data will be stored. |
MS_LIGHTLIST | Pre-defined Light Sources | Directory that lists the location of predefined lights. |
MS_RENDERLOG | Rendering statistics log | File in which rendering statistics are logged. |
MS_SHARED_DR_DIR | Distributed Rendering Directory | Working directory for shared rendering files. |
MS_IMAGE_EDITOR | Image Editor | Default program to be used to edit an image file. The program is activated by double-clicking in the preview area of the Map Editor dialog. |
MS_MATERIAL_PREVIEW_BACKGROUND | Material Preview Background | Image to be used for the background of material previews in the Material Editor. |
MS_FILTEREDCODECS | Filtered DirectShow Codecs | List of codecs that should not display when exporting a movie from the animator. |
MS_RENDERV7MATERIALS | V7 Material Compatibility | If set to 1, materials are rendered as they were in V7. Most affected are translucency, transparency, specularity, and diffuse as applied to pattern maps. |
MS_DISABLE_RPCBROWSER | Disable RPC Thumbnail Browser | If set to 1, the RPC Thumbnail Browser is disabled. |
MS_RPCDIR | RPC Search Path | Sets the directory in which to search for RPC files. |