These defaults are applied when new Projects are created on the same PC. Application defaults are accessed from Tools > Options menu.

Many options are available. This list is a summary; please refer to linked topics for detailed explanations:

1. Analysis Options
   
   • Default accumulation interval for averaging data in LEGION Graphs.
     • See Setting up analyses for details
   • Configuration of ‘Underground’-specialised data recordings. See these topics for details:
     • Analysis options for Underground Maps
     • Standard maps
     • Map Exclusions
     • About the Timeline
     • Default Tracks and Events
   • The Weighted Value Range that Service Factor Maps will use by default for escalators.
     • See Standard maps topic for details.
2. Application Settings
   
   • Maximum number of files in the Most Recently Used (MRU) files list.
   • Workspace background colour. See these topics for details:
     • Changing the Workspace Background Colour
     • Visual Configs
   • Applicable unit system (metric or imperial).
     • See the topic Starting LEGION Simulator for details.
   • RES file recording configurations
3. Automated Blockage Detection (ABD)
   
   • How long to wait for a simulation step to complete before LEGION Simulator detects there might be an Entity blockage, and what to do if that situation arises.
     • See topic Automated Blockage Detection for details.
4. Catalogue Management
   
   • Add, modify and delete alternative Catalogue file paths for use with LEGION Catalogue system (as in: saving objects to a Catalogue, loading objects from a Catalogue using the LEGION Object Store). See these topics for details:
     • About Object Catalogues and the Object Store
     • Creating a Catalogue
     • Making Catalogues Available
     • Adding Objects to a Catalogue
     • Using Stored Objects
5. Change Log Options
   
   • Basic configurations for when to use the Change Log functionality. See these topics for details:
     • Change Logs
6. Display Preferences
   1. Compressed Entity Options
      
      • Defines the visual appearance of compressed Entities (LEGION Simulator allows Entities to reduce their size from shoulder width to hip width in certain high-density situations; we call these “compressed Entities”).
   2. Initial Settings
      
      • The default visual settings used for a new Simulation Analysis Project. See this topic for more details: Setting Display Preferences.
   3. Rendering Engine
      
      • The graphical engine to use when drawing simulation models, Entities, and Maps in LEGION Simulator.
      • See the topic Choosing a rendering engine for more details.
        Note: We strongly recommend only using the default OpenGL rendering engine. The native Windows renderer is provided only for compatibility in extremely rare cases where the OpenGL engine in not available. Performance with the native Windows renderer is extremely degraded.
7. Model Loading Options
   • Set or reset automatic responses to various “Don’t Show Again” dialogs.
8. Entity Trail Options
   
   • Sets the upper limit of Entity trail lengths, as a number of Entity steps. See these topics for more details:
     • Tracking Entities
     • Setting the length of Entity Trails
     • Desire Plots and Desire-Line Diagrams
9. Grid Scale
   
   • Controls the spacing of grid lines when the grid is visible. See these topics for more details:
     • Using the Grid
     • Visual Configs
10. Logging Settings
    
    • Determine whether information and QA messages are recorded to a log file during simulation recording or playback.
    • See the topic Logging playback information for more details.
11. Output Options
    
    • Default settings for recording outputs: Camera shape, image and video sizes, the Visual Config to use for Map recordings.
    • The controls here function exactly as in the Simulator Project Settings dialog tab. See this topic for details: Camera, Image, Video, and Map Defaults.
12. Save Settings
    
    • Auto-Save configuration and generation of backup files.
    • See the topic Home > LEGION Model Builder Basics > Basic LEGION Model Builder tasks > Auto-saving your work for details.
13. Social Distancing Options
    
    • Defaults for Social Distancing metrics. Specifically, the “SD1” metric. See these topics for details:
      • LEGION Social Distancing
      • Social Distancing Metrics