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
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 Drawing > Utilities > Image > Save Image and Drawing > 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_MATERIAL_PREFERLIBRARYMATERIALS		If set to 1, lets you edit a library material(s) in the master file so that the change is reflected in all instances of the material in the master file as well as in all the reference files. This eliminates the need to manually edit the material in each reference file individually.
MS_FILTEREDCODECS	Filtered DirectShow Codecs	List of codecs that should not display when exporting a movie from the animator.
MS_FIXFBXMATERIALS		If set to 1, will set a material’s specular and reflection intensity to 0 for FBX imports.
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.