Background Color:

The TransMagic default window has a gradient color.  You can change the default colors by setting the "Top" and "Bottom" colors using the pull-down menu.  You can also set a solid non-gradient color by selecting the same color for both "Top" and "Bottom" settings.

 

 

 

Highlight Color:

All the default highlight colors in TransMagic are yellow.  You can change these settings here.

 

 

 

Redline:

The default redline color in TransMagic are Red with a line thickness or weight of 4 points.  You can change these settings here.

 

 

 

View Settings:

Smooth Transition - You'll notice in TransMagic when you switch between view orientations the parts will rotate smoothly from view to view.  You can disable this behavior so that the parts "snap" between views by un-checking this box.

 

 

View Axis - Check this box to enable an "XYZ" view axis in the lower left hand corner of TransMagic's display.

 

 

Enable Face Highlighting - When you set your Filter Selection is at the Face level, it's this option that enables it.  It has a check box because by default it is on.  However, you can slightly improve File loading times by leaving this setting disabled.  Then when you go to set your Filter Selection to Face via the Right-Click menu, you'll see that you'll have the option to first "Enable Face Highlighting".  If you were to select this, TransMagic will process the Faces at that time thus enabling their selection.

 

 

Facet Resolution - This pull-down box determines the visual accuracy of parts loaded into TransMagic.  The options are Normal, Medium, High and Super High.  Both High and Super High resolutions can consume massive amounts of memory depending on the size of the part/assembly.

 

 

Set Random Part Color (For Parts W/No Color) - By default if TransMagic read in a part or assembly of parts with no color attribute attached - it will apply a random color to each part.  Uncheck to disable this function.  This is very useful when you bring a large assembly into TransMagic and all of the sub-components are one single color.  Changing the color of all the parts helps to clearly differentiate between parts in the assembly.

 

 

 

Rendering Options:

Driver

- OpenGL - This is the default setting and specifies that TransMagic uses your OpenGL enabled graphics card.

 

- Direct3D - Direct3D is a Microsoft specific 3D rendering technology and is often much faster on Direct3D accelerated graphics cards.  Laptops very often have Direct3D accelerated graphics cards and this acceleration is usually much faster than OpenGL rendering on these laptops.

 

- WinGDI - This setting is useful for machines with older, non OpenGL graphics cards.  If your display looks strange for any reason, you may want to try this setting.

 

Use Software OpenGL - Sometimes even if you know you do have a OpenGL supported graphics card, you may see strange rendering behavior.  Checking this box virtually always cures any hardware OpenGL issue and uses software calls and the processor to render the scene.

 

Accelerated Phong Shading - Phong shading is a very realistic lighting affect that will give your display a "higher end" appearance.  However, it's more graphics processor (GPU) intensive than the default Gouraud Shading.  If you have a good graphics card, you may want to set this option.

Shadows - You'll notice when you open a part in TransMagic, there is a shadow under the part for a more realistic and high end look.  You can disable this shadow by un-checking this box.

 

 

 

Shadows:

- Draw Shadows - Shadows are on by default.  Un-check this option to turn off shadows.

 

- Resolution - This setting controls the precision of the shadow's outline.  A value from 1 - 64 can be entered where 64 is the highest resolution and 1 is the lowest resolution.

 

- Blur - This setting controls the blurring of the shadow's edges.  A value from 1 - 32 can be entered where 1 is the least blurry and 32 is the most blurry.

 

 

 

Progress Meter Type:

- TransMagic - This is the default Progress Meter Type and has the following look:

 

- Standard - This Progress Meter Type has the following look:

 

 

 

Reset Defaults - Click this button to Reset to TransMagic default settings for Appearance.