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idStudio General Preferences

This page details the idStudio’s General Preference options. These preferences make changes to settings across the suite of idStudio editors and tools.

Access idStudio General Preferences by going to idStudio menu → Preferences → Settings tab and select idStudio in the sidebar menu.

preferences overview

General Settings​


SettingDescription
Edit Colors as HSVSelect ( :ballot_box_with_check: ) to allow color editing as Hue, Saturation, Value.
Set Pane Tabs to TopSelect ( :ballot_box_with_check: ) for tabs to be at top of window (unchecked will place tabs at the bottom of the window).
Show idStudio Wiki on StartupSelect ( :ballot_box_with_check: ) to move all editor tabs to the top of panes.

Property Widget​


SettingDescription
Boolean checkboxes right alignedSelect ( :ballot_box_with_check: ) to move checkboxes from left to right aligned.

Units​


SettingDescription
Base unit for metricSet base unit for metric measurement
TimeSet base unit of time
Unit systemSet units to metric or imperial

View Settings​


SettingDescription
3D View Control SchemeChange the camera controls within the viewports like Preview and Static Model Editor.