OSB / VPB Preferences

• Checksum Test - Ensures the file was successfully read after loading into VRED. The Checksum Test causes longer file loading times.

• Calculate Missing Variant Set Previews - Generates missing preview images for VariantSets.

• Execute Embedded Script - Executes scripts that have been saved within the VPB when the file is loaded.

This section determines which file-specific options are enabled during import.

• Import as Smart Reference - Imports native VRED file as Smart Reference.

• Reference Behavior - Determines how to handle the import of references. Choose whether to keep or remove references.

• File Compression - Defines compression quality with the following options, since VRED files can be saved with file compression to reduce size.

  • Off - No compression; results in larger files but short saving and loading times.

  • Fast - Moderate compression; results in smaller files and moderate save and load times.

  • Best - (Recommended) High compression; provides faster saving times with a minimal file size.

• Validate Written File - Validates all written data; may increase write time.

• Use Inline Textures - Includes all scene textures in the vpb/osb file. A texture compression (we recommend Lossless) can be set to help reduce file size.

  Deactivate to save textures non-inlined for the whole project file. Non-inlined textures have their texture data stored outside the vpb file, with only the file path pointing to a file on disk and reduces memory usage.

  Note:

  If a texture file is not found during Save, that texture is saved inlined and a message appears during saving.

• Show Thumbnail Preview in Explorer - Displays a thumbnail preview of the file in Explorer.

• Enable Incremental Save - Saves consecutively numbered file versions (increments) along with the file that is saved, as well as smart references. The number of versions is defined in Number of Increments option. This is NOT an autosave.

• Number of Increments - Sets the maximum number of backups (increments) saved by the incremental save function. A value of X means that the X newest increments are deleted when the limit is reached. "Unlimited" (0) means that all files are kept.

Contains the following file specific export options:

• Cameras - Includes all existing cameras in the exported scene.

• Lights - Includes all existing lights in the exported scene.

• Environment Geometries - Includes the default environment geometry switch in the exported scene.

• Sceneplates - Includes all existing sceneplates in the exported scene.

Contains the following animation export options:

• Curves - (Only available for VPB, OSB, and FBX) Includes all existing animation curves in the exported scene.

• Clips - Includes all existing clips with their content and correct timing in the exported scene.

Contains the following geometry export options:

• Meshes - Includes all existing meshes in the exported scene.

• Surfaces - Determines what happens to surfaces and whether they are included or not in the exported scene.

  • If As Surface is selected, all existing surfaces remain as surfaces.

  • If As Mesh is selected, all existing surfaces are converted into a mesh.

  • If Do Not Export is selected, no surfaces are exported.

• Remove B-Sides - Determines whether B-Sides are removed and not included in the exported scene. A B-Side definition is comparable with the No Show feature in CAD software. When enabled, this removes all shapes and components set as a B-Side.

Contains the following export options:

• Annotations - Includes all existing annotations with their descriptions and settings in the exported scene.

• Metadata - Includes all existing metadata in the exported scene.

• Transform Variants - Includes all existing transform variants and their values in the exported scene.

• Scripts - Includes all existing scripts in the exported scene.

• Touch Sensors - Includes all existing touch sensors in the exported scene.

• Geometry Switches - Includes all existing geometry switches in the exported scene. If disabled, this could affect variants and variant sets.

• Material Switches - Includes all existing material switches in the exported scene. If disabled, this could affect variants and variant sets.

• Variant Sets - Includes all existing variant sets with their different geometry and material switches in the exported scene.

• Variants - Includes all existing variant with their different geometry and material switches in the exported scene.

Contains the following advanced export options:

• Lightmaps - Includes all calculated lightmaps in the exported scene. Depending on the resolution, lightmaps can be very large, in terms of the amount of data.

• Keep Unused Materials - Includes all existing unused materials. Keep in mind, large numbers of unused materials increase the amount of data used.

• Keep Empty Material Group Nodes - Includes all existing material group nodes containing no child nodes in the exported scene.

• Keep Empty Geometry Nodes - Includes all existing geometry nodes containing no child nodes in the exported scene. Imported data might contain geometry without polygons, such as surfaces without valid tessellation. These nodes could decrease runtime stability. This option keeps such geometry nodes.

• Keep Empty Group Nodes - Includes all existing group nodes containing no child nodes in the exported scene.

• Keep Empty Shell Nodes - Includes all existing shell nodes containing no child nodes in the exported scene.