Character Tool - Display Options

Overview

In the Display Options you can find various options to tweak what is displayed in the Character Tool Viewport.

The Display Options are split up in several separate sections:

Options

Option	Description
Attachment/Pose Modifier Gizmos	Shows/hides the Attachment and Modifier gizmos.

Animation

Option	Description
Movement	In place (Only grid moves) - Character plays an animation in place. Motion is extracted and used to move the grid backwards to give an illusion of movement without affecting character's position in the viewport scene. Repeated - Character plays an animation in place. Motion is not extracted. Continuous (Animation driven) - Motion is extracted and used to move character in the viewport scene.
Compression	Preview Compressed Only - Show only a single viewport with a character playing a compressed version of the animation. Side by Side (Original and Compressed) - Split the viewport vertically to show playback of compressed and uncompressed animation side by side for comparison.
Animation Event Gizmos	Show a helper gizmo for every triggered Animation Event.
Locomotion Locator	Show the locomotion locator, as well as the current speed/turn speed/travel direction/slope. The red sphere shows the position, the green arrow shows the orientation, and the yellow arrow the velocity. This option does not appear when displaying Repeated Movement (see above) as there is no motion extraction in that mode.
DCC Tool Origin	Show the origin of the source animation asset's scene.
Reset Character	Stop all animations and move the character back to the origin of the viewport scene.

Rendering

Option	Description
Edges	Show edges of the character's geometry.
Wireframe	Show wireframe of the character's geometry.
Framerate	Show the rendering frame rate in the top-left corner of the Character Tool viewport.

Skeleton

Option	Description
Joint Filter	Highlight joints of the character's skeleton whose names match or partially match the text entered.
Joints	Show joints of the character's skeleton in viewport.
Joint Names	Show joint names of the character's skeleton in viewport.
Joint Names Font Size	Changes the font size of the joint names.
Bounding Box	Show bounding box of the character in viewport.

Camera

Option	Description
Show Viewport Orientation	Show a gizmo in the bottom-left corner of the viewports describing orientation of the asset.
FOV	Field of view of the camera.
Near Clip	Near clipping plane of the camera.
Move Speed	Movement speed of the camera.
Rotation Speed	Rotation speed of the camera.

Movement Smoothing

Option	Description
Position	Smooth camera movements. A larger value means smoother transition over greater time span.
Rotation	Same as Position. Smoother camera rotations.

Follow Joint

Option	Description
Joint	A skeleton joint for the camera to follow.
Align	Align camera with the specified joint.
Position	Position camera on the specified joint.
Orientation	Keep camera oriented in the same direction as the specified joint.

Secondary Animation

Option	Description
Dynamic Proxies	Show dynamic proxies used for attachment simulation.
Auxiliary Proxies	Show auxiliary proxies used for attachment simulation.
Cloth Proxies	Show proxies used for VCloth simulation.

Physics

Option	Description
Physical Proxies	Disabled - Hides the physical proxies for the character. Solid - Shows physical proxies of the character as solid shapes. Translucent - Shows physical proxies of the character as translucent shapes.
Ragdoll Joint Limits	None - Don't show ragdoll joint constraints of the character. All - Show all ragdoll joint constraints of the character. Selected Bone - Show ragdoll joint constraints of the character for only the selected bone.

Grid

Option	Description
Show Grid	Show the grid.
Main Color	Color of main grid lines.
Middle Color	Color of helper grid lines.
Spacing	Distance between grid lines.
Main Lines	Number of main grid lines.
Middle Lines	Number of helper grid lines.
Origin	Draw a gizmo of the viewport scene's origin (position 0, 0, 0). Try it with an empty scene or wireframe mode to see the effect.

Lighting

Option	Description
Cubemap	The cubemap to be used for diffuse and specular image-based lighting.
Cubemap Multiplier	Influences the intensity of the indirect light coming from the cubemap. A higher Multiplier value corresponds to a higher intensity.
Cubemap Color	Opens a color picker, allowing you to assign a custom color to the cubemap.
Rotate Light	Enables rotation of the directional light source.
Light Multiplier	Influences the brightness of the directional light. A higher Multiplier value corresponds to a higher brightness.
Directional Light Color	Allows you to assign a custom color to the directional light.

Background

Option	Description
Use Gradient	Toggle between a gradient background and an evenly colored one.
Top Color	Change the top color of the gradient background. If Use Gradient is unchecked, this will be the only color.
Bottom Color	Change the bottom color of the gradient background.

Movement Smoothing

Secondary Animation