Feature Marker Settings

The 3D Viewer Feature Marker Settings include options for Feature marker modes and resolutions. These options may effect the load-time performance for Feature markers.

To open the feature marker settings, click the icon on the viewer toolbar. Set the Feature marker options for 3D viewer:

Mode - marker shape
Resolution - marker rendering quality
Scale - set a multiplier to the overall size of the marker
Use Auto Scale - automatically adjusts the feature marker to an optimal size for the model

Setting	Option	Description
Mode	Sphere	A generic sphere marker is used for all feature types. Use this setting if you encounter performance issues in the 3D Viewer.
	Feature Specific	The marker appearance is determined by the feature type; each feature type has a unique, identifiable marker shape. See here for examples.
Resolution	Low	Render the feature markers with a lower quality. Use this setting if you encounter performance issues in the 3D Viewer.
	High	Render the feature markers with the highest quality.
Scale	Apply a multiplier to the overall size of the feature markers; default is 10. This option is included in the algorithm used by the auto scale.
Use Auto Scale	Enable to allow CM4D to determine the optimal feature marker scale according to size of the model. This automatically adjusts overall marker size while still applying the set scale into the algorithm.

Modes and Resolutions

Below is a quick comparison between the Feature Marker Settings - Mode and Resolution.


Feature Specific [Multiple Feature Types]		Sphere [Multiple Feature Types]

High Resolution [Feature Specific]		Low Resolution [Feature Specific]

High Resolution [Sphere]		Low Resolution [Sphere]

Auto Scale - ON		Auto Scale - OFF