The 'Document Properties' dialog is used to configure document-wide settings, such as the size and shape of the display window.
General Tab
Summary - Text description of the scene (optional). Summary information is shown in the Windows Explorer as a tooltip.
Thumbnail - A thumbnail to be used to represent the scene. This can be one of the auto-generated location_... thumbnails, or any other image that you have added to the scene's resources.
Options Tab
Custom application title - In a standalone player, the application has a title that is shown in the user's taskbar and the window's title bar. You can set this to be a custom string here.
Install as a screensaver - This option affects standalone EXEs. When run it will ask permission to install itself as a screensaver. It can then be selected as a standard screensaver from the Windows Display Properties dialog box.
Max FPS - 3D applications can be demanding on available processor power. If your application is happy with a particular lower frame rate, you should set it here. This frees up time for other applications. FPS stands for 'frames per second'. Typical values for film and television FPS are between 24 and 30.
Hide mouse cursor - This simply hides the system mouse cursor when it is inside the application window.
Size Tab
Document Size - This is the default pixel size of the scene. In a 3D scene, this is largely irrelevant as the scene can be displayed at any resolution without any resizing, however the aspect ratio of the display may still be useful if you want to know where the edges of the screen will lie. You can select any of the common preset sizes (e.g. 1024x768) to set the width and height automatically.
Show Window Frame - Enabling the window frame will draw a Windows application title bar and border around the document. You can move a framed window by clicking the title bar, as in any other Windows application. You can move a frameless window by clicking and dragging from any inactive area inside the window.
Use Window Mask - If you don't have a window frame, you can use a black & white image to define a mask. Where the image is white, the application window will appear on the desktop. Where it's black, the desktop will show through.
Allow User Resize - If you have a framed window, this option sets whether the user can resize it by dragging the window frame.
Set Window Size To Workspace Size - Will maximize the window over the user's workspace (desktop minus the task bar).
Change Screen Resolution To Fit Document - Will attempt to change the screen resolution to be the same as the document size. This gives a full-screen display.
Loading Tab
Write loading progres... - This will dump performance related information on the document load into the console of the player.
Customize loading screen - This enables the customization of the loading process (only available in the Pro Edition of DX Studio).
Custom bacgkround - Changes the background of the loading screen to either a solid color or an image scaled to fit the window.
Custom logo - This changes the logo (usually the DX Studio logo) to either not be displayed, or to a custom logo image.
Show progress - Shows the progress bar as the document loads.
Network Tab
Link to other DX Studio documents over the network - This enables networking features (Pro Edition only).
DX Studio Server IP Address - Set this value to point to your server, or use the 'Local Machine' button to set to your workstation for testing. The default port for a DX Studio server is 9620, but this can be changed to any port so long as you set both the server and the clients to use the same.
Group Identifier - All documents that want to communicate on the server must use the same group identifier. If this is left blank, your document communicates in the default group. Use the 'Generate New' button to create a new identifier that should be copied and pasted between all documents that need to communicate with each other.
Document Identifier - You can identify a type of document in the group (e.g. a control panel or interactive display) using this identifier. Press 'Generate New' to create an indentifier for this document, which can then be used in scripts to send commands to this document only.
Encrypt with password - If you set a password on the document, it will be encrypted with ZIP encryption using the password. This will be required every time you open the document for editing.
Allow DX Studio Player to decrypt without password - The most common application of a password is only to protect from editing, so by checking this box you avoid having to enter a password for playback too.
Do not save temporary files to cache - If you check this box, scene data normally cached for speed will not be written. This data is not actual model vertices or textures, so its usually safe to not check this box.