Configuration

The configuration dialog is shown by the [Menu > File > Configuration].

Screen
Layout
Language
It selects a language. You can select either Japanese or English.
Texture
It select textures used by GUI such as buttons, frames and so on.
UI size
It sets the size to display buttons, menus, texts and so on. The size is specified from Small, Normal, Middle, Large, Huge and custom.
When [Auto DPI adjust] is active, the UI size is automatically adjusted by the Windows DPI setting and the monitor's DPI.
Font
It selects a font used by buttons and so on. The layout may be broken when you select a font except the default font.
Fixed font
It selects a font used by Script editor and so on.
Command panel
Alignment
It selects the alignment of a command panel.
Show a side scroll bar
It shows a fine scroll bar by a command panel and scrolls when a command panel cannot fit lengthwise in the screen. (Even if it is not shown, scroll can be done if you drag the corner of a command panel.)
Status bar It selects the alignment of a status bar. Status bar shows how it works according to the situation.
Panel
Synchronize panels with moving the main window
It specifies whether panels are moved together or not when a main window is moved.
Save the position and size of main window
It selects to record the position and the size of main window when you end Metasequoia and selects to return to the same status when you start up next time.
Display
Color It selects the color of each part.
[Object] is used for the default color of newly made objects afterwards and it has nothing to do with existing objects.
Hue offset for GUI
It sets an offset of a hue for GUI colors.
GUI color preview
Each GUI is displayed by using the setting colors and an offset when this value is on.
Color map
It is setting for color used in weight display of [Bone], colorize thickness of [Measure], distortion display of [UV Edit] etc..
Size
Point size
It sets the size of the vertices n the view.
Line width
It sets the width for displaying lines. This width is applied for Direct3D 11 only.
Line
Back line opacity
It specifies the line opacity that shows in the back of face.
0.25 0.5 (Default) 1.0
Back side of lines are displayed or not displayed by [Fr] button in view header.
Preview
Direct3D
Show texture smoothly
When the texture is shown in quite large size because of zoom of the view point, it makes the rough shape inconspicuous. It sometimes becomes dim.
OFF ON
Anti-alias
This specifies whether to use anti-alias. It makes a jag of a line not noticeable.
It is necessary that the GPU supports an anti-alias display.
Maximum resolution of textures
When the mapping image is larger than resolution, it automatically scales down. This can save the consumption of video memory. There is no change in image data itself except display becomes rough.
64 512
Flip normal map
When a normal map is specified in the [Bump] mapping of a material, direction of the bump is reversed.
none [X axis]
[Y axis] [X axis] and [Y axis]
OpenGL
Show textures smoothly
When the texture is shown in quite large size because of zoom of the view point, it makes the rough shape inconspicuous. It sometimes becomes dim.
Maximum resolution of textures
When mapping bitmaps are larger than resolution, it automatically scales down. This can save the consumption of video memory and it sometimes displays very fast. There is no change in image data itself except display becomes rough.
File
Folder of mapping bitmaps It selects where to put folder which controls mapping bitmaps.
Susie (32bit version only. Not support in 64bit version)
When you select the folder which stores plug-ins for Susie, Susie plug-ins become available for loading image files.
The image read through Susie plug-in cannot be edited and saved in 3D Paint.
File path
It selects how the file path for a mapping image is specified. [Auto], [Absolute path] or [Relative path] can be selected.
File
A number of items of [Latest files]
It specifies a number of items displaying in [Menu > File > Latest files].
Auto back-up
It copies the file in the selected folder every time the file is saved.
Increase a file No. manually
When you check this option, "Save As" is show on file menu. It saves as another file increasing file no. only when you select this.
Embed a thumbnail
It specifies whether to store a thumbnail in a saved .mqo file or not. The embedded thumbnail is displayed in a file browser, and the display is faster than a file without a thumbnail. But a file size becomes large.
 
Scaling for loading old version of MQO files
It specifies a scaling factor for loading a .mqo file saved in Ver3.1 or older versions.
Fit views on loading file
It specifies whether to fit a view to the loaded objects automatically when a file except .mqo is loaded.
Size on importing file
It selects the size setting, scale up rate or scale down rate, when a file is read.
Drag and drop from explorer
It selects which operation to carry out when a file is dragged and dropped from Explorer.
Relate File
It selects whether to start up Metasequoia when you open the file of the form selected in Explorer with double click.
System
CPU It sets a number of using CPU cores for a parallel processing. All CPU cores are used when 0 is specified.
Undo It sets up about [Menu > Edit > Undo].
Max Undo
It selects the maximum number of times of Undo. When you put very large numbers, total processing speed becomes slightly slow.
Max memory (MB)
It sets available memory for undo. When you put very large numbers, total processing speed becomes slightly slow.
Update It automatically checks if the latest version exists. Your PC must be connected to the internet to check this. You can also set the interval between checks.
Show hidden messages again
Show messages hidden by [Do not show this message again] again.
Mouse / Tablet
Action of button
R Button
It selects the operation when the right button is dragged on the 3D view.
M Button
It selects the operation when the middle button (wheel button) is dragged on the 3D view.
R+L Button
It selects the operation when the right button is dragged with pushing the left button on the 3D view.
Alt+L Button
It selects the operation when the left button is dragged with pushing the Alt key on the 3D view. When you assign an operation to the Alt+L button, an original operation originally assigned in each command will be re-assigned to the Ctrl+Shift+L button.
Alt+M Button
It selects the operation when the middle button (wheel button) is dragged with pushing the Alt key on the 3D view.
Alt+R Button
It selects the operation when the right button is dragged with pushing the Alt key on the 3D view.
Wheel
It selects the operation when the wheel is rotated.
Inverse direction of zoom, dolly
It selects whether to inverse the direction of zoom or dolly with dragging mouse
Inverse wheel
It selects whether to inverse the direction of a rotation of a wheel.
Wheel Speed
It selects with how much magnification it is zoomed in one rotation of a wheel.
Figure of cursor
arrow
It always shows the normal arrow cursor.
command
It shows an icon under the lower right of a cursor according to the currently selected command.
cross
It always shows a cross cursor.
Edit controls
Auto focus on edit controls
It selects whether to automatically focus on the edit space of characters and figures when the mouse cursor moves there.
Touch
Pen sensitivity
It adjusts a sensitivity of a pen operation for a tablet PC with Windows 8 or later versions. It does not affect for WinTab tablet. The zone at the right side is available for testing the sensitivity.
Detect a touched area
It treats a touched area of a finger operation as a pen pressure for a tablet PC with Windows 8 or later version. A tablet PC must support a detection of a touched area.
Touch sensitivity
It adjusts a sensitivity of a touch operation for a tablet PC with Windows 8 or later versions. The zone at the right side is available for testing the sensitivity.
Edit
Select It sets up the operation on [Select] command and other selections.
Reflect EDIT-OPTION to [Edit] of menu
It selects whether to make commands [Edit] category of menu apply for edit option. If you check this, for example, only vertices are selected and faces are not when you select [Select All] without [face] option.
Unselect all when nothing is clicked
It selects whether to remove all selections when you click the part other than vertices, lines and faces.
Highlight on mouse over
It selects whether to highlight vertices, lines, and faces with different color from normal color when the mouse cursor moves there.
Change the colors of lines in selected faces
It selects whether to change the color of lines surrounding a face or the color of a face itself when you select a face.
Highlight lines surrounding faces
It selects whether to highlight lines surrounding a face or to highlight a face itself when the mouse cursor moves on it.
Distance to select
It sets up how far vertices and lines can be clicked and selected from the currently selected point.
It is easier to operate with larger numerical value when resolving power of image is high.
Max distance of symmetry
[symmetry] It sets up how far a pair of symmetrical vertices can be distant from the other when edit option is available.
Move non-symmetry vertex
It selects how to move a vertex without a pair of vertices for symmetric editing. A vertex is moved freely when [Normal] is specified, and it is moved to X=0 and is fixed when [Fix X=0].
Plane of world coordinate
It selects along which face move operation is done in world edit mode.
Handle
Shape of rotation handle
It selects shape of handle in [rotate] command. There are two types of "3-direction arrow" and "ring".
Size of handle
It selects a size of a handle.
Show a value while editing
It specifies whether a value is shown or not while editing in [Move] command and so on.
Input a value on a handle
It specifies whether an input box is shown or not when a handle is clicked.
Toggle X/Y/Z or Pt/Ln/Fc buttons by right-click
It specifies whether to toggle X/Y/Z or Pt/Ln/Fc buttons in the Edit Option or View Header by right-click.
View
View
Rotation action
It selects the operation for a rotation of the view. There are two types of "Potter's wheel" and "Trackball".
Rotate 360 degrees along pitch
The rotation of the viewpoint cannot be limited to an up-and-down of 180 degrees and becomes to rotate 360 degrees unrestrictedly when you check this.
Speed
It sets up speed of rotation of the viewpoint. It rotates faster as numerical value increases.
Center of rotation
It sets up where to put the center of rotation of the viewpoint. The viewpoint rotates around the point selected in [Set center of rotation] in [Fix], the center of the selected part in [Selected part], and the center of the screen in [Center of screen].
View icon
Zoom Icon
It specify the action when dragging a zoom icon. Zoom or Dolly can be specified.
Keyboard
Customize shortcut keys It selects which function can be called with the specified key.