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  • OptiTrack Documentation
  • WHAT'S NEW
    • What's New in Motive 3.2
  • QUICK START GUIDES
    • Quick Start Guide: Getting Started
    • Quick Start Guide: Prime Color Camera Setup
    • Quick Start Guide: Precision Capture
    • Quick Start Guide: Tutorial Videos
    • Quick Start Guide: Active Marker Tracking
    • Quick Start Guide: Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • HARDWARE
    • Cameras
      • Ethernet Cameras
        • PrimeX 120
        • PrimeX 41
        • PrimeX 22
        • PrimeX 13
        • PrimeX 13W
        • SlimX 13
        • Prime Color
        • VersaX 22
        • VersaX 41
        • VersaX 120
      • USB Cameras
        • Slim 3U
        • Flex 13
        • Flex 3
        • V120:Duo
        • V120:Trio
        • Adjusting Global Origin for Tracking Bars
    • Prepare Setup Area
    • Camera Mount Structures
    • Camera Placement
    • Ethernet Camera Network Setup
      • General Overview and Specs
      • Windows 10 Network Settings
      • Cabling and Load Balancing
      • Switch Configuration for PrimeX 120
      • NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7228S: Disabling the Broadcast Storm Control
      • White/Blacklisting Cameras
    • USB Camera System Setup
      • USB Camera Network Overview and Specs
      • V120:Duo and Trio Setup
      • Tracking Bar Coordinate System
        • Transforming Coordinate System: Global to Local
    • Aiming and Focusing
    • Camera Status Indicators
  • MOTIVE
    • Installation and License Activation
    • Motive Basics
    • Calibration
      • .mcal XML Calibration Files
      • Continuous Calibration
      • Continuous Calibration (Info Pane)
      • Calibration Squares
    • Markers
    • Assets
      • Gizmo Tool: Translate, Rotate, and Scale
    • Rigid Body Tracking
      • Aligning Rigid Body Pivot Point with a Replicated 3D Model
    • Skeleton Tracking
    • Trained Markersets
    • IMU Sensor Fusion
    • Data Recording
      • Data Types
    • Labeling
    • Data Editing
    • Data Export
      • Data Export: BVH
      • Data Export: C3D
      • Data Export: CSV
      • Data Export: FBX
      • Data Export: TRC
    • Data Streaming
    • Camera Video Types
    • Audio Recording
    • Motive HotKeys
    • Measurement Probe Kit Guide
    • Motive Batch Processor
    • Reconstruction and 2D Mode
  • MOTIVE UI PANES
    • Settings
      • Settings: General
      • Settings: Assets
      • Settings: Live Pipeline
      • Settings: Streaming
      • Settings: Views
      • Settings: Mouse and Keyboard
      • Settings: Audio
    • Assets Pane
    • Builder Pane
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      • Constraints XML Files
    • Calibration Pane
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    • Graph View Pane
    • Info Pane
    • Labels Pane
    • Log Pane
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    • Properties Pane
      • Properties Pane: Camera
      • Properties Pane: Force Plates
      • Properties Pane: NI-DAQ
      • Properties Pane: OptiHub2
      • Properties Pane: Rigid Body
      • Properties Pane: Skeleton
      • Properties Pane: Take
      • Properties Pane: Trained Markerset
      • Properties Pane: eSync2
    • Status Panel
    • Toolbar/Command Bar
    • Control Deck
    • Viewport
  • PLUGINS
    • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
      • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
    • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
      • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
        • Quick Start Guide: Real-Time Retargeting in Unreal Engine with Live Link Content
        • Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN): OptiTrack Plugin for Live Link Hub
        • Unreal Engine: Live Link Camera Stream Setup
        • Live Link Content: Active Puck Static Meshes
      • Unreal Engine: MotionBuilder Workflow
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
    • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • Unity: HMD Setup
    • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • OptiTrack MATLAB Plugin
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
    • OptiTrack Peripheral API
    • External Plugins
      • Houdini 19 Integration
  • ACTIVE COMPONENTS
    • Active Components Hardware
      • Active Puck
      • Wired AnchorPuck
      • CinePuck
      • Wired CinePuck
      • BaseStation
      • Information for Assembling the Active Tags
      • Manus Glove Setup
    • Configuration
      • Active Batch Programmer
      • Active Hardware Configuration: PuTTY
      • Active Component Firmware Compatibility
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
  • SYNCHRONIZATION
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
    • Synchronization Setup
    • OptiTrack Timecode
  • VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
    • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack InCamera VFX
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • PrimeX 41
  • MOVEMENT SCIENCES
    • Movement Sciences Hardware
      • General Motive Force Plate Setup
      • AMTI Force Plate Setup
      • Bertec Force Plate Setup
      • Kistler Force Plate Setup
      • Delsys EMG Setup
      • NI-DAQ Setup
      • Multiple Device Setup
    • Movement Sciences Marker Sets
      • Biomechanics Marker Sets
      • Biomech (57)
      • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • For Visual3D Users
    • Prime Color Camera Setup
      • Prime Color Setup: Required Components
      • Prime Color Setup: Hardware Setup
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Camera Settings
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Prime Color FS Calibration
      • Prime Color Setup: Data Recording / Export
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: FAQ / Troubleshooting
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Windows Network Settings
  • VIRTUAL REALITY
    • VR Plugins
      • VR Unreal Engine
        • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
        • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
          • UE5.1 Live Link Retarget External Workaround
        • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
      • VR Unity
        • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • VR OpenVR
        • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • VR HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unity: HMD Setup
      • Manually Calibrating the HMD Pivot Point
      • Sync Configuration with an HTC Vive System
    • SlimX 13
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
  • ANIMATION
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
  • ROBOTICS
    • MoCap4ROS2 Setup
    • OptiTrack Robot Applications
    • Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • DEVELOPER TOOLS
    • Developer Tools Overview
    • Camera SDK
      • Class: cCameraModule
      • Class: cUID
    • Motive API
      • Motive API: Quick Start Guide
      • Motive API Overview
      • Motive API: Function Reference
      • Motive API Camera Calibration
    • NatNet SDK
      • NatNet 4.1
      • NatNet: Class/Function Reference
      • NatNet: Creating a Managed (C sharp) Client Application
      • NatNet: Creating a Native (C++) Client Application
      • NatNet: Data Types
      • NatNet: Matlab Wrapper
      • NatNet: Migration to NatNet 3.0 libraries
      • NatNet: Remote Requests/Commands
      • NatNet: Sample Projects
      • NatNet: Unicast Data Subscription Commands
      • Latency Measurements
    • VRPN Sample
    • Peripheral API: Glove Devices
  • SKELETON MARKER SETS
    • Full Body
      • Baseline (41)
      • Core (50)
      • Biomech (57)
      • Conventional (39)
    • Full Body + Fingers
      • Baseline + Passive Fingers (49)
      • Baseline + Active Fingers (57)
      • Core + Passive Fingers (54)
      • Core + Active Fingers (62)
    • Upper
      • Baseline Upper (25)
      • Conventional Upper (27)
    • Lower
      • Baseline Lower (20)
      • Helen Hayes Lower (19)
      • Conventional Lower (16)
    • Hand and Fingers
      • Left/Right Hand (4) Active
      • Left/Right Hand (10) Active + Passive
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Glove Device Setup
      • Manus Glove Setup
      • StretchSense Glove Setup
    • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • Rigid Body Skeleton Marker Set
  • GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
    • Licensing Troubleshooting
    • Windows 11 Optimization for Realtime Applications
    • Network Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting Q&A
    • Running Motive on High DPI Displays
    • Firewall Settings
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  1. MOTIVE UI PANES
  2. Settings

Settings: Views

Motive's Views Settings defined.

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Use the Application Settings panel to customize Motive and set default values. This page will cover the items available on the View tab. Properties are Standard unless noted otherwise.

Please see the following pages for descriptions of the settings on other tabs:

Application Settings can be accessed from the or by clicking the icon on the main toolbar.

Advanced Settings

The Settings panel contains advanced settings that are hidden by default. To access these settings, click the button in the top right corner.

Use the Edit Advanced option to customize which settings are in the Advanced Settings category and which appear in the standard view, to show only the settings that are needed specifically for your capture application.

To restore all settings to their default values, select Reset Settings from the Edit menu.

2D View Settings

Background

Back-project Selected Markers

(Default: On) Display yellow crosshairs in the 2D camera view based on the calculated position of the markers selected in the 3D Perspective View.

Crosshairs that are not directly over the marker may indicate occlusion or poor camera calibration.

Show Camera Filters

(Default: On) When enabled, the Cameras View displays a red graphic over markers filtered out by the camera's circularity and size filters. This is useful for determining why certain cameras are not tracking specific markers in the view.

3D View Settings

Basic 3D Settings

This section contains settings that control the look of the 3D Perspective View. All are standard settings.

Background

(Default: black) Set the background color of the Perspective View.

Fog Effect

(Default: off) Turn on a gradient “fog” effect.

Grid Color

(Default: white) Set the color of the ground plane grid.

Grid Width

(Default: 6 meters) Set the width, in meters, of the ground plane grid.

Grid Length

(Default: 6 meters) Set the length, in meters, of the ground plane grid.

Floor Plane

(Default: off) Display the floor plane in the Perspective View. When disabled, only the floor grid is visible.

Floor Plane Color

(Default: gray) Set the color for the floor plane. This option is only available when the Floor Plane setting is enabled.

Selection Color

(Default: yellow) Set the color of selected objects in the 3D Viewport. This color is applied to secondary items when multiple items are selected.

Primary Selection Color

(Default: cyan) Set the color of the primary selected object in the 3D Viewport. When multiple objects are selected, the primary selection is the object that was selected last.

Heads Up Display

Settings in this section determine which informational overlays to include in the 3D Viewport. All settings are standard unless noted otherwise.

Coordinate Axis

Timecode

When using an external timecode signal through an eSync device, this setting determines where to display the timecode:

  • Show in 3D View: Display the timecode at the bottom of the 3D Viewport. This is the default setting.

  • Show in Control Deck: Display the timecode in the control deck below the 3D Viewport.

  • Do not Show: Hide the timecode.

Precision Timestamp (Advanced)

Determine where to display the timecode for Precision Time Protocol (PTP) devices, if in use:

  • Show in 3D View: Display the PTP timecode at the bottom of the 3D Viewport.

  • Show in Control Deck: Display the PTP timecode in the control deck below the 3D Viewport.

  • Do not Show: Hide the PTP timecode. This is the default setting.

Marker Details

(Default: on) Show marker count details in the bottom-right corner:

  • Total markers tracked

  • Total markers selected

OptiTrack Logo

(Default: off) Display the OptiTrack logo in the top right corner.

Frame Rate

(Default: off) Display the refresh rate in the top left corner.

Markers

Settings in this section determine how markers are displayed in the 3D Viewport. All settings are standard unless noted otherwise.

Size

(Default: custom) Determine whether markers are represented by the calculated size or overwritten with a set diameter (custom).

Custom Size

(Default: 14mm) Determines the fixed diameter of all 3D markers when the marker Size is set to Custom.

Labeled

(Default: white) Set the color for labeled markers. Markers labeled using either a Rigid Body or Skeleton solve are colored according to their asset properties.

Passive

(Default: white) Set the color for passive markers. Retro-reflective markers or continuously illuminating IR LEDs are recognized as passive markers in Motive.

Active

Intermediate (Advanced)

(Default: white) Set the color for active markers that have yet to be identified in Motive. The marker color will change to the Active color once the marker is identified.

Measurement

The Measurement Probe is used to collect the x/y/z coordinates of a fixed point in the capture volume that is not linked to a physical marker.

Solved Asset Marker Opacity

(Default: 70) Set the opacity level for markers in a solved asset. Lower values reduce the brightness and color of the markers in the 3D Viewport.

Label Visual

Determine whether marker labels displayed in the 3D Viewport will include the Asset name (the default setting) or just the marker label name.

Marker Info

(Default: off) Display the 3D positions and estimated diameter of selected markers. If the marker label visual is also enabled, the marker info will display at the end of the label.

Marker History

(Default: on) Display a trail to show the history of marker positions over time. When the marker is selected, the trail will use the color chosen in the Selection Color setting (yellow by default). The trail for unselected markers will follow the color of the marker itself.

Only Selected History

(Default: on) When marker history is selected, this setting restricts the marker history trails to only the markers selected in the 3D Viewport.

History Length

(Default: 250) Set the number of past frames to include in the marker history.

Untracked Stick Opacity

(Default: 50) Set the opacity level for marker sticks when their markers are not being tracked. Lower values reduce the brightness and color of the sticks in the 3D Viewport.

Cameras

Settings in this section determine how cameras are displayed in the 3D Viewport. All settings are standard.

Tracking

Reference

(Default: magenta) Set the color of reference cameras in the 3D Perspective View. Reference cameras are set to capture MJPEG grayscale videos or color videos (Prime Color series).

Camera Partitions

(Default: off) Use color to distinguish cameras by partitions rather than function.

Rays

Cameras detect reflected rays of infrared light to track objects in the capture volume. Settings in this section determine how camera rays are displayed in the 3D Viewport. All settings are standard unless noted otherwise.

Tracked

(Default: green) Set the color for Tracked Rays, which are rays that connect a camera to a marker.

Unlabeled (Advanced)

(Default: green) Set the color for rays that are tracked but connect to unlabeled markers.

Untracked

(Default: red) Set the color for untracked rays, which are rays that do not connect to a marker.

All Tracked Rays (Advanced)

Capture Volume

The 3D Viewport Visual Aids includes an option to view the Capture Volume. Settings in this section determine how the Capture Volume visual displays. All settings are standard.

Color

(Default: checkered blue) Set the color used to visualize the capture volume.

Overlap

(Default: 3) Set the minimum number of cameras required to form a field of view (FOV) overlap when visualizing the parameters of the capture volume.

Graphs View Settings

Color Scheme

(Default: dark) Set the color to use for the plot guidelines.

Background

(Default: black) Set the background color to use for the plots.

Autoscale

Preferred Live Layout

Preferred Edit Layout

Graph layouts are .xml files saved in C:\ProgramData\OptiTrack\Motive\GraphLayouts.

You can copy the .xml files to your project folders for sharing and later use. Copy them back into the GraphLayouts folder when needed to make them available in Motive.

Scope Duration

(Default: 1000) The scope, in frames, of the domain range used for plotting graphs.

The 2D tab of the Views settings contains display settings for the in Motive. These are all standard settings.

(Default: Black) Set the background color of the .

The 3D tab contains display settings for the in Motive. Settings are Standard unless noted otherwise.

(Default: on) Display the coordinate axis in the lower left corner. This overlay can also be toggled on or off from the Visuals menu in the 3D Viewport.

This overlay can also be toggled on or off from the Visuals menu in the 3D Viewport.

(Default: cyan) Set the color for .

To adjust the number of frames it takes for Motive to identify an active marker, go to

(Default: white) Set the color for measurement points created using the .

(Default: teal) Set the color of tracking cameras in the 3D Perspective View. Tracking cameras are set to .

(Default: off) Display all tracked rays. Additional options to display tracked rays are available from the Menu in the 3D Viewport. Click the button and select Tracked Rays to see more.

The Graphs tab under the Views settings contains display settings for the . These are all standard settings.

(Default: on) When enabled, the y-axis of each plot will autoscale to fit all the data in the view, and zoom automatically for best visualization. For fixed y-plot ranges, this setting can be disabled. See the page for more information.

(Default: none) Preferred used for Live mode. Enter the name of the layout you wish to use exactly as it appears on the layout menu. Both System layouts and User layouts can be used.

(Default: none) Preferred used for Edit mode. Enter the name of the layout you wish to use exactly as it appears on the layout menu. Both System layouts and User layouts can be used.

active markers
Measurement Probe
Object mode or Precision mode
Graph Pane
Graph View pane
Settings: General
Settings: Assets
Settings: Live Pipeline
Settings: Streaming
Settings: Mouse and Keyboard
Settings: Audio
graph layout
graph layout
Cameras View
Camera View
Perspective View
Visual Aids
View menu
Settings -> Live Pipeline -> Solver -> Live Pipeline Presets -> Active Pattern.
Show or Edit Advanced Settings.
2D view settings from the Application Settings panel.
Markers selected in the perspective view are marked with yellow crosshairs in the Cameras view.
Reflection in Object mode that did not pass the Circle Filter.
Grayscale view of the filtered reflection.
3D view settings from the Application Settings panel.
Applications Settings: Views - 3D Tab Heads Up Display.
Applications Settings: Views - 3D Tab, Markers settings.
A Solved Rigid Body with Marker History displayed for the selected marker.
Applications Settings: Views - 3D Tab, Cameras settings.
Applications Settings: Views - 3D Tab, Rays settings.
Applications Settings: Views - 3D Tab, Capture Volume settings.
Applications Settings: Views - Graph Tab, All settings.
Applications Settings: Views - Graph Tab, with Preferred Layouts selected.
Plotting 6 DoF data for a Rigid Body in the Graph View pane.