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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
    • Constraints Pane
      • Constraints XML Files
    • Calibration Pane
    • Data Pane
    • Devices Pane
    • Edit Tools Pane
    • Graph View Pane
    • Info Pane
    • Labels Pane
    • Log Pane
    • Probe Pane
    • 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

Toolbar/Command Bar

This page lists out the options that are available on the toolbar and the command bar of Motive.

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Toolbar

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Function
Description

Open File

Open Motive files: Project (TTP), Calibration (CAL), Takes (TAK), Rigid bodies (TRA), Skeletons (SKL).

Save Current Take

Save currently opened Take.

Save All Takes

Opens Application Setting pane for software preferences. Reconstruction settings will also be modified in this pane.

Hide all panes

Closes all the panes in the layout, leaving only the main viewport.

Opens the Devices (Cameras) Pane.

Opens Calibration Pane.

Opens the Marker Sets pane for creating and configuring constraints for markers labels associated each assets.

Opens Edit Tools for post-processing pipelines.

Opens the Labeling pane for labeling the markers.

Opens the Status Log for monitoring the activity.

Adds extra Viewports.

Command Bar

File

Open File

Prompts user to select a file to open. Applicable files include Take files (.tak), Camera Calibration files (.cal), Motive user profile (.motive), Rigid Body definitions (.tra deprecated), Skeleton defintions (.skl deprecated).

Open Folder

Import CSV

Open Recent

Shows a list of Motive compatible files that were recently loaded into Motive.

Save Take

Saves currently opened Take.

Save Take As...

Prompts the user to select a filename and a directory to save the current Take.

Save All Takes

Export Tracking Data...

Export Video...

Exports reference video to an AVI file. To play this file in Windows Media Player, a codec needs to be installed.

Export Audio...

Export Calibration...

Exports the current system calibration file(.cal) to a desired location.

Export Profile As...

Exports the current software configurations into an application profile (MOTIVE).

Profile (MOTIVE) files: MOTIVE profile stores software configurations. Software setting such as applications settings, streaming setting, trackable assets, synchronization configurations, and/or device configurations can be saved into this file. This file can be exported and imported to configurations in Motive.

Export Assets...

Export Device Info...

Exports the devices currently connected to Motive into a CSV file (ie. Cameras and their serial numbers).

Update Default Profile

Exit

Closes the Motive application.

Edit

Undo

Reverts data processing actions (i.e. deleting data, merging markers, filling gaps).

Redo

Reverts an Undo.

Trim Current Take

Settings

Opens the Application Settings pane.

Reset Settings

Sets all application settings to the default setting.

View

Hide All

This closes all of Motive's panes except the main viewport.

Devices

Calibration

Data

Assets

Properties

Info

Builder

Constraints

Edit Tools

Labels

Graph 1 & Graph 2

Viewer

Data Streaming pane

Log

Probe

Toolbar

Toggles display of the Toolbar on/off.

Layout

Note: Layouts created versions prior to 2.0 are not compatible. Please re-create and update the layouts for use.

Calibrate

Displays panes applicable to system calibration. (Cameras, Perspective View, Camera Preview, Camera Calibration, Reconstruction)

Create

Displays panes applicable to asset creation and modification. (Project, Perspective View, Timeline, Skeleton, Rigid Bodies)

Capture

Displays panes applicable to capturing a take. (Project, Perspective View, Timeline)

Edit

Displays panes applicable to editing a take. (Project, Perspective View, Timeline, Edit Tools).

Create Layout

Saves the current layout. Saved custom layouts can be accessed from the drop-down menu located at the top-right corner of Motive.

Delete Layout

Deletes the saved custom layout.

Update Current

Updates the selected custom layout from the drop-down menu located at the top-right corner of Motive.

Set as Default

Sets the current layout as a default layout setup for starting Motive.

Custom Layouts

List of custom layouts that are created by the user. In the screenshot, Label Fix and Skeleton Label layouts are added as an example

Help

Contact Support...

Opens the OptiTrack support site.

OptiTrack Forums...

Opens the OptiTrack community forum

Quick Start

Links you to our Quick Start Guide.

Wiki...

Links you to the online documentation.

Product...

Links you to our Quick Start Guide.

News...

Opens NaturalPoint's news feed.

Startup News Check

This is a toggle for receiving notifications for Motive updates.

License Folder

Opens the folder location of your license files.

About Motive

Displays information about the version of Motive currently running.

Save all of the Takes that are loaded in the .

Opens the for managing takes.

Opens the for managing the list of tracked assets as well as integrated devices such as force plates and data acquisition devices.

Opens the for managing the properties of selected items in Motive.

Opens the for defining or modifying Rigid Body or Skeleton assets in Motive.

Opens for monitoring the channel data.

Opens the for collecting sample points using the .

Opens the for monitoring real-time tracking data of a selected Rigid Body in Motive.

Imports a session folder into Motive. All of the TAK files within the session folder will be loaded in the .

Import a list of Take names to record from a CSV file that contains Take names on each row. This allows users to plan which motions to capture ahead of the time (See: page). Import CSV can also be used to load a that has been exported to CSV format from the .

Save all Takes from all of the sessions loaded in the .

Exports tracking data from a selected Take into the desired output format. See: .

Exports audio to into a WAV file. See: .

Export just the (Rigid Bodies, Skeletons, Marker Sets) to a MOTIVE file.

Manually update the current software configurations onto the . Which loads up at first when launching Motive and located under C:\ProgramData\OptiTrack\MotiveProfile.motive.

Archives the original take file and crops out the working range selected in the . For more information, read through the .

Opens the for controlling cameras and other devices in the system

Opens the for calibrating the camera system.

Opens the for managing the recorded captures.

Opens the for managing the list of tracked assets as well as integrated devices such as force plates and data acquisition devices.

Opens the for managing the properties of selected items in Motive.

Opens the for monitoring real-time tracking data of a Rigid Body.

Opens the for creating trackable models or assets. Specifically, this pane is used for creating models and models in Motive.

Opens the for managing selected Marker Sets assets.

Opens the . For post-processing recorded marker data.

Opens the . For monitoring, assigning, and/or modifying marker labels.

Opens for monitoring the channel data.

Opens an additional for additional viewports for monitoring 3D tracking and camera views.

Opens the Data Streaming pane. See:

Opens the for status messages.

Opens the for using the .

Data pane
Data Recording
Rigid Body
Assets pane
Data pane
Data Export
Audio Recording in Motive
assets
default system profile
Devices pane
Calibration
Data pane
Assets pane
Properties pane
Info pane
Constraints pane
Edit Tools pane
Labels pane
Graph View pane
Viewport
Data Streaming
Log pane
Probe pane
Measurement Probe
Data pane
Application Settings
Devices pane
Calibration
Data pane
Data pane
Assets pane
Assets pane
Properties pane
Properties pane
Builder pane
Builder pane
Constraints pane
Edit Tools Pane
Labeling Pane
Graph View pane
Graph View pane
Log pane
Viewport
Probe pane
Probe pane
Probe
Info pane
Info pane
Graph View pane
Builder pane
Rigid Body
Skeleton
Trimming Captured Takes
The Motive Toolbar
Options under the File tab.
Options under the Edit tab.
Options under the View tab.
Options under the Layout tab.
Options under the Help tab.