3.0.1 Settings
Default Program Settings
On start-up, Karamba3D sets its default appearance and behavior according to the values listed in the "karamba.ini"-file. This file is located in the Karamba3D installation folder (double-click on the Karamba3D desktop icon to get there) and can be opened and manipulated with any text editor. The file starts with a description of the syntax rules for defining the default settings. Each paragraph that follows contains a description regarding meaning and effect of a specific property and its default value. Among other things these settings can be changed:
System of physical units ("SI" or "Imperial")
Limit distance for snapping together neighboring nodes
The value of the acceleration of gravity
Limit inclination for verticality
Number format and display properties of output values
Properties of the default materials
Colors used for displaying rendered calculation results
...
In case you want to keep your changes when upgrading from one version of Karamba3D to the next rename the initialization-file to "karamba_user.ini". This however incurs the risk, that newly introduced properties are missing. In such a case hard-wired default values take their place.
Administrator rights may be needed to overwrite the original "karamba.ini"-file.
User-defined Settings
The "Settings"-component offers a convenient way of changing the Karamba3D settings for one specific definition without manipulating the karamba.ini-file (see fig. 3.0.1.1). It takes the "karamba.ini"- or "karamba_user.ini"-file as the starting point. The input-plug "Settings" expects a list of name and value pairs and sets the corresponding parameters for use in the current definition.
The component outputs the updated settings-text on the right side. When plugged into a pannel and streamed to file this can be directly used as a valid karamba.ini-file.
In order, that the settings-component gets executed before all others on loading the definition, one needs to select the settings-component and press Ctrl+B before saving (see https://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/order-of-execution-for-unconnected-components) - otherwise it might happen, that the changes take effect only after performing a recompute.
The drop-down-list on the Settings-component provides a shortcut for setting the unit of length used for handling geometry imported from Rhino.
The changes via the Settings-component do not affect the karamba.ini-file.
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