The Preferences dialog provides access to the General and Network settings, allowing users to customize the PIX4Dmatic workspace, including language, folder paths, views, software updates, and proxy configuration.
Access:
Windows: On the Menu bar, click Edit > Preferences.
Mac: On the Menu bar, click PIX4Dmatic > Preferences.
General
In the General tab it is possible to change the following settings:
User interface
- Language: select the preferred language for the application. Options are:
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- German
- Turkish
- Czech
- Spanish
Note: The default language set is determined by OS language.
Project handling
- Default folder path: Select the default folder.
Viewer
- 3D: Default background color: Select the default background color.
- 2D: Basemap enabled (requires a network): Toggle to enable and disable a basemap.
Software updates
- Notify when preview releases are available: Option is disabled by default. To get notified when preview releases are available toggle on to enable the option.
Release notes
- When enabled, a window with the release notes will appear when starting a new version of the application.
Hardware
GPU
- When enabled, hardware acceleration will be used for machine learning algorithms during processing. It is only available on machines with a dedicated GPU.
Graphics
- Mesh rendering: Use compressed textures with hardware decoding.
- Point cloud rendering: Maximum number of points per point cloud. Increasing the slider value will add more detail.
Templates
- Layer templates enable the pre-building and reuse of entire layer configurations.
Layer templates options.
When a new layer is created, it is possible to save this layer as a new template. A save-as window will pop up asking for a name for the new template.
Save as window for layer templates.
Save template: Saves the default template layers, overwriting the current layers.
Apply default template: Applies the default template on the current project. - Processing templates. Select the default template to process the dataset. The templates are: nadir, oblique, and PIX4Dcatch.
Network - Proxy configuration
If a proxy server is used to connect to the Internet, enter the proxy settings, following:
- Open the Proxy window by clicking Network...
- There are three options to choose from:
- No proxy
- Use System proxy
- Manual proxy configuration
- Ask your system administrator which option to choose from the Protocol drop-down list (http, https, socks4, socks5, ). If you do not know choose Use system proxy.
- Enter the proxy Host name and Port number.
- Enter the proxy Username and Password.
- Click Done.
Tip: Local networks protected by proxies can cause issues with detecting licenses. A warning No license available is displayed.
Offline license
The Offline license tab offers the tools to request and activate an offline license.
If you received an offline license file (.lic) from Pix4D, drag and drop it to this window (or click 
Import file from disk and select the .lic file).
To request an offline license, contact your reseller or contact us providing us with the Hardware ID. To copy the Hardware ID in your clipboard, click the copy button 
next to the Hardware ID.
Important: To activate the license for offline use, you must open the software on the device intended for offline operation and copy the Hardware ID. The license will then be valid only on that specific device.
Information: Additional information on how to request and activate an offline license can be found in this article: Trial, sign up, log in and offline license - PIX4Dmatic.