Preferences
Overview
The Preferences panel contains application-level settings that control how Grid Studio behaves and appears on the current system.
Unlike Project Settings, which are stored inside a project file, Preferences apply to the local Grid Studio installation. These settings affect the editor environment, user interface behavior, and development tools.
Preferences are typically used to configure:
application startup behavior
editor interface appearance
autosave and file handling
timeline editing behavior
scripting development tools
network control interfaces
experimental or developer features
Because Preferences are local settings, they do not affect the behavior of projects when they are opened on other machines.
Opening Preferences
The Preferences panel can be opened from the Application Menu.
Menu Path
This opens the Preferences window inside the Inspector.
Preference Categories
The Preferences panel is divided into several categories, each focusing on a specific part of the application behavior.
Controls how Grid Studio behaves when launching the application.
This includes settings such as:
launching Grid Studio automatically with the operating system
loading specific projects on startup
checking for software updates
crash reporting behavior
layout handling in projects
Controls visual aspects of the Grid Studio user interface.
These settings allow users to adjust the editor for different screen sizes or accessibility needs.
font size
global UI scaling
zoom sensitivity
Defines how project files are saved and managed.
These settings control:
autosave behavior
number of autosave versions
file compression
saving of additional files
Controls certain editing behaviors related to timeline operations.
default step size used when moving through timeline frames
Provides additional safety and editing behavior options for the editor.
Examples include:
confirmation dialogs before deleting items
curve editing constraints
interface behavior in board view mode
Defines certain settings used when importing or exporting files.
FBX export format
Configures the OSC port used for remote control connections.
This allows Grid Studio to receive control messages from external OSC-enabled applications.
Defines settings related to external scripting tools.
linking Grid Studio to an external script editor ( Visual Studio Code )
Contains experimental or developer-oriented settings.
These options include:
experimental feature activation
developer mode
extended logging
These features are primarily intended for development and testing purposes.
Other Settings
Additional system-level options that do not belong to a specific category.
lock screen password configuration
Purpose
The Preferences panel allows users to customize the behavior of Grid Studio for their local environment, development workflow, and user interface preferences.
These settings help adapt the editor to different hardware setups, workflows, and development scenarios.
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