Change machine settings
The Machine settings panel (START > Storage) allows you to change the settings of that specific machine.
General
Enabling "Launch Pixotope on startup" will automatically launch Pixotope when starting the machine.
Name and color
Display name
Set a display name for this machine. The windows machine name is used if nothing is set.
Display color
To better differentiate the different machines in a multi-machine setup, display colors are set for each machine.
The display color for a Client machine can be overridden
The display color for a Server machine can, for consistency reasons, not be changed (pink)
Display colors are only used in multi-machine setups.
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Network adapter
This network adapter is used for communication between Pixotope machines (only Server role).
Learn more about Single- and multi-machine example setups
Local storage
The show files of this machine are stored in the local storage folder. When running as a client, the local storage/shows are not in use.
Learn more about What is stored where
Role
The role defines which show this machine can work on and how it functions with other machines (for AR/VS, XR, Control license).
Learn more about Roles - Stand-alone, Client or Server
Permissions
Specify the permissions of a machine in a multi-machine environment based on their role.
Learn more about Permissions - affecting SETUP