Manage system and subjects in the Resources pane

To manage Nexus system connection and real-time data-streaming, click the system connection buttons at the top of the Resources pane:

• Go Live: Connect the system and start real-time data streaming. The button's label changes to Go Offline.

  

• Go Offline: Disconnect the system and stop real-time data streaming. The button's label changes to Go Live.

  

• Pause: Pause real-time data streaming. When you click the Pause button while the system is in Live mode, the button turns blue and a pause symbol is displayed in the view pane. When the system is in Offline mode, the button is unavailable.

At the top of the Resources pane, click the tab for the resources you want to manage:

• System: View and configure Vicon system components
• Subjects: Load and manage files for mocap subjects

In the System Resources tree or Subjects Resources tree, select the item(s) you want to configure.

Depending on whether you are in Live mode, you can then:

• Right-click a node to display a context (shortcut) menu of commands that can be applied to that item, if one exists.

• In the Properties pane below the Resources tree, view the settings for the item(s) selected in the tree. To view all of the available properties, click Show Advanced.

  

For more information, see Set properties in Vicon Nexus.

Set properties in Vicon Nexus

You can configure certain aspects of the Nexus system, such as system components and motion capture subjects, by configuring settings in the corresponding Properties section of the user interface.

Required properties for which you must specify a value are indicated in the Nexus user interface with a shaded background.

Some properties settings automatically persist, so Nexus remembers them in subsequent sessions. You must explicitly save other settings using the relevant configuration management controls for that area of the Nexus window.

To set properties in Nexus:

1. In the Nexus window, open the pane or dialog box containing the properties whose settings you wish to configure. For example:
   
   • System components - System Resources pane
   • Motion-capture subjects - Subjects Resources pane
   • Camera calibration process - System Preparation Tools pane
   • Subject calibration process - Subject Preparation Tools pane
   • Data processing operations - Pipeline Tools pane
   • Monitor and event actions - Monitors tab in the Communications pane
   • Data visualization - Options dialog box
2. To view all of the available properties, click the Show Advanced link. To show only the basic properties, click the Hide Advanced link.
3. View or change the setting for the desired properties using its entry field or control.
4. When you are working in the following areas of the Nexus window, you can save any changes you have made to the settings, using the configuration management controls (indicated in the following images). Your settings are saved to a configuration file, so that you can re-use them later.
   
   
   • System Resources pane

     

   • Pipeline Tools pane

     

   • Monitors tab in the Communications pane

     

   • Options dialog box (press F7 to display)

     

   • Nexus toolbar (working with the layout of the view panes)

     

For more information on configuration files, see Manage configurations in Vicon Nexus.