Manage configurations in Vicon Nexus

You can determine how Nexus looks and behaves by creating and editing configurations in the configuration management controls in the Nexus window. To view and select any default configurations that were installed with Nexus, click the dropdown list in the relevant configuration management controls, for example, for View Types:

You can create different configurations to suit different types of motion capture applications and then select the appropriate configuration when required. You can also save configurations for use by multiple users (Shared) or for a specific user (Private), to suit your organization:

• Shared These configurations can be viewed by all users; they can be changed only by the user who was logged on when the file was first created and saved. Shared configuration files are stored in the appropriate folder, by default under:
  C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\Nexus2.x\Configurations
• Private These configurations can be viewed and changed only by the user who was logged on when the file was first created and saved. Private files are stored in the appropriate folder under the logged-in user's Application Data files folder, by default under:
  C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Vicon\Nexus2.x\Configurations\
• System These configurations are the default configurations that are installed with Nexus and are stored in the Nexus configurations folder, by default:
  C:\Program Files\Vicon\Nexus2.#\Configurations

For more information, see Recognize Shared, Private, and System files.

To manage configurations in Nexus:

1. In the Nexus window, open the pane or dialog box containing settings for the Nexus configuration that you want to manage. See Where to find the required configuration file.
2. Depending on whether you want to create a new configuration or change the current configuration either:
   
   • Leave the currently loaded configuration file. (If no configuration file has been created yet, Untitled* is displayed and no other options are available.)
     or
   • Select another configuration file from the dropdown list. If you have made changes to the current configuration file, Nexus prompts you to save these before changing the configuration file.
3. In other areas of the Nexus pane or dialog box, make any desired changes to settings, such as those in a Properties section.

4. Click the configuration menu button and select the required command from the displayed list:

   • New: Create a new configuration in which to save the current settings. The name Untitled* is displayed in the Choose configuration list.
   • Save As: In the Save As dialog box, enter a name to overwrite the default new configuration file name Untitled* or to create a new system configuration file in which to save a copy of the current configuration file and click OK.
   Additional options include:
   
   • Rename: In the Rename dialog box, enter a new name for the currently loaded configuration file and click OK.
   • Delete: At the Delete prompt, click Yes to delete the current file displayed in the configuration dropdown list.
   • Mark Read-Only: Select to protect the current configuration file from further changes.
   • Set Defaults: Returns values to their default settings.
   • Import: Enables you to select and import a configuration file. This is useful when you want to copy a configuration file from another machine.
   • Reload: Reload or delete an automatically saved configuration file. You can select from the list of timestamped files or, if required, delete all the saved configurations.
   • Refresh List: Re-display the contents of the configuration dropdown list. This is useful if you copy a file into one of the Configurations sub-folders, enabling you to update the options displayed in the relevant list, without having to re-start Nexus.

   
   

5. In the Configuration type dialog box, select the user permissions for the configuration: Shared or Private.
   The new file name is displayed in the configuration dropdown list.

6. Click the Save button to store the settings in the configuration displayed in the configuration dropdown list.

   

For more information, see Set properties in Vicon Nexus.

Recognize Shared, Private, and System files

When pipelines, view types, monitors, labeling skeleton templates, and configurations are displayed in Nexus (ie, listed in menus, etc), you can immediately recognize whether they are Private, Shared, or System files:

Icon	File type	Description
	Shared	Can be viewed by multiple users; can be changed only by the user who was logged on when the file was first created and saved. Shared files are stored in subfolders in: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\Nexus2.x
	Private	Can be viewed and changed only by the user who was logged on when the file was first created and saved. Private files are stored in subfolders in: C:\Users\<usrname>\AppData\Roaming\Vicon\Nexus2.x
	System	Cannot be changed (Read-Only) and are upgraded when the next version of Nexus is installed. Stored in subfolders in the Nexus installation folder, whose default location is: C:\Program Files\Vicon\Nexus2.#

Where to find the required configuration file

Use the following table to identify the pane or dialog box that enables you to edit the relevant settings, and the related Nexus configuration file.