Presets vs. overrides

What are presets?

Presets are named, predefined configurations for environment and camera attributes. They can be applied destructively to the current environment or camera state.

Click Environment or Camera on the bottom drawer to view their respective presets.

When to use presets

While manual overrides to environment parameters are possible, they may require careful tuning.

To get started quickly, we recommend randomizing from a list of environment presets instead.

Use presets when:

• You need to get started quickly

• Your changes need to be cohesive

• You’re experimenting with what’s possible

Don’t use presets when:

• You need fine-grained control

• You want to understand how each parameter affects the scene

See also

Refer to the individual guides for environment and camera presets:

• Use environment presets

• Use sensor presets

What are overrides?

While presets are the primary mechanism to apply big look and feel changes to the environment and camera, overrides are manual controls that provide customizability to deviate from these presets.

When to use overrides

Use overrides to apply specific changes to the existing state of the camera or environment.

You may set and/or keyframe presets and overrides together. For example, you can override the Clear Sky A preset with heavy fog by setting the preset first and then applying the override, or keyframing both together.

Use settersUse keyframes

Set presets first, then set overrides as needed.

Overriding the Clear Sky A preset with heavy fog

world.env.apply_preset("clear_sky_a")
world.env.weather.set_fog_intensity(10)