Display settings

System administrators can manage many ArcGIS Pro user application settings.

The settings described below should be added under the Display element in the Pro.settingsConfig file.

Learn more about display options

AntialiasingMode

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Set quality and performance options for drawing maps and scenes > Antialiasing mode to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • None
  • Normal
  • Fast (default)
  • Best

An example of this setting is shown below.

<AntialiasingMode isLocked="true">Normal</AntialiasingMode>

TextAntialiasingMode

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Set quality and performance options for drawing maps and scenes > Text antialiasing mode to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • None
  • Normal
  • Force (default)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<TextAntialiasingMode isLocked="true">Normal</TextAntialiasingMode>

StereoscopicMode

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Stereoscopic mode to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • OFF (default)
  • Native (3D shutter glasses)
  • Anaglyph (3D cyan/red glasses)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<StereoscopicMode isLocked="true">Anaglyph</StereoscopicMode>

RenderingMode

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Rendering engine to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

An example of this setting is shown below.

<RenderingMode isLocked="true">OpenGL</RenderingMode>

RenderingQuality

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Set quality and performance options for drawing maps and scenes > Rendering quality to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • 0 (Low.)
  • 1 (Middle.)
  • 2 (High. This is the default.)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<RenderingQuality isLocked="true">1</RenderingQuality>

EnableVSync

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Rendering engine > Enable vertical synchronization to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • true (default)
  • false

An example of this setting is shown below.

<EnableVSync isLocked="true">false</EnableVSync>

EnableRenderingAntialiasing

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Rendering engine > Enable hardware antialiasing to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • true
  • false (default)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<EnableRenderingAntialiasing isLocked="true">true</EnableRenderingAntialiasing>

LocalCacheFolderPath

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Local cache to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are any valid local folder paths.

Note:

To specify an environment variable in the path, surround it with percent signs (%). For example, enter %USERNAME% to dynamically insert the username of the current user.

An example of this setting is shown below.

<LocalCacheFolderPath isLocked="true">C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Local\LocalCaches2</LocalCacheFolderPath>

ClearCacheWhenAppClosing

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Local cache > Clear cache each time the application closes to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • true
  • false (default)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<ClearCacheWhenAppClosing isLocked="true">true</ClearCacheWhenAppClosing>

UseSquarePrimitive

In the user interface, on the Display tab on the Options dialog box, click Set quality and performance options for drawing maps and scenes > Draw point clouds using squares to improve rendering performance to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are the following:

  • true
  • false (default)

An example of this setting is shown below.

<UseSquarePrimitive isLocked="true">false</UseSquarePrimitive>