# General

The General settings in SpatialExplorer allows for the configuration and customization of various parameters including Language, Units, and Visualization.

![SpatialExplorer General local settings interface](/files/-M_wP-LnwPgxOvQYEcRQ)

## Localization

### Language (requires restart)

At the time of writing, SpatialExplorer is available in the following languages: English and Chinese. Setting the Language to “Automatic” will use the default Windows Operating System language, with it defaulting to either English in most cases. Restarting SpatialExplorer is required if the language is changed for the settings to apply.

### Units for Distance/Velocity

SpatialExplorer allows you to set the units for both distance and velocity. The available units of distance are shown in the following table:

| Abbreviation | Description   |
| ------------ | ------------- |
| m            | meters        |
| km           | kilometers    |
| ft           | feet          |
| sft          | square feet   |
| mi           | miles         |
| nm           | nautical mile |

The available units of velocity are shown in the following table:

| Abbreviation | Description         |
| ------------ | ------------------- |
| m/s          | meters per second   |
| km/h         | kilometers per hour |
| ft/s         | feet per second     |
| mph          | miles per hour      |
| kn           | knots               |

## Visualization

The Visualization section allows the user to customize the various parameters relating to the projection of point clouds and photos within the main viewing window.

| Value                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Point Size/ Line Width | Adjusts the visualization size of points during data acquisition                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Vehicle                | Select a vehicle to display when replaying data. Allows the user to see the orientation of sensors/IMU/antenna on the vehicle based on the values used during acquisition. The user can also specify an offset of the vehicle to change it's relative position in space. |
| Colormap               | Designate a color spectrum to display the point cloud. Allows the user to choose from a predefined color spectrum. The user can then specify the color range based on the selected spectrum.                                                                             |
| Pose Update Rate       | This option sets the rate (in Hz) at which the points in a point cloud are displayed. A lower value indicates a much faster rate; a higher value indicates a slower rate.                                                                                                |
| Projection             | This option allows the user to choose either an Orthometric or Perspective view of the projection of the point cloud.                                                                                                                                                    |

## Miscellaneous

| Value          | Description                                                                                          |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Crash Reporter | Enable/disable the option to send crash information to Phoenix LiDAR Systems (Recommended to enable) |
| Messages       | This button enables user to re-enable all messages to be displayed again                             |


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