The OctaneRender® Settings window (Cinema 4D > Octane > Octane Settings) and the Octane dialog (Cinema 4D > Octane > Octane Dialog) can also be accessed via the Live Viewer. Press the icon shown in the illustration below to enter the Settings section.



Octane Settings Window

The settings window consists of three sections of menus, tabs and sub-tabs, as shown in the following illustration.


anatomy of octane settings window


Top Menus Defined

Let's look at the top menu items: 


top menu settings


Settings Menu

You can reset, copy, or paste the kernel settings you use from here. Copy to video post will copy the current kernel settings to the Render Settings > Octane Renderer > Overwrite Kernel Settings tab contents.

Presets Menu

In this menu you can make multiple kernel settings (or Camera Imager, Post) and save, replace, or edit them as a preset. For example if you want to see your scene in "Pathtracing" or "Direct Lighting" mode, you can make preset and use it from here.

Help Menu

Interactive help will direct you to the relevant section this help document.