Panda3D Manual: Configuring Panda
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In the etc subdirectory, you will find a configuration file Config.prc. This controls several of Panda's configuration options - does it use OpenGL or DirectX, how much debugging output does it print, and so forth. The following table lists several of the most commonly-used variables.



Variable Values Default Details
load-display pandagl
pandadx8
pandagl Specifies which graphics GSG to use for rendering (OpenGL or DirectX 8)
win-width Number of pixels 640 Specifies the width of the Panda3D window
win-height Number of pixels 480 Specifies the height of the Panda3D window
win-origin-x Number of pixels 100 Specifies the x dimension of the upper left corner of Panda3d window
win-origin-y Number of pixels 100 Specifies the y dimension of the upper left corner of Panda3d window
fullscreen #t
#f
#f Enables full-screen mode (true or false)
undecorated #t
#f
#f Removes border from window (true or false)</\ td>
cursor-hidden #t
#f
#f Hides mouse cursor (true or false)
show-frame-rate-meter #t
#f
#f Shows the fps in the upper right corner of the screen (true or false)</\ td>
audio-cache-limit number 32 limits the number of sounds you can load
notify-level-[package]fatal
error
warning
info
debug
spam
infoSets notification levels for various Panda3D packages to control the amount of information printed during execution (fatal being least, spam being most)
model-pathPath string480Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a model
texture-pathPath string480Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a texture
sound-pathPath string480Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a sound
load-file-type ptloader EnabledAllows the loading of file types for which converters have been written for in pandatool
audio-library-namefmod_audio
miles_audio
null
fmod_audioLoads the appropriate audio drivers. Miles is a propriertary audio, so only select that option if you currently have it.
want-directtools#t
#f
#t
line commented out
Enables directtools, a suite of interactive object/camera manipulation tools
want-tk#t
#f
#t
line commented out
Enables support for using Tkinter/PMW (Python’s wrappers around Tk)
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