/ 2026-04-30T12:32:00+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-02-12T18:39:22+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/control-freak/start <h1 id="control-freak">Control-Freak</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> This term is used to describe a feature in Daz Studio whereby you press and hold the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control key" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control key" rel="noopener">Control key</a> on your keyboard (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command key" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command key" rel="noopener">Command key</a> on Mac) when loading or applying a <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:start">Preset</a> to access options that control how that preset is loaded or applied. Pressing and holding the [Ctrl]/[Cmd] key down while loading a preset will cause a dialog containing any available options for that preset type to be displayed. Which options are available is dependent on the type of preset being loaded/applied. </p> <p> <em>[Insert screenshots and descriptions of the various option dialogs]</em> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:start"> <div class="level1"> <p> <div class="plugin_nspages"><ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/cameras_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:cameras_preset:start">Camera(s) Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/character_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:character_preset:start">Character Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/lights_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:lights_preset:start">Light(s) Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/materials_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:materials_preset:start">Material(s) Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/pose_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:pose_preset:start">Pose Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/shader_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:shader_preset:start">Shader Preset</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/preset/shaping_preset/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:shaping_preset:start">Shaping Preset</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="catpageeofidx"></div></div> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:preset:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level1"> <p> Accepting the option dialog will cause the preset to continue loading/applying, taking into consideration the chosen options. </p> <p> All Control-Freak enabled preset types also provide a common option to record/set an alternate method of loading or applying that type of preset, which is then bound to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift key" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift key" rel="noopener">Shift key</a>. Once a preference has been set, holding the [Shift] key down while loading a preset will cause that preset to load/apply and take into consideration an alternate preference, which will happen without displaying the option dialog. </p> </div>