Introduction

Installation and setup  |  Minimum hardware specification  |  Learning resources  |  Context sensitive help  |  Log file  

Welcome to the PFTrack user manual and reference guide.

This guide is split into separate sections for easy access. Each section is listed in the menu on the left.

Installation and setup

PFTrack is available as a stand-alone installer for Microsoft Windows or macOS 12+.

Minimum hardware specification

The minimum hardware specification required to run PFTrack is as follows:

• A desktop resolution of at least 1920x1080 pixels
• A CPU with at least 4 processing cores (8 or 16 cores are recommended)
• At least 8GB of system RAM (32GB or more is recommended)
• A graphics card with at least 4GB of memory (16GB or more is recommended)
• GPU drivers installed that support both OpenGL, and OpenCL 1.2 or later
• At least 2GB of available disk space

Important:A three button mouse is required for interating with the UI using left, middle and right-button mouse clicks. The mouse scroll wheel is also supported.

If your monitor supports a resolution of at least 1920x1080 but your desktop scaling factor is set to provide an actual resolution less than this, change your desktop scaling to provide at least 1920x1080.

Changing desktop resolution on macOS

On macOS, the desktop resolution can be set as follows:

1. Open System Settings and then Displays
2. Ctrl + mouse click on the More Space option and choose Show List from the popup menu.
3. Enable the Show all resolutions option
4. Click on a resolution that is at least 1920x1080

Changing desktop resolution on Windows

On Windows, the desktop resolution can be set as follows:

1. Right-click on your desktop and choose Display settings from the popup menu
2. Scroll down to Scale and layout
3. In the Display resolution menu, pick a resolution at least 1920x1080

Integrated Graphics Devices

If you are running PFTrack on a laptop or computer with both integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card (for example, an NVIDIA or AMD card), ensure you are using the discrete GPU to get the best performance.

On Windows, you may need to associate the PFTrack executable with your discrete GPU to ensure it is always used in preference to the integrated graphics. You can do this from Window's Graphics Setting panel by changing the setting from "Let Windows Decide" to your discrete GPU card.

Learning resources

Learning resources are available in the Help window, which can be opened by typing a search term into the Help Button in the toolbar. You can search the learning resources and documentation to help answer any questions you may have about how to use the features and tools in PFTrack.

Context sensitive help

In addition to browsing for topics in this guide using the menu on the left or searching the help resources for information, context-sensitive help is also available directly in PFTrack by clicking the next to each node editor. This will open a web browser and load the appropriate page of the documentation.

Log file

PFTrack maintains a log file with useful information which can be examined in-app by clicking the Log Button in the toolbar. This file is also stored on disk, and can be found in your documents folder at: