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Version 3.9.1 | Published December 13, 2017 ©

To Create a New Scene

This will create an empty new Scene. Add containers as required in the scene tree.

  1. Open the Scene tab (see To View items in a Folder).

  2. Select the folder where the new Scene should go.

  3. Open the Create New Scene panel:

    • Right-click in the Item List. and select Create new Scene, or

    • Open the Server Menu and select Create..., or

    • Hold the pointer over the Server Panel and press <Ctrl+A>.

  4. In the Create New Scene panel enter a text string for the new Scene.

  5. Click on OK.

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To Import a Scene

  • For information about how to import a Scene (or an Archive) from a hard disk or network share to the database see Import and Archive.

To Save a Scene

  • Click the Save button in the lower left corner of the window, or

  • Hold the pointer over the Scene Tree area and press the keyboard shortcut <Ctrl+S>.

To Save a Scene with a New Name

  1. Click the Save As button in the lower left corner of the window.

  2. In the Scene Save As... dialog box that opens, type a descriptive name in the Scene Name text box.

  3. Click the Ok button to confirm.

Scene Save as... panel Context Menu

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Right-click in the Scene Save as panel to open its context menu. Select from:

  • Rename: Rename the selected folder

  • Delete: Delete the selected folder

  • Create Sub Project: Create a new sub Project folder in the selected Project folder

  • Create Sub Folder: Create a new sub folder in the selected folder

  • Add to Bookmark: Add selected folder to Bookmarks

  • Delete from Bookmark: Delete selected folder from Bookmarks

  • Switch Folder Highlighting OFF/ON: Set highlighting of folders to ON or OFF. For example, if a folder (and sub-folders) contain a Scene it will be highlighted when the Scene tab is selected. This feature can also be set in User Interface of the Viz Configuration.

  • <Bookmark(s)>: Click on a bookmarked folder to select that folder

To Undo/redo Operations in a Scene

  • Click the Undo/Redo button in the lower right corner of the Scene Tree panel, or

  • Hold the pointer over the Scene Tree panel and press the keyboard shortcut <Ctrl+Z/Y>.

    Tip: Holding the pointer over the Undo/Redo buttons will show a text in the status bar describing the action that is about to be performed. Also, operations can be undone/redone although the scene has been saved. However, this is not possible after the scene has been closed and reopened.