This page provides information about the Objects tab in Chaos Envision.
Overview
The Objects tab provides searchable lists, i.e. filter tabs, of all objects in the scene, grouped by type: geometry, scatter, spline, light, camera, and Cosmos assets. When an object is selected, its parameters are displayed in the Details tab in the right-hand side panel.
| A tab for all types of objects in the project. |
| A filter tab for all meshes in the project. |
| A filter tab for all scatter objects in the project. |
| A filter tab for all spline objects in the project. |
| A filter tab for all lights in the project. |
| A filter tab for all cameras in the project. |
| A filter tab for all Cosmos assets in the project |
Actions with Objects
| Search objects – Searches for a specific object or objects. It filters the objects and shows only those that match the search. Click the X button on the right to clear the search. |
| Expand/Collapse all – Expands or collapses objects that are in a hierarchy (parents and children). |
| Filter by scene – Filters the objects list by scene when multiple scenes are imported. |
| Lock – Disables the objects transformation options - position, rotation and scale. The options become greyed out. Click |
| Hide – Toggles the visibility of the element on and off. Invisible objects are indicated by |
| Group/ungroup nodes – Right-click menu options that group and ungroup objects. The folder icon is an indicator for grouped objects. See the Menu Options section for more details. |
| Drag-and-drop – Places objects in hierarchy. | |
Menu Options
A menu is available when you right-click on an object in any filter tab. The menu contains the following options:
Duplicate – Duplicates the selected object. Shortcut: Ctrl+D
Delete – Deletes the selected object. Shortcut: Del
Rename – Renames the selected object.
Group nodes – Creates a group and adds the selected node(s) to the group.
Ungroup nodes – Ungroups the selected object(s).
Show/Hide – Toggles on and off the visibility of the selected object. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+H
Lock/Unlock – Locks or unlocks the transformation options in the Details tab of the selected object. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+L
Use environment from this scene – Copies the environment from the referenced scene to the environment of the main project. To do this, right-click specifically on the main component (top-level folder) of the imported scene.
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