Creating Scene browser configurations
 
 
 

The Scene browser lists all of the assets in your scene, organized by type. Whenever you add an asset to the scene, it is also listed in the Scene browser. You can double-click any asset in the Scene browser to open the settings for that asset in the Navigator window.

To create Scene browser configurations:

  1. In the Scene browser, click the Filters button.
  2. In the Scene browser Filters dialog box that appears, click the Add button. The Scene browser configuration is automatically selected, rename it by typing a new name and pressing Enter.
  3. Select any assets you want to include in this new configuration. By default, all assets are selected in the Filters list when you click Add.

    Double-click an asset in the Filters area to select that asset and deselect the rest of the list, then Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select additional assets.

    Scene browser Filter dialog box.

  4. Activate the Locked option to lock the Scene browser configuration and prevent it from being changed accidentally.
  5. Click Ok to filter the Navigator and show only the your chosen assets.

    The name of the Scene browser configuration displays in the Navigator window’s title bar. If the Navigator displays within a tabbed window, a tab displays the name of the Scene browser configuration. For example, the following figure shows the Navigator using a configuration named Cameras and Lights.

    Cameras and Lights filtered Navigator window A. Cameras and Lights appears in the title bar and in the Navigator tab.

To rename Scene browser configurations:

  1. In the Scene browser, click the Filters button above the Asset list.

    The Scene browser Filters dialog box opens. See Scene browser Filters dialog box.

  2. In the Configurations area, double-click the Scene browser configuration you want to rename, type a new name in the field, and press Enter.

To delete a Scene browser configuration:

  1. In the Scene browser, click the Filters button to open the Scene browser Filters dialog box. See Scene browser Filters dialog box.
  2. Select the configuration you want to delete in the Configurations area.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. In the Deleting configuration dialog box that appears , click Ok.

    Deleting configuration dialog box