Command entry: Slate Material Editor
Menu bar
View menu
The View menu is for navigating the current View.
Some menu choices are also accessible from toolbar or navigation buttons, so this topic shows the button alternative along
with the menu choice.
Interface
- Pan Tool
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Turns on the Pan tool so dragging in the current View pans the View.
The Pan tool remains active until you choose another modal navigation tool, or turn the Select tool on again.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+P
- Pan to Selected
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Pans the View to the currently selected node.
Keyboard shortcut: Alt+P
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- Zoom Tool
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Turns on the Zoom tool so dragging in the current View zooms the View.
The Zoom tool remains active until you choose another modal navigation tool, or turn the Select tool on again.
Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Z
- Zoom Region Tool
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Turns on the Zoom Region tool so you can drag a rectangular region in the View to zoom in on that region.
The Zoom Region tool remains active until you choose another modal navigation tool, or turn the Select tool on again.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+W
- Zoom Extents
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Zooms the View so all nodes in the view are visible and centered.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Z
- Zoom Extents Selected
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Zooms the View so all selected nodes in the view are visible and centered.
Keyboard shortcut: Z
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- Show Grid
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Toggles display of a grid as the View background. Default=on.
Keyboard shortcut: G
- Show Scrollbars
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Toggles display of scrollbars at the right side and bottom of the View, as needed. Default=off.
- Lay Out All
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Automatically arranges the layout of all nodes in the View.
The layout can be either horizontal or vertical, depending on the current layout choice on the toolbar.
Keyboard shortcut: L
- Lay Out Children
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Automatically arranges the layout of the children of the currently selected node. This does not change the position of the
parent node.
Keyboard shortcut: C
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- Open / Close Selected Nodes
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Opens (expands) or closes (collapses) the selected nodes.
- Auto Open Nodeslots
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When on, all newly created nodes are open (expanded). When off, newly created nodes are closed (collapsed). Default=on.
- Hide Unused Nodeslots
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For a selected node, toggles display of the unused slots when the node is open.
Keyboard shortcut: H