Preview the contents of a container

User Guide > General > Basics > Assets > Creating and removing containers >

You can preview the contents of a container before you actually create one. This is useful when using the Include Hierarchy option in the Create Container Options to confirm you are including the actual hierarchy you want.

To preview the contents of a container

Select the objects you want to place in a container
Select Assets > Create Container > . You can also select Edit > Container > Create Container Create Container from the Hypergraph window.
The Create Container Options window appears.
Set Operation to Preview contents.
Select the node hierarchy to include in your container.
Click Apply or Apply and Close.
Any objects that would be placed in the container are selected in the scene.

NotePerforming a preview operation changes your selection. If you want to preview multiple creation options on the same original selection, you should undo each preview operation before changing options and previewing again.