Various types of content used by CreativeStudio is displayed on, and can be selected from, the Contents panel.
The Contents panel includes both a List mode and Tree mode and features specific to each separate mode.
In addition to features for each mode, the panel includes common features.
Note: On the CreativeStudio menu, select Window > Contents panel to open the Contents panel in a separate window.
This page describes Contents panel settings and features.
A | View mode | You can change the way contents are displayed by selecting Tree or List from the pull-down menu. |
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These features are shared whether the View mode is set to Tree or List.
For details on the various Properties panels, click Here.
This section explains the common shortcut menu that displays when you right-click on a selected content.
The items framed in red above are common items.
Table 1. The Common Shortcut Menu
Item | Description |
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Sort | Sets how content is sorted, changing between Default, Sort A-Z and Sort Z-A. |
Copy Properties | Mark any items you want to copy. Use Paste Properties to paste the selected items to a different content. |
Paste Properties | Pastes the items set by Copy Properties in the shortcut menu or settings copied from the Properties panel to the selected content. For details on copy & paste using the Properties panel, click here. |
Save selection to files | Saves files that include content selected on the Contents panel as intermediate files. |
Save selection and its dependencies to files | Saves files that include content selected on the Contents panel and files containing dependency data as intermediate files. |
Load into material | Executing Load into material when a material loaded into CreativeStudio is selected allows you to load separate material information (intermediate files) for the selected material. |
Write material | Executing Write material when a material loaded into CreativeStudio is selected saves the selected material information as an intermediate file. Saved material intermediate files can be loaded into a different material by selecting File > Input/output selection > Load into material. |
Delete | Deletes the selected content. |
(1) Select Copy Properties from the menu and then mark to select items among those that can be copied.
(2) To copy only the marked items, select Marked only. To copy all items, select All.
(3) The copied items can be pasted using Paste Properties in the shortcut menu to the copy destination (the content where you want to paste the items).
If a model or material displayed in the Contents panel is selected, it will blink in the Preview panel.
You can change the way contents are displayed by selecting Tree or List from the pull-down menu.
If Tree is selected, contents are displayed in a tree structure.
Note: Multiple sets of content can be selected using CTRL + Left-click, depressing the Shift key to select a range, or by dragging the mouse to to select a range.
You can sort contents being displayed as shown below by right clicking on the Contents panel or by pressing the Show button.
If List is selected, contents are displayed in a list and a Group by type checkbox is added to the Contents panel.
Selecting this checkbox displays contents ordered by group.
You can select contents being displayed as shown below by right clicking on the Contents panel or by pressing the Show button.
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