The Component MenuThe Component popup menu is displayed when you right-click on the scene. It provides a number of functions relating to camera position, editing, component properties etc. Operation Shortcuts If you right-click on an object you will be provided with shortcuts to common operations in addition to the standard menu items. The operations provided will depend on the clicked upon item. See Applying Operations for more information on operations. Selection Options If you right-click on an object you will be provided with
a list of selection options. This list will vary depending on the tool you
are using. If you are using the Component Selection
Tool you will be given the option to select a group or a group
hierarchy. if you are using the Point and Face
Selection Tool you will be provided with options to grow your selection,
select by direction, select by material etc. Look
View Allows you to select either Perspective or Orthographic for the selected view panel. Camera Allows you to select whether the scene is viewed through the Animation Camera which is used to record animations or the Layout Camera which is used for scene layout. Grouping
Edit
Add to Object Library Adds the selected object to the object library. All animation information will be included in the object library if the object has been selected using this menu's Select Group or Select Hierarchy. Export Selection Exports the selected object to a 3D Canvas Object File (3DO). Users of 3D Canvas Plus/Pro can also export the selected object to a DirectX file (X). IK Joint Allows you to enable/disable Inverse Kinematics for the active group. You can specify more Inverse Kinematics properties by selecting Properties. Show Shadow/Cast Shadow Allows you to show/hide the shadow for the current object. Or, in the case of a light, specify whether it should cast shadows or not. Visible Allows you to show/hide a scene component. Show Only Hides all scene objects, bones, and skins, except those currently selected. Open
Properties Each scene component has associated properties that can be displayed and updated. The Properties window displays those properties and allows you to update many of them. |