Content Manager and Scene Manager

Content Manager and Scene Manager

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Collapse/Expand

Click the button to collapse/expand the Content Manager or Scene Manager individually.

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Show/Hide

Click this button to show/hide the pane of the Content Manager and Scene Manager.

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Resize

Drag the border to resize the pane of the Content Manager and Scene Manager.

Content Manager

The content manager is used for managing the various iClone 3D files including models, animations and contents associated with a project.

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Folder Editing Tools

  • : Create a new folder.

  • : Delete selected folder.

  • : Rename selected folder.

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    File Editing Tools

  • :Cut selected file.

  • :Copy selected file.

  • :Paste copied file.

  • :Delete selected file.

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    Rename

  • :Rename selected file.

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    Capture Thumbnail

  • :Replace the thumbnail of the selected file with the current view in the preview window.

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    Load Thumbnail

  • :Replace the thumbnail of the selected file with prepared image file.

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    View

  • : Cycle through the content display options.

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    Find File

  • : Open the file location with the default explorer of your operating system.

    If you do not select any file and click this button, then iClone will open a new explorer with the path:

    Windows XP

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Reallusion\Template\iClone 4 Template\iClone Template\(current tab)\

    Windows Vista/Windows 7

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Reallusion\Template\iClone 4 Template\iClone Template\(current tab)\

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    Overwrite

  • : Select an item then click the Overwrite button to replace it with the content from the current project. Only content in the Custom tab can be over-written.

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    Add

  • : Add the current content being edited to the Custom tab to save it for later use in any iClone project.

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    Apply

  • : Apply the selected content to the current project. This does the same as double-clicking the content thumbnail.

    • * Clicking on the Modify Time header to sort content can help you find recently added contents more easily.

    *In most cases the content manager has two tabs, Template and Custom. The Template tab contains all the predefined content. The Custom tab contains all the custom content you have created with iClone and saved to the various Custom asset libraries.

    Scene Manager

    The Scene Manager displays all the objects and actors included in the current project. You may select multiple items, show/hide the objects altogether, or even adjust the render state of them. It also shows the face count of each object for your reference.

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    Object Selection Tools

  • : Click this button to invert your current selection (unselects your current selection and selects all others instead).

  • : Click this button to uncheck all the boxes in the Show column of unselected objects so these will be hidden in the 3D viewer. This also saves you from un-checking the boxes individually.

  • : Click this button to display all objects in the 3D viewer, and check all the Show boxes of the objects in the current project.

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    Renaming

  • Click on the desired object once to select it, click on its name again shortly after to enter the name-editing mode. You may rename all the items as you wish.

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    Freeze Status

  • Check the box so the object can not be picked in the Preview window.

  • Please refer to Locking and Freezing Camera for more information.

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    Show/Hide Status

  • Show or hide the selected object. This status does not affect the export result.

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    Render Status

  • General Objects:

    You may specify the render status for each object to relieve the load on system resources. This status does not affect the export result.

    The status includes:

    Normal

    Smooth

    Wireframe

    Bounding Mesh

  • Light:

    You may turn the desired light on/off by checking the on box on/off in the Render State column. You may also change the color of the light.

  • Path:

    You may change the color of the path in the Render State column.

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    Information

    The information may change according to the properties of the individual items.

  • Light: You may turn the shadow-casting ability of selected light on/off by checking the Shadow box on/off in its info column.

  • Video: You can decide if the imported video is a still image or dynamic when the project is playing by checking the Still Image box on/off in the info column.

  • Other Objects: Info column shows the face count of each item.

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    Note:

  • Some items such as water, trees, grass, particle emitters, terrains can not be selected or are difficult to be selected from within the 3D viewer. Use the Scene Manager panel instead to select them easily.

  • The Scene Manger will also show the parent/child node structure of a 3D object so you can use this behavior to select the child node directly.

  • The Show/Hide status of each item will be saved to iClone project files.