Contents Panel
Various types of content used by CreativeStudio is displayed on, and can be selected from, the Contents panel.
On the CreativeStudio menu, select Window > Contents panel to open the Contents panel in a separate window.
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.
Contents Panel Settings and Features
This page describes Contents panel settings and features.
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You can change the way contents are displayed by selecting Tree or List from the pull-down menu.
Common Features
These features are shared whether the View mode is set to Tree or List.
Displaying the Properties panel
- Single clicking on content will display the Properties panel for that content in the Properties panel in the main window.
- When you double-click on an icon in the Contents panel, the corresponding Properties panel opens in a separate window.
For details on each Properties panel, click Here.
Edit
On the Properties panel, you can paste copied settings onto selected content.
For details on copy & paste using the Properties panel, click here.
Flashing Display of the Model in the Prevew Panel
If a model or material displayed in the Contents panel is selected, it will flash in the Prevew panel.
View mode
You can change the way contents are displayed by selecting Tree or List from the pull-down menu.
Tree mode
If Tree is selected, contents are displayed in a tree structure.
Mutliple contents can be selected by pressing Ctrl and left clicking.
Features in Tree mode
You can sort contents being displayed as shown below by right clicking on the Contents panel or by pressing the Show button.
Hiearchical structure of contents
In Tree mode, the following contents can be moved to any location in the hierarchy by dragging.
- Model
- Particle Emitter
- Light
- Camera
To enable the dragging of contents, config file support is required.
Config file support
To enable the dragging of contents in Tree mode, config file support is required.
A config file is automatically created in the following directory after CreativeStudio is started and closed the first time.
" %NW4C_ROOT%/tools/CreativeStudio/NW4C_CreativeStudio.settings"
Corresponding location in the config file
<ConfigurationItem Key="NintendoWare.CreativeStudio.Foundation.ViewModels.ContentsPanelViewModel">
<ContentsPanelConfiguration ContentSortOrder="Default" IsGrouped="false" IsTreeEditable="false" />
</ConfigurationItem>
Change the above line from IsTreeEditable="false" to IsTreeEditable="true".
The default value is false.
Dragging can be allowed by setting "true" for this parameter.
List mode
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.
Features in List mode
You can select contents being displayed as shown below by right clicking on the Contents panel or by pressing the Show button.
