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<h1>Creating Scenes</h1>
<p>Scenes provide a numbered way to manage environments (camera, light, fog) configured with 3DEditor.</p>
<p>You can use these managed cameras, lights and fogs linked to the editing of material properties.</p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> Lights are managed as light sets, not as individual lights.</p>
<p>This section describes the process flow from the registration of Camera, Light and Fog to the created scene, through to the checking with the Viewer after the editing of material properties.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/creating_scenes.png" alt="Content registered to a scene" /></p>
<ul class="sub_page">
  <li><a href="#creating_new_scenes">Create a New Scene</a></li>
  <li><a href="#scenes_register">Register to Scene</a></li>
  <li><a href="#use_scene">Use Registered Scene for Material</a></li>
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<p><a name="creating_new_scenes" id="creating_new_scenes"></a></p>
<h2>Create a New Scene</h2>
<p>Open the Right-click menu on Scene in Field View and select <B>Create a New Scene File</B> (.cscn file).</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/creating_scenes01.png" alt="Create New Scene File" /></p>
<p>This opens a dialog to create a Scene file, so enter a name for the file and then press OK. </p>
<p>When you press OK, a Scene file with the entered name is created and displayed in File View.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/creating_scenes02.png" alt="The new Scene file displays in File View" /></p>
<p>Create a scene for the registration of  Camera, Light and Fog in the created Scene file (the (.cscn file).</p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> You can not register the various environments (Camera, Light, Fog)  merely by creating a new Scene file.</p>
<p>Open the Right-click menu on the newly created Scene file and select <B>Create a New Scene</B>.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/creating_scenes03.png" alt="Create Scene" /></p>
<p>This opens a dialog to create a scene, so enter a name for the scene and then press OK. </p>
<p>When you press OK, a scene with the entered name is created and displayed in File View.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/creating_scenes04.png" alt="The new scene displays in File View" /></p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> You can create multiple scenes in a Scene file.<br /> If a scene is being used in the Viewer, the display of its file name is followed by [Preview] in the File View window.<br /> Use the Right-click menu to toggle between using and not using the scene in Viewer.</p>
<p><a name="scenes_register" id="scenes_register"></a></p>
<h2>Register to Scene</h2>
<p>Register Camera, Light and Fog to the create scene.</p>
<p>Double-click on the scene you want to edit in File View or in Object View to open the <a href="../ui/property/scene/index.html"><B>Property </B>window</a> and edit the following items.</p>
<ul class="sub_page">
  <li><a href="#scenes_camera">Camera registration</a></li>
  <li><a href="#scene_light_set">Light Set registration</a></li>
  <li><a href="#scene_fog">Fog registration</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a name="scenes_camera" id="scenes_camera"></a></p>
<h3>Camera registration</h3>
<p class="no">(1) Select <a href="../ui/property/scene/scene_camera.html">Camera</a> from among the scene's properties and click <B>Add</B>.</p>
<p>When you click the button, the Add Camera dialog opens and displays the list of cameras that have been loaded to 3DEditor.</p>
<p class="no">(2) Set a number for the camera being registered to the scene.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scenes_camera.png" alt="Add Camera dialog " /></p>
<p class="no">(3) From the displayed list of cameras, select a camera to register to the number you set in step 2 and then press OK.</p>
<p>When you press OK, the Add Camera dialog closes and the added camera displays in the list of cameras in the <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scenes_camera01.png" alt="The Property window of the scene with the added camera" /></p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> To register more than one camera, repeat steps 1-3.<br /> Just note that you cannot set multiple cameras to the same number.</p>
<p><a name="scene_light_set" id="scene_light_set"></a></p>
<h3>Light Set registration</h3>
<p class="no">(1) Select <a href="../ui/property/scene/scene_light_set.html">Light Set</a> from among the scene's properties and click <B>Add</B>.</p>
<p>Pressing the <B>Add </B>button opens a dialog for adding a light set.</p>
<p><strong>When registering lights to a scene, you register a light set, and not individual lights.</strong></p>
<p class="no">(2) Set a number for the light set being registered to the scene.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_light_set.png" alt="Add Light Set dialog" /></p>
<p class="no">(3) Configure the Ambient Light, Hemispherical Light, Fragment Light and Vertex Light for the light set being registered and then press OK.</p>
<p>When you press OK, the Add Light Set dialog closes and the added light set displays in the list of light sets in the <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_light_set01.png" alt="Displays in list of light sets" /></p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> To register more than one light set, repeat steps 1-3.<br /> Just note that you cannot set multiple light sets to the same number.</p>
<p><a name="scene_fog" id="scene_fog"></a></p>
<h3>Fog registration</h3>
<p class="no">(1) Select <a href="../ui/property/scene/scene_fog.html">Fog</a> from among the scene's properties and click <B>Add</B>.</p>
<p>When you click the button, the Add Fog dialog opens and displays the list of fogs that have been loaded to 3DEditor.</p>
<p class="no">(2) Set a number for the fog being registered to the scene.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_fog.png" alt="Add Fog dialog " /></p>
<p class="no">(3) From the displayed list of fogs, select a fog to register to the number you set in step 2 and then press OK.</p>
<p>When you press OK, the Add Fog dialog closes and the added fog displays in the list of fogs in the <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_fog01.png" alt="The Property window of the scene with the added fog" /></p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> To register more than one fog, repeat steps 1-3.<br /> Just note that you cannot set multiple fogs to the same number.</p>
<p><a name="use_scene" id="use_scene"></a></p>
<h2>Use Registered Scene for Material</h2>
<p>Configure the registered Camera, Light Set and Fog to a material and check using the Viewer.</p>
<p class="no">(1) Double-click on a selected material in Object View. </p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/use_scene.png" alt="Preparing to  use scene for material" /></p>
<p class="no">(2) <a href="../ui/property/material/index.html">The material <B>Property </B>window</a> opens, so configure here the Camera, Light Set and Fog that were registered to the scene.</p>
<ul class="sub_page">
  <li><a href="#scenes_camera_set">Camera Settings</a></li>
  <li><a href="#scene_lightset_set">Light Set Settings</a></li>
  <li><a href="#scene_fog_set">Fog Settings</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a name="scenes_camera_set" id="scenes_camera_set"></a></p>
<h2>Camera Settings</h2>
<p class="no">(2) Select the <a href="../ui/property/material/material_texture.html">Texture</a> item in the material <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p class="no">(2) In the texture coordinator part, set a camera that was registered to the scene as the camera to use for projection.</p>
<p>This projection camera setting can be configured by changing the number or via the Select Camera dialog.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scenes_camera_set.png" alt="Setting the camera in the material Property window" /></p>
<p class="new_hint"><B>Note:</B> The specification for the projection camera is only valid when the mapping method is projection mapping.</p>
<h3>Changing the Number</h3>
<p>If you change the number to a number that was used for <a href="#scenes_camera">camera registration</a>, the camera associated with that number will be used.</p>
<h3>Select Camera Dialog </h3>
<p>Click on the Select File icon in the settings for the Projection Camera to open the Select Camera dialog.</p>
<p>Select which camera to use for the material and press OK.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scenes_camera_set01.png" alt="Setting the camera in the material Property window" /></p>
<p>When the above setting is configured, the camera registered to the scene is used as the camera for projecting the material.</p>
<h3>Checking the Camera in the Viewer</h3>
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  <caption>
  Viewer Operations
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      <th>Key Operations</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td>R Button + A Button</td>
      <td>Switches the View camera.<br /> When the View camera is switched, the operating cameras and lights also switch. </td>
    </tr>
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      <td>R Button + X Button</td>
      <td>Switches the operating cameras and lights.</td>
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<p class="new_hint">To learn about Viewer operation methods, read <a href="animation_set.html#viewer_basics">this</a>.</p>
<p><a name="scene_lightset_set" id="scene_lightset_set"></a></p>
<h2>Light Set Settings</h2>
<p>Change and configure the light sets registered to scenes.</p>
<p class="no">(1) Select <a href="../ui/property/material/material_light_set.html">Light Set</a> in the material <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p>Selecting Light Set displays the information about the scene's light sets that are configured at the time of rendering.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_lightset_set.png" alt="Setting a light set in the material Property window" /></p>
<p class="no">(2) Change the number of the light set, or select a light set for use from the Select Light Set window.</p>
<h3>Changing the Number</h3>
<p>If you change the number to a number that was used for <a href="#scene_light_set">light set registration</a>, the light set associated with that number will be used.</p>
<h3>Select Light Set dialog</h3>
<p>Click on the icon for selecting a Light Set file to open the Select Light Set dialog.</p>
<p>Select which light set to use for the material and press OK.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_lightset_set01.png" alt="Configure using the Select Light Set dialog" /></p>
<p>When the above configuration is made, the light set registered to the scene is used for the material.</p>
<h3>Checking the Light Set in the Viewer</h3>
<table class="toolbar">
  <caption>
  Viewer Operations
  </caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Key Operations</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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  </thead>
  <tbody>
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      <td>R Button + A Button</td>
      <td>Switches the View camera.<br /> When the View camera is switched, the operating cameras and lights also switch. </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>R Button + X Button</td>
      <td>Switches the operating cameras and lights.</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<p class="new_hint">To learn about Viewer operation methods, read <a href="animation_set.html#viewer_basics">this</a>.</p>
<p><a name="scene_fog_set" id="scene_fog_set"></a></p>
<h2>Fog Settings</h2>
<p class="no">(1) Select <a href="../ui/property/material/material_fog.html">Fog</a> in the material <B>Property </B>window.</p>
<p>Selecting Fog displays the settings for the scene's fogs that are configured at the time of rendering.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_fog_set.png" alt="Selecting Fog from the material's Properties item." /></p>
<p class="no">(2) Mark or clear the checkbox to toggle whether or not to apply Fog to the material.</p>
<p class="no">(3) Change the number of the Fog, or select a Fog for use from the Select Fog window.</p>
<h3>Changing the Number</h3>
<p>If you change the number to a number that was used for <a href="#scene_fog">Fog registration</a>, the Fog associated with that number will be used.</p>
<h3>Select Fog dialog</h3>
<p>Click on the icon for selecting a Fog file to open the Select Fog dialog.</p>
<p>Select which Fog to use for the material and press OK.</p>
<p class="image"><img src="images/scene_fog_set01.png" alt="Setting with the Select Fog dialog" /></p>
<p>When the above configuration is made, the fog registered to the scene is used for the material.</p>
<h3>Checking the Fog in the Viewer</h3>
<table class="toolbar">
  <caption>
  Viewer Operations
  </caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Key Operations</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>R Button + +Control Pad (Left/Right)</td>
      <td>Changes the operating cursor items.<br /> Items:<br />Resource name: Switches the selected model/scene.<br /> Animation name: Changes the displaying animation.<br /> Animation frame: Steps the model/scene animation forward/backward by the playback-rate number of frames.<br /> Playback rate: Increases/decreases the animation playback rate. </td>
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      <td>L Button + R Button + +Control Pad  (Left/Right)</td>
      <td>Increases/decreases the values of operating cursor items for just the selected model/scene.<br /> Items:<br />Animation frame: Steps the selected model/scene animation forward/backward by the playback-rate number of frames.<br /> Playback rate: Increases/decreases the selected model/scene animation playback rate. </td>
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<p class="new_hint">To learn about Viewer operation methods, read <a href="animation_set.html#viewer_basics">this</a>.</p>
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