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10<h1>Schematic Display</h1>
11<p>Displays a hierarchically structured schematic of a model and the nodes included in that model (bone/mesh/material/texture), or a scene and the cameras, lights and fog configured in that scene.</p>
12<p class="image"><img src="images/schematic_view.png" alt="Schematic Display" /></p>
13<ol class="ui">
14  <li> Shows a model. </li>
15  <li> Shows a bone. </li>
16  <li>Shows a mesh.</li>
17  <li> Shows a material. </li>
18  <li>Shows a texture.</li>
19  <li>Shows a scene.</li>
20  <li>Shows a light.</li>
21  <li>Shows a camera.</li>
22  <li>Shows a fog.</li>
23  <li> Shows the selected object.
24    <p>For details on selecting objects, see <a href="#OPERATION">Operations Inside the View</a>. </p>
25  </li>
26  <li> Adjusts the view so that all objects are displayed therein.
27    <p>There may be times, based on model hierarchy, when the view will be unable to display all objects at once. </p>
28  </li>
29  <li> Adjusts the view such that the selected objects are centered therein. </li>
30  <li>Adjusts the object overall for display in the View.</li>
31  <li> Aligns the selected objects and their child objects. </li>
32  <li> Sets the view magnification level.
33    <p>Slide it to the right to enlarge and to the left to shrink. </p>
34  </li>
35  <li> Reduces the view magnification. </li>
36  <li> Increases the view magnification. </li>
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39<h2 id="OPERATION">Operations Inside the View</h2>
40<p> The following can be performed in Schematic View mode. </p>
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42  <dt>Select object</dt>
43  <dd> Right-click an object to select it.<br /> De-select by clicking in an area where nothing is displayed. </dd>
44  <dt>Switch object display</dt>
45  <dd>Press the Model button to toggle the display status between Hide/Show/Details for bones, meshes, materials and textures.</dd>
46  <dd><img src="images/schematic_view_01.png" alt="Switching the object display status in Schematic Display" /></dd>
47  <dt>Open object Property window</dt>
48  <dd>Right-double-click an object to open the corresponding Property window.</dd>
49  <dt>Set object Working color</dt>
50  <dd>Click the object's color icon to open the <a href="../other/colorpicker_dialog.html">Color Picker dialog</a> and set the Working color.</dd>
51  <dt>Set object Working comment</dt>
52  <dd>Click on the icon for a Model, Bone, Mesh, Material or Texture to enter a Working comment for that object.</dd>
53  <dd>When an objected is selected, you can also enter and edit Working comments by using the F3 shortcut key.</dd>
54  <dt>Select multiple objects</dt>
55  <dd> Drag to select a range of objects by first clicking in a region where nothing is being displayed.<br />
56  </dd>
57  <dt>Move object</dt>
58  <dd> Left-click the object and drag.<br /> Child objects will move together with the selected object.<br /> <strong>Hold down the Shift key while dragging to move only the selected object. </strong></dd>
59  <dt>View texture details window from object</dt>
60  <dd>If the model is using textures, thumbnails will display for the textures being used for material objects and texture objects. </dd>
61  <dd>Click on a texture thumbnail to check information in the <a href="../other/tpimage_details_window.html">Image Details window</a>.</dd>
62  <dt>Scroll the View</dt>
63  <dd> Drag with the center button. The view will scroll in the direction you drag in. </dd>
64  <dt>Zoom in/out the View</dt>
65  <dd> Drag the center button while holding the Ctrl key down. Drag to the right to zoom in.  Drag to the left to zoom out.<br /> <strong>If the mouse has a center scroll wheel, this can also be used to zoom in and out.</strong> </dd>
66</dl>
67<h2>Context Menu</h2>
68<p>When you right-click on the Schematic Display, a context menu displays with the following menu items:</p>
69<h3>Edit</h3>
70<dl class="enum">
71  <dt>Select All</dt>
72  <dd>Selects all objects.</dd>
73  <dd>You can also select all objects using Ctrl+A.</dd>
74  <dt>Toggle Selection</dt>
75  <dd>If an object is selected, the focus switches to an un-selected object.</dd>
76</dl>
77<h3>Display</h3>
78<dl class="enum">
79  <dt>Zoom in</dt>
80  <dd>Increases the view magnification.</dd>
81  <dd>You can also zoom in using the + key.</dd>
82  <dt>Zoom out</dt>
83  <dd>Reduces the view magnification.</dd>
84  <dd>You can also zoom out using the - key.</dd>
85  <dt>Display all in center</dt>
86  <dd>Centers the display of all objects showing in the View so they can be checked.</dd>
87  <dd>The View magnification will be altered automatically so everything can be seen.</dd>
88  <dd>You can also use the A key to center the display of all objects.</dd>
89  <dt>Display selected objects in center</dt>
90  <dd>Displays the selected objects in the center of the View.</dd>
91  <dd><strong>This feature does not work if no objects are selected.</strong></dd>
92  <dd>You can also use the F key to center the display of selected objects.</dd>
93  <dt>Align all</dt>
94  <dd>Aligns all objects being displayed.</dd>
95  <dt>Align selected objects</dt>
96  <dd>Aligns the objects in the child hierarchy of the selected objects.</dd>
97</dl>
98<h3>Properties</h3>
99<p>This displays only when an object has been selected.</p>
100<p>Selecting this menu item opens the corresponding Property window.</p>
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