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Content Manager (New)

Closed1. Category Tabs

Click these tabs to switch to the corresponding category library.

Tabs Category libraries
Project
Actor
Actor Styles (for 3D actor only)
Actor Elements
Animation
Atmosphere (for 3D actor only)
Scene
Closed2. Menu Buttons

Click this button to show the menu for manipulating the Content Manager, including show and hide (Shortcut: Windows - F4; Mac - fn + F4), dock and undock the Content Manager, basic editing for the templates, Changing the view mode in the content manager or browse to find the selected template.

Closed3. Template and Custom Library

Each category is divided into two libraries:

  • Template Library: Contains embedded template installed along with the main program.
  • Custom Library: Contains custom templates you add.
Closed4. Templates

In the library pane, you may manipulate the templates, including applying the selected template (by Drag and Drop or clicking the Apply button); renaming or changing thumbnail of the custom templates.

Closed5. Applying and Adding Templates

: Click this button to apply the selected template.

: Click this button to add the current object in the scene into the Custom Library of the selected Category.

If you have selected a template in the Custom Library, then click this button to overwrite the selected template.

ClosedChanging the view mode

By changing the view mode, you are able to view the template in basic or detail mode. You may then sort the templates in the detail mode.

  1. Right-click on the space area in the library.
  2. Select the Change View Mode command in the right-click menu.
  3. Alternatively, you may click the Menu button to show the right-click menu and select the Change View Mode as well.
  4. The Content Manager will be toggled to the other modes.

    In the detail view, you may click the Name, Size, Type and Date Modified captions to sort the templates.
ClosedChanging the thumbnail

After you add an object into the Custom Library as a template, you are then allowed to change the thumbnail of the custom template.

Capturing from the Scene

  1. Switch to the desired category tab (in this case, the Project tab).
  2. Click the Add button to add the desired object into the Custom Library.
  3. Go to the time frame where you want the appearance of the desired object to be captured as a thumbnail.
  4. Make sure the template is selected.
  5. Right-click on the template and choose the Capture Thumbnail in the right-click menu.

    The current appearance of the object will then be captured as the new thumbnail.

Replacing with an Image

  1. Follow the Steps 1 and 2 in the last section.
  2. Right-click on the template and choose the Load Thumbnail in the right-click menu.
  3. Browse and select a desired image.
  4. The thumbnail will then be replaced.