Scene Manager dialog box

The Scene Manager dialog box is used to:

create, edit, delete and change the properties of scenes; and
import, export, delete, resample and change the properties of 3D objects.

To display the Scene Manager dialog box:

On the View menu, click Scene Manager.

The Scene Manager dialog box contains two pages:

Scenes page

The Scenes page of the Scene Manager dialog box lists all existing scenes in the EV file. There are five buttons available:

Buttons	Description
New	Displays the Scene Properties dialog box and allows you to create a new scene
Properties	Displays the Scene Properties dialog box and allows you to view the properties or edit the selected scene
Delete	Deletes the selected scene Warning: There is no undo option and you cannot undelete a deleted scene
Copy	Creates an exact copy of the selected scene, which you can then edit without losing the original scene
Export	Exports the selected scene as a VRML world file (.wrl) that can be viewed in a supported VRML viewer
View	Displays the selected scene

Objects page

The Objects page of the Scene Manager dialog box lists all of the 3D objects created in the EV file that are available to be added to scenes. There are five buttons available:

Buttons	Description
Properties	Displays the 3D Object Properties dialog box and view or edit the properties of the selected 3D object
Delete	Deletes the selected 3D object Warning: There is no undo option and you cannot undelete a deleted 3D object
Copy	Creates an exact copy of the selected object
Import	Import 3D objects, see Importing 3D objects
Export	Export the selected 3D object, see Exporting 3D objects
Resample	Creates a new 3D object by resampling an existing object, see Resample Surface dialog box for more information Note: Surfaces are the only 3D objects that can be resampled

Scene Manager dialog box

Scenes page

Objects page

See also