======Tree Window toolbar reference======
The Tree Window toolbar provides access to common modeling operations, rendering control, scene objects, and post-processing operations. 

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=====View=====
The options in this group control how the model renders in the Tree Window.

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====Render====
The Render menu lets you select the [[rendermodes|render mode]] used to draw the model. The available render modes may vary slightly in different versions and between the Games and Cinema modelers.

====Show====
The Show menu controls what is visible in the Tree Window.

^**Property**^**Description**^^
|**Leaves**|Show or hide all leaves.||
|**Fronds**|Show or hide all fronds.||
|**Branches**|Show or hide all branches.||
|**Zones / Meshes (no wind)**|Show or hide all zones.||
|**Targets**|Show or hide all targets.|| 
|**Proxies**|Show or hide all proxy nodes.||
|**Bones**|Show or hide all bones on branches.||
|**Hints**|Show or hide all hints available for the model.||
|**Normals**|Show or hide all vertex normals, tangents, and binormals. Normals display in blue, tangents in red, and binormals in green.||
|**Disable two sided rendering**|Enable or disable two-sided rendering. Use this option to fine tune leaf and frond orientation.||
|**Cages**|Show or hide subdivision surface cages.|| 
|**Ground**|Show or hide the ground plane, including shadows and whether roots are clipped under the ground.||
|**Beauty render**|Show or hide overlays in the Tree Window. Use this option to see only your model in the scene.||
|**Selection style**|Control how selected objects are rendered.||
|:::|**Toggle highlighting**|Show or hide selection indicators. Use this option to get a clear view of an object while you edit it.|
|:::|**Outline**|Highlight the selected object with an outline only.|
|:::|**Wireframe**|Show the polygon-based wireframe for the selected object.|
|**Grid**|Show or hide the grid in the Tree Window.||
|**Height indicator**|Show or hide the height indicator.||
|**Art director gizmo**|Show or hide the [[toolart_director|Art Director gizmo]].||
|**Overlay**|Control which overlays display in the Tree Window.||
|:::|**Text**|Show or hide any text in the Tree Window, including the compute settings.|
|:::|**Light**|Show or hide the [[kclighting|lighting gizmo]].|
|:::|**Show fan**|Show or hide the [[fan|fan object]]. Options include **Always**, **When wind is on**, and **Never**.|
|:::|**Axis indicator**|Show or hide the axis indicator.|

====Zoom====

Zoom lets you focus on a selection. If you use this option when nothing is selected, the camera zooms out to display the entire model in the Tree Window.

=====Scene======

The Scene group provides quick access to scene objects, wind, and light.

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====Scene objects====

Add or modify scene objects.

^**Property**^**Description**^^
|**Forces**|Add a new force. See [[kcforces|Forces]].||
|**Collision objects**|Display, hide, or add collision objects. The menu also lists any existing collision objects on the model. Select a collision object to edit its properties.||
|:::|**Toggle visibility**|Show or hide all collision objects.|
|:::|**Select all**|Select all collision objects. This property is visible only when the model has two or more forces applied.|
|:::|**Add collision object**|Add a new collision object. See [[collision_object|Collision objects]].|
|:::|**Generate collision objects**|Open the [[generate-collision-objects-window-reference|Generate collision objects window]] to auto-generate collision objects for your model.|
|**Scene cameras**|Choose a camera type and add it to the scene.||
|**Add cameras**|Add cameras to the scene. See [[scene_cameras|Scene cameras]].||
|:::|**Drop a camera here**|Add a camera to the scene to capture the current view in the Tree Window.|
|:::|**Perspective**|Add a perspective camera to the scene.|
|:::|**Ortho**|Add an orthographic camera to the scene.|
|:::|**FBX**|Add an FBX camera to the scene.|
|**Projectors**|Add a new [[introduction_to_projectors|Projector]].||

====Wind====
The Wind menu provides access to wind options.

^**Property**^**Description**^
|**Edit Wind Properties**|Open the [[fan|Fan properties]] in the Property Bar and select the Fan object in the Tree Window.|
|**Edit Selected Object's Wind Properties**|Open the selected object's wind properties (if applicable) in the Property Bar.|
|**Enabled**|Enable or disable wind in the Tree Window.|
|**Gusting**|Enable or disable gusting. This option isn't available for Lumberyard wind.|
|**Wind Wizard**|Launch the [[windvfx|Wind Wizard]] to set wind values on your model automatically.|
|**Set Conditions**|Set wind conditions with preset strength, gusting amounts, and gusting frequencies to match common environmental conditions.<WRAP>
  * **Breezy**
  * **Calm, occasional gusts**
  * **Calm, occasional breezes**
  * **Calm**
  * **Stormy** 
</WRAP> |
|**Copy**|Copy Fan settings to use them in another model.|
|**Paste**|Paste a set of Fan settings into the current model.|
|**Show Fan**|Set when the Fan object displays in the Tree Window: **Always**, **When wind is** on, **Never**.|

====Light====
The Light menu provides access to lighting options.

^**Property**^**Description**^
|**Edit Light Properties**|Open the [[kclighting|Light properties]] in the Property Bar and select the Light object in the Tree Window.|
|**Presets**|Set environmental lighting conditions with preset colors and intensities: <WRAP>
  * **Standard**
  * **Spring field**
  * **Autumn field**
  * **Golden hour**
  * **Forest**
  * **Misty forest**
  * **Mountain peak**
  * **Seaside**
  * **Desert**
  * **Winter**
  * **Dusk**
  * **Night**
</WRAP> |
|**Shadows**|Set the quality of the shadows: <WRAP>
  * **Disabled**
  * **Low quality**
  * **Medium quality**
  * **High quality**
  * **Very high quality**
  * **Ultra quality**
</WRAP> |
|**Ambient occlusion**|Render or clear per-vertex ambient occlusion.|

=====Resolution=====

The Resolution menu lets you choose a [[kcvfxresolution|resolution]] state for your model. Options include **High**, **Medium**, **Low**, and **Draft**. This menu is available only in Cinema versions of the Modeler.

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=====Mode=====

The Mode menu lets you choose an editing mode to make changes to different parts of the model.

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^**Property**^**Description**^
|**Generator**|Edit [[kcgenerators|generator]] properties.| 
|**Node**|Edit [[kcnodes|node]] properties.|
|**Freehand**|Make [[kcfreehand|freehand edits]].|

=====Edit=====

The Edit group contains controls to aid in model creation and editing.

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====Add====

Add a new [[kcgenerators|generator]] to the model. 

====Visibility====

The Visibility menu controls which parts of the model structure are visible. Use these options to make it easier to see and edit the model.

^**Property**^**Description**^
|**Hide/unhide selected**|Show or hide the selected generators or nodes.|
|**Show all**|Show all hidden generators or nodes.|
|**Focus**|Isolate the selected node and its full anatomy (its ancestors and descendants). Hide all other parts of the model.|
|**Focus siblings**|Isolate the selected node, its siblings, and its ancestors. Hide all other parts of the model.|
|**Focus ancestors**|Isolate the selected node and its ancestors. Hide all other parts of the model.|
|**Clear focus**|Show all parts of the model hidden with **Focus**.|
|**Conceal**|Hide the highest-level generator that is currently exposed. Repeat this action to gradually hide generators down to the selected generator level.|
|**Expose**|Expose concealed generators one level at a time.|

====Gizmo====

Use the Gizmo menu to control the gizmo used to transform scene objects and nodes that are children of the Tree generator.

^**Property**^**Description**^
|**Translate**|Move objects.|
|**Rotate**|Rotate objects.|
|**Scale**|Scale objects.|
|**Global space**|Transform objects in world space.|
|**Local space**|Transform objects in local space.|
|**Orient Z to look vector**|Rotate the selected objects such that their z-axis aligns with the camera direction.|
|**Orient Y to look vector**|Rotate the selected objects such that their y-axis aligns with the camera direction.|
|**Orient X to look vector**|Rotate the selected objects such that their x-axis aligns with the camera direction.|

====Season====

Set the season properties for the model. See [[kcseasons|Seasons]].

=====Post=====

The Post group contains actions you can use on a model after it's been computed.

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====AO====

Use the AO option to compute per vertex [[kclighting|ambient occlusion]] on the model.

====Collision====

The Collision menu sets [[toolcollision|leaf collision]] options for the model.

^**Property**^**Description**^^
|**None**|No action.||
|**Low quality**|Eliminate most leaf to leaf collisions but leave leaf to branch collisions (fastest speed).||
|**Medium quality**|Eliminate all leaf collisions with a rough intersection test (intermediate speed). This option might remove too many leaves.||
|**High quality**|Eliminate all collisions with an exact intersection test (slowest speed).||
|**Cluster plane overlap prevention**|Eliminate collisions from the top-down (XY) plane. This property is available only when a collision quality property is selected.||
|:::|**None**|No action.|
|:::|**Low quality**|Eliminate most leaf to leaf collisions but leave leaf to branch collisions.|
|:::|**Medium quality**|Eliminate all leaf collisions with a rough intersection test. This option might remove too many leaves.|
|:::|**High quality**|Eliminate all collisions with an exact intersection test.|
|**Use spherical test for leaves**|Replace the exact geometry tests with spherical tests. Ideal for use on clusters. This property is available only when a collision quality property is selected.||

====Collapse====

The Collapse option shows or hides icon names on the toolbar. Use this option to save room on smaller displays.

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