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Generation Editor toolbar reference
Use the Generation Editor toolbar to make broad changes to the model or rearrange the Generation Editor window.
Add
Add a generator.
Actions
This menu is available only when a generator is selected.
| Property | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Add geometry to selected | Add a child generator to the selected generator. This option is only available for generators that allow child generators to be added. | |
| Save selected as template | Save any generator arrangement you make as a template. To open saved templates, go to Add > From file. | |
| Make geometry force from selected | Create a new geometry force from the selected generators. The force updates automatically as you modify it. | |
| Geometry force actions | Add or remove selected generators from existing geometry forces. | |
| Add selected to | Add the selected generators to the specified geometry force. | |
| Remove selected from | Remove the selected generators from the specified geometry force. | |
| Replace with selected in | Replace the generators in the geometry force with the selected generators. | |
| Hand drawing | Edit hand drawing settings. This option is only available when a Branch generator is selected. | |
| Clear | Remove all hand-drawn nodes and their descendants from the selected generator. | |
| Draw into selected | Add new hand-drawn branches to the selected generator. If disabled, this option disables the hand-drawn target for the selected generator. Once the target is disabled for a branch level, a new hand-drawn generator will be created the next time new branches are drawn on that level. | |
| Toggle lock on selected | Lock the selected generator so you can’t hand draw new children off of it. This may be helpful for complex models where it’s difficult to tell which generator a branch belongs to. | |
| Convert to hand drawn | Convert the selected procedural branch generators to hand-drawn generators. | |
| Toggle visibility | Show or hide the selected generators. Hidden generators will still compute if any of their descendants are visible. | |
| Clear node edits | Remove any node edits on the nodes of the selected generator. This option does not affect deleted nodes (unlink and relink the generator to bring back all deleted nodes). | |
| Select nodes with edits | Select all nodes that contain node edits and switch to Node editing mode. | |
| Select and reveal hidden nodes | Show and select all hidden nodes and switch to Node editing mode. | |
| Clear freehand edits | Remove any freehand edits on the nodes of the selected generator. | |
| Randomize selected | Randomize the selected generators. Variation must be applied to one or more properties for this to work. | |
| Variance | Edit all variance applied on the selected generator. | |
| Clear | Clear all variance. | |
| All uniform | Set all variance based on a random distribution with no cohesion. | |
| All gaussian | Set all variance based on a Gaussian (bell curve) distribution with no cohesion. | |
| All cohesive | Set all variance based on a random distribution with high cohesion. | |
| All blended | Set all variance based on a Gaussian distribution with high cohesion. | |
| Select | Select multiple generators at once based on the currently selected generator. This option is useful to make broad changes like making all leaves bigger. | |
| All like selected | Select all generators that are the same type as the selected generator. | |
| All like selected, same color | Select all generators that are the same type and color as the selected generator. | |
| All like selected at this level | Select all generators that are the same type and at the same level in the hierarchy as the selected generator. | |
| All descendants | Select all descendants of the selected generator. | |
| All descendants like selected | Select the descendants that are the same type as the selected generator. | |
| All descendants like selected, same color | Select the descendants that are the same type and color as the selected generator. | |
| Cut | Copy the selected generator to the buffer and delete it. | |
| Copy | Copy the selected generator to the buffer. | |
| Paste | Paste the contents of the buffer and create a new generator. | |
| Paste into | Paste the contents of the buffer into the selected generator. | |
| Duplicate | Make a new generator that’s an exact copy of the selected generator. | |
| Rename | Give the selected generator a new name. | |
| Delete | Delete the currently selected generators and links. | |
| Icon colors | Change generator icon colors to organize complicated hierarchies. | |
| Background | Change the icon background color. | |
| Reset | Reset the icon background color. | |
| Foreground | Change the icon foreground color. | |
| Reset | Reset the icon foreground color. | |
| Convert to ‘Batched Leaves’ | Convert a Leaf mesh generator to a Batched leaves generator. This option is only available if a Leaf mesh generator is selected. | |
| Convert to ‘Leaf Mesh’ | Convert a Batched leaves generator to a Leaf mesh generator. This option is only available if a Batched leaves generator is selected. | |
| Revert to saved | Undo all unsaved changes to the selected generator’s properties. | |
Randomize
Randomize the selected generators. If no generators are selected, randomize the whole model. Variance must be applied to one or more properties for this to work.
Options
Use this menu to customize how you view generators in the generator hierarchy.
| Property | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom all | Zoom out to display all generators in the window. | |
| Layout generators | Rearrange generators and controls in an orderly fashion. | |
| Style | Choose how generators are organized in the window. | |
| Standard | Suitable for observing the model structure. | |
| Compact | Legacy style used in previous versions of the Modeler. | |
| Orientation | Choose the direction in which the generators are laid out in the window. | |
| Portrait | Position generators vertically. | |
| Landscape | Position generators horizontally. | |
| Automatic | Position generators according to the shape of the window. | |
| Make all generator names unique | Assign unique numbers to generators with the same name. | |
| Paste | Paste the contents of the buffer to create a new generator. | |
| Show all names | Display all generator names in the window. | |
| Show selected names | Display only the names of selected generators in the window. | |
| No statistics | Display no compute times in the window. | |
| Total time | Display the total time (in milliseconds) that each generator took to compute in the window. Use this feature to debug long compute times. | |
| Average time | Display the average time (in milliseconds) that the nodes in each generator took to compute in the window. Use this feature to debug long compute times. | |
| Polygon count | Display the number of polygons in each generator in the window. | |
| Revert all to saved | Undo all unsaved changes to the generator properties. | |
Forces
The Forces menu lets you display, hide, or add forces. The menu also lists any existing forces on the model. Select a force to edit its properties.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Add force | Add a new force. See Forces. |
Collision objects
The Collision objects menu lets you 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.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 objects. |
| Generate collision objects | Open the Generate collision objects window to auto-generate collision objects for your model. |
Projectors
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Add Projector | Add a new Projector. Refer to Introduction to Projectors. |
