• 1 Overview
• 2 Creating a new scene
• 3 Camera control
• 4 Creating scene objects
• 5 Modifying objects
• 6 Transform tool
• 7 Ribbon tab
• 8 Object creation modes
• 9 Creating objects with a brush
  • 9.1 Mesh paint
  • 9.2 Surface paint
• 10 Layers
• 11 Modeling Tools
• 12 Terrain
• 13 Surface Area
• 14 Shortcuts
• 15 Scene properties
• 16 See also

Scene editor is designed to perform operations with the objects of the scene in 3D and 2D space.

You can create a new scene from the Start Page. Double-click on the required scene template to create.

Also, you can also create a new scene using the New button in the Ribbon and using the context menu of the Resource Window.

Learn more about creating resources.

The camera is controlled using the Q, W, E, A, S, D or arrow keys. For raising and lowering the camera, use Q, E, Page Up, Page Down keys. You can use the mouse to move the camera by holding the mouse wheel.

To rotate the camera, hold down the right mouse button.

The most convenient way to work with the camera is holding down the right mouse button to rotate and use Q, W, E, A, S, D keys to move.

You can focus the camera on the selected object using F key or using the 'Focus Camera' button in the ribbon. By holding down F key and the right mouse button, you can rotate the camera around the selected object.

Basic way to create scene objects is through the Resources Window. Just pick a desired object and drag it to the scene.

Another way to create an object is to use context menu.

Scene editor has many tools for object editing. There is the transform tool to transform position of the objects. 'Scene Editor' tab in the Ribbon, where additional tools can be found.

You can also edit objects through Objects Window and Settings Window. These windows are intended to edit any other kind of resources as well.

Once an object is selected, it can be modified with the transform tool. With this tool you can translate, rotate, or scale the objects.

The tool has five modes, which can be switched by clicking on the corresponding icon in the Ribbon, or by pressing R, T, Y, U, I keys. There is also a local coordinate mode.

Name	Description
	Switches the control mode of the selected objects to the Select mode which allows to select objects only, without the possibility of their transformation.
	Switches the control mode of the selected objects to the Move & Rotate mode which allows to control the position and rotation by Z axis.
	Switches the control mode of the selected objects to the Move mode which allows to control the position of the objects.
	Switches the control mode of selected objects to the Rotate mode which allows to control the orientation of objects. When single object is selected then only this object can be rotated. When a group of objects is selected then the rotation occurs around a central point among all selected objects.
	Switches the control mode of the selected objects to the Scale mode which allows to control the scale of objects.
	Switches the control mode of the selected objects to the transformation mode using the local coordinate system instead of the global one. The local coordinate system is based on the space of the object.

When the scene editor is activated, 'Scene Editor' tab appears in the Ribbon. The tab has additional tools for scene editing.

Name	Description
	Allows configuring whether to display various additional data in the scene.
	Changes the debug mode of the rendering pipeline.
	Align selected objects positions along all three axes. The step of alignment can be configured in Project Settings.
	Align selected objects positions along X axis.
	Align selected objects positions along Y axis.
	Align selected objects positions along Z axis.
	Adds physical body to selected objects.
	Removes physical body from selected objects.
	The mode to simulate physics for selected objects, to throw objects on the ground. Select object with the physical bodies, click the button. Next, to stop the simulation press Space or Return.
	Attaches one object to another. This button can't be pressed unless two or more objects are selected.
	Detaches selected objects between each other.
	Focuses the camera on the selected object.
	The mode of creating objects using the Drag and Drop method.
	The mode of creating objects by mouse clicking.
	The mode of creating objects with brush.
	A list of objects you can create objects within. The list may contain Root (scene), Group Of Objects, Layers.
	Brush size.
	Brush strength of impact.
	Brush hardness. Determines the strength of impact depending on the distance to the center of the tool.

In addition to the Drag and Drop method of creating, there are two more: creating by clicking and creating using a brush. Modes are switched in the Scene Editor tab.

Creating by clicking is almost the same as Drag and Drop mode. For its working, you need to select the created object in the Resources Window, then click the left mouse button in the workspace.

Creating with a brush is the third mode of creating objects. This mode is suitable for creating many objects. Brush options are specified in the ribbon tab.

A brush is commonly used to create many objects of the same type. To effectively create many objects, there are special types in the editor Group Of Objects and Surface. The group of objects is a container for the effective management and display of many objects of the same type. Unlike objects created in the usual way, objects created in a group are not components. The surface is a template for creation of groups of objects, for example it is useful for nature creation.

Although the brush mode is not commonly used to paint meshes, it is good for a basic example.

In order to draw something with a brush, you first need to select the desired object to create in the Resources Window, for example, 'Samples\Starter Content\Models\Fir Tree\fir_tree.fbx'. In the tab, select Brush mode, also select 'Group Of Objects' or 'Auto' in the Destination list. A brush frame will appear in the workspace, after that you can draw.

In order to draw into a group, it is necessary to configure its 'Base Objects', the objects on which can paint. Learn more about it.

The best way to use brush mode it is using so-called surfaces, which are determined by Surface type. The type of surface, or the surface, determines which set of objects will be created during the drawing process and how exactly it will be created. For example, when creating vegetation, many of similar 3D models are usually used. Placed objects can have different sizes, random rotation. All this can be configured using the surfaces applied by brush.

You can find the example of the customized surfaces in 'Content\Vegetation'. The example scene is 'Samples\Starter Content\Scenes\Surface.scene'.

Learn more about the surfaces.

Objects can be grouped using layers. To place objects in a layer, you need to select the desired layer in the Destination list. New objects will be created in the selected layer.

You can hide layers and disable the ability to select objects in the work area. A layer object with nested objects can be found in the object tree in the Objects Window.

Modeling Tools is an extension of the scene editor, which includes fast level creation tools, 3D modeling, constructive solid geometry operations.

NeoAxis includes landscapes support. Read more.

Surface Area is used to automatically fill with a large number of objects in a given area.

• Import 3D Model
• Game Framework
• Base Types
• Modeling Tools
• Terrain
• Surface Area