The Primary Toolbar

The Primary toolbar is located at the top of the screen, below the menu options.

File Functions

Button-New.gif (1005 bytes) creates a new scene.

Button-Open.gif (239 bytes) opens an existing scene.

Button-Save.gif (239 bytes) saves the scene.

Edit Functions

Button-Cut.gif (242 bytes) cuts the selected scene component to the clipboard.

Button-Copy.gif (247 bytes) copies the selected scene component to the clipboard.

Button-Paste.gif (277 bytes) pastes the scene component currently in the clipboard onto the scene. If a component is active, this new component will become a child of the selected component.

Button-Delete.gif (982 bytes) deletes the selected scene component.

Undo/Redo Functions

Button-Undo.gif (143 bytes) undoes the previous operation. Only modeling operations can be undone. Animation, parenting and object naming operations cannot be undone. To undo a Boolean operation you will need to undo twice, once for each object.

Button-Redo.gif (143 bytes) redoes the last action undone.

Navigation Options

Button-Walk.gif (1026 bytes) selects navigation walk mode.

Button-Fly.gif (376 bytes) selects navigation fly mode. Applies only to select navigation methods.

Constrain Options

Button-X.gif (139 bytes) constrains operations along the X axis.

Button-Y.gif (137 bytes) constrains operations along the Y axis.

Button-Z.gif (135 bytes) constrains operations along the Z axis.

Snap To Options

Button-SnapTo.gif (163 bytes) enables snap to grid.

Visibility Options

Button-Toolbar-ShowObjects.gif (926 bytes) makes all objects visible.

Button-Toolbar-ShowBones.gif (149 bytes) makes all bones visible.

Button-Camera.gif (164 bytes) makes the animation camera visible.

Button-Light.gif (138 bytes) makes all lights visible.

Button-Grid.gif (151 bytes) makes the grid visible.

Button-Path.gif (138 bytes) makes animation paths visible for the active object.

Button-Axis.gif (156 bytes) makes the scene axis visible and object axes visible for active objects.

Scene Rendering Options

Button-Toolbar-RenderSmooth.gif (176 bytes) causes objects to be smoothed when rendering.

Button-Wireframe.gif (151 bytes) causes objects to be rendered in wireframe.

Button-Fog.gif (158 bytes) causes fog to be rendered.

Button-Image.gif (171 bytes) causes the background image to be rendered.

Button-Toolbar-RenderShadows.gif (930 bytes) causes shadows to be rendered.