Grouping Items Together

You can use groups to manage different states of your experience.

See Also
Displaying Object Properties
Group Representation Attributes
Managing Temporary Items
  1. Make sure no item is selected in the tree, then either:
    • right-click in the tree and select Add Group.
    • from the Create section of the action bar, click Create Group .
    A new root node named "New Group" by default is added at the bottom of the tree.

  2. Drag the items to be grouped together to the new group.
  3. To create a child group, either:
    • right-click a group in the tree and select Add Group.
    • select a group in the tree, and then click Create Group from the Create section of the action bar.
    A new child group is added under the selected parent group.

    Important: If you do not select a group as the parent, the new child group is created under the parent group of the selected item.
  4. To rename a group, double-click it, enter the new name, and then press Enter.
  5. Select a group then from the standard section of the action bar, click Properties .
  6. Expand the Attribute category, and then select the exclusive option.
    When this option is selected, only one child of this group can be active at a time. Check boxes are replaced by radio buttons in the tree.

    This lets you organize your experience in layers and tailor it to different target audiences by showing various experience states. Clicking a radio button automatically deactivates the other radio buttons and only the selected child is visible in your experience.

    Exclusive group

    Non-exclusive group

  7. Select the appropriate radio button to switch from one configuration to another.
    "Generic Buildings" Configuration

    "Trees" Configuration

  8. Repeat the previous steps as many times as necessary to organize your experience.
  9. To delete a group from the tree, right-click it and then select Remove.