Tree Window toolbar reference

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

Mode

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

Property	Description
Generator	Edit generator properties.
Node	Edit node properties.
Freehand	Make freehand edits.

Edit

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

Add

Add a new 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.

Season

Set the season properties for the model. See Seasons.

LOD

Set the LOD and resolution settings for the model.

Scene

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

Scene Objects

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
Toggle visibility	Show or hide all force objects.
Select all	Select all force objects. This property is visible only when the model has two or more forces applied.
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.

Scene cameras

Property	Description
Add camera	Add cameras to the scene. See 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.
	Orthographic	Add an orthographic camera to the scene.
	From FBX file	Add an FBX camera to the scene.

Projectors

Property	Description
Add projector	Add a projector to the scene. Choose from the different projector shapes.

Mesh helpers

The Mesh helpers menu lets you display, hide, or add mesh helpers. The menu also lists any existing mesh helpers in the scene. Select a mesh helper to edit its properties and perform actions with it.

Property	Description
Toggle visibility	Show or hide all mesh helpers.
Select all	Select all the mesh helpers of the scene.
Add mesh helper	Add a mesh helper to the scene.

Wind

The Wind menu provides access to wind options.

Property	Description
Edit wind properties	Open the 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 Wind Wizard to set wind values on your model automatically.
Set automatic wind weights	Adjust each Branch generator's wind weight based on the length of its spine. This property only works when the Branch generator has Games wind enabled and Wind:Weight:Style set to Anatomical.
Set conditions	Set wind conditions with preset strength, gusting amounts, and gusting frequencies to match common environmental conditions. Breezy Calm, occasional gusts Calm, occasional breezes Calm Stormy
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 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: Standard Spring field Autumn field Golden hour Forest Misty forest Mountain peak Seaside Desert Winter Dusk Night Neutral
Shadows	Set the quality of the shadows: Disabled Low quality Medium quality High quality Very high quality Ultra quality
Ambient occlusion	Render or clear per-vertex ambient occlusion.

View

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

Render

The Render menu lets you select the render mode used to draw the model.

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	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 Art Director gizmo.
Overlay	Text	Show or hide any text in the Tree Window, including the compute settings.
	Light	Show or hide the lighting gizmo.
	Show fan	Show or hide the fan object. Options include Always, When wind is on, and Never.
	Axis indicator	Show or hide the axis indicator.

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.

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.

Post

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

AO

Use the AO option to compute per vertex ambient occlusion on the model.

Collision

The Collision menu sets 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.

Shade

Enable Shade > Pruning to remove leaves from the interior or the exterior parts of the tree based on their relative shade level.

Edit Shade Pruning properties in Leaf mesh generators and Batched leaf generators to adjust the behavior of each generator when you enable Shade Pruning.

Collapse

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