Item List

The item list displays all items in the selected folder.

This section contains information on the following topics and procedures:

Item Context Menu

Right-click an item in the Item List to open its context menu, which contains the following options:

• Add to Container(s): Add the selected item to the selected Container(s).

  Note: Not available for Scene or Audio items.

• Open <Scene name>: Opens the selected Scene.

• Rename: Changes the name of the selected item.

• Delete: Deletes the selected item.

• Delete with all references: Deletes the selected item and all its referenced items. Referenced items are not deleted if they are referenced by other items.

• Duplicate: Creates an independent copy of the selected item. The copy is placed in the same folder as the original item.

• Verify/Restore: Locates, verifies and attempts to correct a corrupted item.

• Switch to Small/Large Icons: Toggles between small or large item icons in the Item List.

• Create New item: Creates a new Scene or Material.

• Add as Favorite...: Adds the selected item to the Favorites Bar in the Scene Tree area. Scenes and Audio items cannot be added to favorites.

• Delete from Favorites: Deletes the selected item from the Favorites Bar.

• Check Out: Checks out the selected item, so that only the user that checks out the file can modify it. Other users can see the name of the user that has checked out the file from the Properties Panel.

• Check In: Checks in a previously checked out item, so that all users can modify it.

• Check for Background Loading: Checks if the selected item is suitable for Background Loading. A message box opens and shows if the item is suitable or not. If not suitable, the message gives reasons why.

  

• Show Properties...: Shows the Item Panel at the bottom of the item panel, with the File Info tab selected.

• Show Folder Links...: Shows the Item Panel at the bottom of the item panel, with the Links tab selected.

  Note: The folder links option is only available for items that are linked.

• Show Keywords...: Shows the Item Panel at the bottom of the item panel, with the Keywords tab selected.

• Show History...: Shows the Item Panel at the bottom of the item panel, with the History tab selected.

• Show Rights...: Shows file attributes at the bottom of the item panel, with the Rights tab selected.

• Close Properties: Closes the Item Panel.

  Note: Close Properties shows Close Folder Links, Close Keywords, Close History or Close Rights if those are selected and shown in the Item Panel.

• Search Reference...: Opens the Search window and searches the database for other items with references to the selected item.

  Note: It is not possible to perform a reference search for materials, as materials are not referenced. Material information is held inside the Scene.

• Export...: Exports selected Image and Audio clip items. Applies only to Audio and Image items

• Export XML...: Exports an XML representation of a scene and other objects into an XML file. XML files can be used to compare two versions of a Scene using a file comparison utility.

• Deploy...: Deploys an item with all its necessary data from one server to another. For example, when a scene is deployed, all items referenced by the scene, such as images, geometries, etc., are also deployed.

  Note: Available when Deploy is enabled and a valid Deploy server is entered in Deploy Properties (see the Database page in the Viz Configuration section of the Viz Engine Administrator Guide).

Content Switcher

Folders can contain various types of items.

To view only a selected type of item, contained in a folder, click an item type tab from the Content Switcher (1). If the All tab is selected all items in the selected folder, regardless of type, are shown.

• S: Scenes

• G: Geometries

• M: Materials

• MA: Materials Advanced

• I: Images

• F: Fontstyles

• A: Audio Clips

• V: Video Clips

• SB: Substances

• All: All item types

• Auto: Shows the item type with the most instances in the selected folder. For example, if there are five materials in a folder, but only one instance of each of the other item types, the materials are shown in the Item List.

• <Username> View: Personalized view to enter and save free text searches for later use (see Free Text Search).

Server Menu

At the top of the Server Panel is the Server menu.

• Search: Opens the Search window (see Item Search).

• Cut: Cuts the currently selected item, so that you can paste it in another folder.

• Copy: Copies the currently selected item, so that you can paste it in another folder.

• Paste-Link: Pastes a copied item as a linked file. Since the new item is linked, the item thumbnail contains a Link icon in the lower left corner (see linked items).

• Paste-Dup: Pastes a copied item as an independent file.

• Show Properties: Shows the Item Panel at the bottom of the item Panel, with the File Info tab selected.

• Detail: Shows additional information about owner and creation date is displayed. By default, items are presented in the item list with thumbnail and name.

• Create: Creates a new scene or material item (see Working with Items).

• Export: Exports an image or audio item.

• Export XML: Exports an XML representation of a Scene and other objects into a file. XML files can be used to compare two versions of a Scene using a file comparison utility.

• Check Out Files: Checks out the selected items, so that only the User who checked out the files can modify them.

  Note: Other users can see the name of the user that has checked out the files from the Item Panel.

• Check In Files: Checks in the selected items, so that all Users can modify them. This option is only available for items that have already been checked out.

• Reconnect: Re-establishes the connection to To start Viz Artist, the user must log on to a Graphic Hub. The Graphic Hub is the database solution where all Viz Artist items are stored.

• Change User...: Changes the current User.

Properties Panel

The Properties panel shows detailed information about the selected item in the Item List. It is shown below the item list.