This bar gives you access to all the functionalities of Studio.
All the tools in Studio are organized in nine different tabs or sections.
File
Open a scene, save, create a new scene, import and export files, import objects and scenes from the built-in library or export a scene using the "Pack and Go" option.The Pack and Go function allows you to copy all textures/ HDR/ IOR files used in the scene, as well as the scene file itself, to a folder of your choice. This makes it very easy to share scenes with other users. Or use the Pack and Go function to quickly organize your scene, making sure you have gathered everything that is needed.
Edit
Undo, redo, move, rotate, scale objects, edit pivot point, use a world/ local coordinates system, preview the environment in the viewport, scale or rotate the whole scene, open the Preferences window or purge the application history. Some of these functions are also available as buttons in the toolbar.
Object
Clone geometry, create instances, create triangle groups, create UV sets, group/ungroup objects or load RealFlow particles (in .bin or .pd formats).
Camera
Create a new camera, clone the selected one or delete it. Set a camera as Active, and Hide/Unhide, Block/Unblock a camera to prevent accidental editing.
Material
Create, Import, Edit or assign a material.
Selection
Choose between different selection modes such as object, triangle, materials, UV sets or instances. You can also select/ unselect items, hide/ unhide objects, choose a shading mode in the viewport, or perform some selection operations like expand or contract. The Isolate Selection checkbox allows you to display only the currently selected object in the OpenGL viewport, useful for getting a faster feedback in dense geometry scenes. Some of these options are also available as buttons in the toolbar or by right-clicking in a viewport.
Render
Various rendering modes are available:
Window
Load and save your layout, use a layout from a list of pre-set layouts, launch a new viewport, or open any of the panels available in Maxwell Studio. If you want to create your own default layout, save your desired layout with the name defaultlayout.stlay and store it in the Maxwell Render layouts folder. Maxwell Studio will open your layout the next time it is launched.
Help
This menu allows you to access information about your license and the version of the software, open the Maxwell Manual, or access the THINK! tutorial website where you can find hundreds of free (video) tutorials. The License option can be used to load your license file so that Maxwell Render will no longer run in demo mode. Remember that the demo version of Maxwell Render will render with a watermark, at a 800x600 maximum resolution, and has network rendering disabled. There is also a 30-day time limitation.
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