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688 Chapter 20: Managing Scenes and Projects
Schematic V iew
Schematic V iew Window
Menu bar > Graph Editors > New Schematic View
Menu bar > Graph Editors > Saved Schematic Views >
Choose a saved schematic view.
Main toolbar > Schematic View button
The Schematic View is a node-based scene
graph that gives you access to object properties,
materials, controllers, modifiers, hierarchy, and
non-visible scene rela tionships such as wired
parameters and instancing.
Here,youcanview,create,andeditrelationships
between objects. You can create hierarchies, assign
controllers, materials, modifiers, or constraints.
You can use the Schematic View Display floater
to control what entities and relationships you
want to see and work with . Use Schematic View
to navigate complex hierarchies or scenes with
large numbers of objects. Use Schematic View to
understand and explore the structure of files you
didn’t create yourself.
One powerful feature is the list view. You c an
seethenodesinatextlistwhichyoucansortby
criteria. The list views can be used to navigate
extremely complex scenes quickly. You can use the
relationship or instance viewer within Schematic
View to see light inclusions or parameter wirings
within the scene. You can control the display of
instances or see a list of object occur rences.
Schematic View also allows for background image
or grid, and automatic arrangement of nodes
based on physical scene placement. This makes
arranging nodes for character rigs easier.
Choose b etween a variety of arrangement
selections so you can auto-arrange, or work in a
free mode. The layout of the nodes is saved w ith
the named Schematic View window. You can load
abackgroundimageasatemplateforlayingout
the nodes in the window.
Schematic View Features
HerearesomeofthenotablefeaturesofSchematic
View:
• Layouts are saved with the n amed Schematic
View file.
• Text remains readable during window
navigation.
• Schematic View includes new tools f o r
displaying and arranging nodes including a
new free mode.
• You can use a background image or grid in the
Schematic View window.
• You can see and edit wired parameters.
• A new modeless display floater lets you turn on
and off node display by categor y.
• A new Relationship List Viewer has been
added, for quick navigation and selection
of nodes. Relationships displayed includes
Lights inclusion/exclusion, all parameter
w ires, constraints, cont rollers, and modifier
relationshipssuchaspathdeformpathsand
morph targets
• You can now copy and instance controllers.