Select objects in the Scenegraph

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Open the Scenegraph module to get an overview of all the nodes in your scene.

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By default, every red scene needs a root node and four default cameras.

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To display the hierarchy of scenegraph nodes,

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click the arrow in front of them or use the sliders to display the depth of your Scenegraph

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or its buttons to expand and collapse the selected node.

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To select a node, left click on one in the Scenegraph.

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To get feedback from your selection, in the render window, activate bounding for a bounding box, wireframe, or both in the toolbar.

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To select multiple objects, Ctrl + left click on your nodes.

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To select all nodes, left click on the first, then Shift + left click on the last node you want to select.

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To select objects by name, just type the node's name in the search field in the upper part of the Scenegraph.

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The Advanced Search is more powerful than our typical search.

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It is Python based to help search and navigate large amounts of data and deep graphs.

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It provides the ability to search both scene data and metadata together in combination or separately.

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See Advanced Searches in the documentation.