Scene Explorer
- Last UpdatedSep 26, 2025
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The Scene Explorer panel of XR Studio helps you to find items in the 3D View scene. The panel shows a combined list of all items in a scene, grouped by file source. The file source can be of different types, such as:
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MWX
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RFC
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MwxSoup
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SPC
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SGL
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POP
The table shows three columns:
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Name. The name of the hierarchy element.
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Type. The type of the object. The type may depend on the root file.
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(Picking). The picking state of the object (enabled/disabled).
Note: By default, the Type column is kept hidden to improve readability of names.
Show Type column
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Right-click the table header, and select Column Chooser.
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Drag and drop the hidden column.
Picking state
The Lock column shows the picking state (enabled/disabled) of the object.
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An object that has picking enabled can be selected from the Graphic Context Editor by clicking on its 3D geometry with the mouse. The enabled state is represented by a dot
icon.
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An object that has picking disabled cannot be selected from the Graphic Context Editor by clicking on its 3D geometry with the mouse. The disabled state is represented by a lock
icon.
Picking state icons
The column contains icons representing the picking state (enabled/disabled) of the object.
It is possible to toggle the picking state on individual scenegraph nodes containing a geometry by clicking the dot or lock icon.
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Icon |
Picking state |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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Enabled |
The picking is enabled, the object can be selected form the Graphic Context editor by clicking on its 3D geometry with the mouse, by clicking on this icon the picking state will be set to Disabled. |
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Disabled |
The picking is disabled, the object cannot be selected form the Graphic Context editor by clicking on its 3D geometry with the mouse, by clicking on this icon the picking state will be set to Enabled. |
Content type icons
Each supported graphic format type has a different color schema.
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Type of graphic format |
Color |
|---|---|
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Mwx content |
Light green |
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MwXSoup content |
Light blue |
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Gcd/Rfc content |
Magenta |
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SPC |
Lilac |
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SGL |
Brown |
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PopMesh content |
Orange |
Note: Due to import actions, it can happen that Mwx and non-Mwx content appear under the same file. This is the case for a MwxSoup file with partially detached and skipped content.
An icon next to each element in the table enables you to easily identify the category of the row object, independently from its value in the Type column.
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Icon |
Content type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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File
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Represents the root of a file. |
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Group
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Represents a hierarchy logic container used to group different children. It has no geometry. |
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Not a mesh geometry |
A geometry content that is not a proper MWX mesh. |
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Mwx mesh |
A proper MWX mesh. |
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SPC scan |
A scan file. |
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SGL segment |
An atomic collection of geometries. |
Action icons
A second icon, placed on the right of the content type icon may be present to indicate that the node has been included in an import action.
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Icon |
Action type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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Item with a new import action |
A node that cannot be used for an import action because it already has a new import action. |
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Item with a parent with a new import action |
A node that cannot be used for an import action because one of its ancestors already has a new import action. |
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Item exported with an import action |
A node that was imported with an action and can be reverted. |
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Item with import action to be reverted |
A node that was imported with an action that has been marked to be reverted. |
More information
The Scene Explorer is deeply coupled with the Graphic Context and actions performed on each of the two components often reflect on the other. For more information, see Use Scene Explorer.
Contextual actions can be taken on most content of the Scene Explorer depending on file, content type, and content status. For more information, see Scene Explorer context menu.
When selecting a large number of nodes, whether manually, with area selection, or through hierarchy selection, the process may take some time. To avoid long waiting periods, a progress indicator displays to provide an option to interrupt the selection, if needed.