Before saving, exporting, and publishing a scene, why not optimize your scene. Optimizing a scene speeds up rendering and lowers memory use.

How to Optimize a Scene

Imported FBX files are automatically scene optimized.

1. In the Menu Bar, select File > Optimize Scene.

   

2. Click Optimize Options and select one of these optimization options:

   • Optimize Geometries - Optimizes the structure of the geometry.
   • Optimize/Share Geometries - Optimizes the structure of the geometry and tries to share duplicate geometries.
   • Merge/Optimize/Share Geometries - Optimizes by changing the Scene Graph structure. This has a significant impact on the geometry.

3. Click OK.

For more advanced optimization options, in the Menu Bar, select Scene > Optimize to open the Optimize dialog.

How to Save a Scene

From the File menu, select the appropriate saving option, then click Save. This saves the current scene file with a supported VRED file type.

• Save or Save As - Saves as you would from other applications, using the supported VRED file format .vpb (VRED Project Binary).

• Save Selected - Saves the current selection to a supported VRED file format.

• Save Package - Saves the project with textures stored in a sub-folder, instead of inline.

How to Publish a Scene

From the File menu, select the appropriate saving option, then click Save.

1. In the Menu Bar, select File > Publish.
2. Locate and select a file.
3. Click Save.

How to Export Information from a Scene

Export different types of information from a scene, such as geometry, images, sequencer batches, and variants.

1. In the Menu Bar, select File > Export.

2. Select the type of information you want to export, then click Save.

   • Scene - Exports the whole scene. These are the supported export formats:

     • CSB Geometry: .csb .iv
     • VRML Geometry: .vrml .wrl
     • Wavefront Geometry: .obj
     • FBX Scene: .fbx
     • OpenSG Binary Geometry: .osb
     • Pro/ENGINEER Render Geometry: .slp
     • Python Script: .py
     • StereoLithography Geometry: .stl .stla .stlb
     • VRED Project Binary: .vpb
   Note:

   The introduction of smart assemblies has made the VRED Project File (.vpf) obsolete. It is no longer supported as of version 2021.

   • Selected - Exports the current selection into one of the supported formats.
   • Switched Geometry - Exports switched geometry data (*.osb).
   • CubeImages - Exports the scene to a set of cube images. The export is based around a center point you create, such as with a standard primitive (which you hide using the Scene Graph). CubeImages render settings can be set in Edit > Preferences > Export.
   • Render Jobs - Exports jobs from the Render module to the current scene (XML Render Queue Description .xml).
   • Snapshot - Exports a snapshot of the Viewport to the snapshot folder specified in Preferences.
   • Sequences - Places all sequences set in the Sequencer module into a separate xml file.
   • Variants - Places all variants and variants sets into a separate xml file.