Windows > Variant Lister
Shows or hides the Variant Lister, which lets you create, edit, and store different variations or alternatives of the model views, shading, and annotations.
![](../../../images/variantlister.png)
New Group
Creates a variant group.
Select which elements to display in the Variant Lister.
- Display Mask
![](../../../images/variantlisterdisplaymask.png)
Applies camera information (view, up, position, etc)
Applies shading information (hardware shading, diagnostic shading, switch shader assignments, grid display)
Applies geometry information (object visibility, locator visibility, layer symmetry, reference file and file set visibility, reference symmetry)
Applies layer visibility information (layer visibility, category visibility, reference layer visibility)
- Playback Controls
![](../../../images/variantlisterplaybackcontrols.png)
- Variant Names
All variants in the scene are accessible with a single click of the thumbnail representing the variant. Manage variants by grouping them. Resize thumbnails using the slider at the top right of the window.