Studio Browser and Context Menu Reference

Shows and hides selected components, and provides alternate access to functions from the context menu.

Access:

Ribbon: Environments tab Begin panel Inventor Studio

Productions

Activates the mode for video composition. Stores one or more productions created in the active assembly. Right-click Productions for the following options:
	New adds a new production to the list of productions. Activate the new production to define it.
Production1 lists the productions for the current assembly file. Double-click the icon to activate the production. Right-click any production for the following options:
	Delete removes the selected production. Activate activates the selected production.

Animations

New Animation creates a new animation and names the node consecutively.

Lighting (style)

Shows the name of the active lighting style, and lists the lights included in the active lighting style. Right-click Lighting (style) for the following options:
	Edit edits the selected Lighting Style. New Light creates a new light. Enable/Disable specifies whether to use a selected lighting style. Visibility toggles the scene visibility of the lighting style. Provides clutter management capability.
Right-click a light in the lighting style for the following options:
	Edit edits the selected light. Delete removes the selected light Enabled/Disabled specifies whether to use a selected light in the active lighting style.

Cameras

Lists the names of each camera in the scene. When you select a camera, the graphics for that camera are visible in the graphics area. You can turn off the visibility of the graphics individually or all at once. When a camera is edited, the graphics show regardless of the visibility setting. Right-click Cameras for the following options:
	Create Camera from View creates a camera from the current view. Visibility specifies whether to view the camera graphics.
Right-click a camera in Cameras for the following options:
	Edit edits the selected camera. Delete removes the selected camera. Copy Camera places a copy next to the selected camera. The copy is selected and ready to move. Move moves the selected camera. Set Camera to View sets the camera to the current view in the graphics area. Set View to Camera sets the view in the graphics area to the selected camera. Animate Camera activates the Animate Camera command. Visibility turns visibility of the camera graphics off and on in the graphics area.

Animation Favorites

Lists the user parameters and constraints in the active file that were used in animations or specified as favorites in the Parameters dialog box, or added manually to the folder. Right-click a parameter in Animation Favorites for the following options:
	Animate Parameters animates the selected parameter. Add to Favorites, when selected, adds the parameter is added to the Favorites folder. To remove the parameter from the Favorites folder, clear the check box.

Local Lights

	The folder lists any local lights added in the document. Individual lights can be animated.
	Edit edits the selected Lighting Style. New Light creates a new lighting style. Enable/Disable specifies whether to use a selected lighting style. Visibility toggles the scene visibility of the lighting style. Provides clutter management capability.
Right-click a light in the lighting style for the following options:
	Edit edits the selected light. Move displays the 3D Move/Rotate command so the light can be repositioned. Delete removes the selected light. Enabled/Disabled specifies whether to use a selected light in the active lighting style. Animate Light activates the Animate light command using the selected light as the object to be animated.

Representations

Lists the positional representations in the active file that were made and saved in the assembly environment.

You can use positional representations to produce rendered images or animations.

Origin

Provides access to origin geometry to use in animating the assembly.

Construction geometry or work features might be located throughout the assembly file tree, depending on whether they were created in a part of assembly context.

Model Nodes

Various model browser nodes are displayed in the browser. The nodes that may be displayed are listed below.

	Origin Folder	Provides access to origin work features - planes and axes.
	Work Features	Workplanes and axes can be used in animating objects. Construction geometry or work features might be located throughout the assembly file tree, depending on whether they were created in a part of assembly context.
	Component	Parts and assemblies can be accessed for animation purposes.
	Sketch	2D and 3D sketches can be accessed for animation purposes.
	Constraint	Constraints can be accessed for animation purposes.

Context menu commands

The following list contains context menu commands that are available in Inventor Studio based upon the context. As a result, they may not always be seen or available.

Node type	Command
All folders	Expand all children Collapse all children Find in Browser Help Topics
Assembly and Sub assembly	Select Top Constraints Select All Constraints Animate Components Open Component > Visibility
Part	Select All Constraints Animate Components Animate Fade Open Component Visibility
Productions folder	New
Production(n)	Nodes are numbered consecutively; the nodes represent the individual video productions in the active document. Activate Delete
Animations folder	New Animation
Animation(n)	Activate Copy Animation Delete Animation
Lighting Style	Edit New Light Enabled Visibility Animate Light
Light object (style or local)	Edit Move Enabled Delete Animate Light
Cameras folder	Create Camera from View Visibility
Camera object	Copy Camera Copy Target Copy Position Edit Move Delete Set Camera to View Set View to Camera Animate Camera Visibility
Animation Favorites > Constraints	Animate Constraints Add to Favorites
Animation Favorites > Parameter	Animate Parameters Add to Favorites
Local Lights folder	New Light
Local Light object	Copy Light Edit Move Enabled Delete Animate Light
Constraints	Animate Constraints Add to Favorites Suppress
Parameter	Animate Parameters Add to Favorites