- To open the Namespace Editor, select Windows > General Editors > Namespace Editor
Lets you create, delete, and edit namespaces.
The Namespace Editor displays all the current namespaces, including nested namespaces, in your scene. The root namespace is denoted with ":(root)" .
Outline
| To... | Do this |
|---|---|
| Create a new namespace | Click New. The currently selected namespace is extended with a new child namespace. See Create namespaces. |
| Rename an existing namespace | Double-click the namespace. In the Rename Namespace window, type a new name, and click
OK.
The new namespace name is applied to the target namespace and its descendants. |
| Delete a namespace | Select a namespace and click
Delete.
You cannot delete a namespace if it has associated child namespaces. See Remove namespaces. |
| Select the scene objects contained in a namespace | Select a namespace and click Select Contents. |
| List the scene objects contained in a namespace | Select a namespace and click the
List Contents.
The Namespace Contents Viewer appears listing the namespace contents. The contents list is also displayed in the Script Editor. |
| Add selected scene objects to a namespace | In the scene, select the objects you want to add. In the Namespace Editor, select the namespace you want to add the objects to and click Add Selected. |
| Locate unused namespaces | Click Select All Empty. All of the unused namespaces are selected in the Namespace Editor. |
| Remove empty parent namespaces | Select a child namespace and click Collapse to Child. Empty parent namespaces of the selected child namespace are removed from the namespace hierarchy. |
| Set the current namespace | Select the namespace you want to set as the current namespace, and then click
Set Current. A
 icon indicates the currently set namespace.
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| Set Relative Namespaces mode so that you can refer to namespaces relative to the current namespace | Select Options > Relative Namespaces. See Set relative namespace mode. |