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Hierarchy

Learn about the Hierarchy view, a core tool for managing all objects in OasisW scenes in a hierarchical structure.

Hierarchy

Entity Creation and Deletion​

  • Create: Select an entity in the hierarchy view, then create a new child entity.
  • Delete: Delete the selected entity.
  • Method: Use the button in the top right of the hierarchy view, or right-click the entity to use the context menu.

Building Hierarchy​

  • Scenes have a hierarchical structure, and entities can have parent-child relationships.
  • The parent entity's transform matrix is applied to all child entities.
    • When a parent is moved/rotated, children also move/rotate together.
    • Useful when manipulating many entities at once.
  • Change hierarchy structure with drag and drop.
    • Move entities to become children of other entities (reparent).

Searching Hierarchy​

  • Use the Search Box at the top of the hierarchy view to filter the entity list.

Hierarchy

Duplicating Entities​

  • Shortcut: Ctrl+D (Cmd+D on Mac)
  • Method: Select entity → duplicate → duplicate is created next to the original.
  • Right-click menu: Select Duplicate.

Entity Copy / Paste​

  • Within the same scene:
    1. Select the entity to copy.
    2. Press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac).
    3. Select the parent entity to paste to.
    4. Press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on Mac).
  • Between different scenes or projects:
    1. Execute copy (Ctrl+C).
    2. Navigate to another scene/project.
    3. Select a parent entity then execute paste (Ctrl+V).

Web Editor Menu Structure​

  • Entity
    The basic unit of objects within a scene. Acts as a container that can be the parent of all elements.
  • 2D
    • Sprite: 2D graphic element represented by a single image.
    • Animated Sprite: 2D animation element that plays multiple frame images sequentially.
  • 3D
    • Render: Basic component for rendering 3D meshes.
    • Box: 3D basic shape in box form.
    • Capsule: 3D basic shape in capsule form.
    • Cone: 3D basic shape in cone form.
    • Cylinder: 3D basic shape in cylinder form.
    • Plane: 3D basic shape in plane form.
    • Sphere: 3D basic shape in sphere form.
    • Model (legacy): Legacy 3D model loading and rendering object.
  • Audio
    • Audio Listener: Receives sound within the scene, mainly connected to the camera.
    • Sound: Component for playing audio files.
  • Camera
    • Perspective: 3D camera view with perspective applied.
    • Orthographic: Camera view that renders in parallel without perspective.
  • Light
    • Directional Light: Light that shines in one direction like sunlight.
    • Spot Light: Light that only shines within a specific angle range.
    • Omni Light: Light that emits in all directions from one point.
  • Particle System
    • System that implements visual effects (fire, smoke, snow, etc.) using particles.
  • User Interface
    • 2D Screen: Screen for placing 2D UI elements.
    • 3D Screen: UI screen that can be placed in 3D space.
    • Button: Clickable UI button element.
    • Layout Group: Group that arranges UI elements according to certain rules.
    • Layout Child: Individual element that applies layout rules within a Layout Group.
    • Group Element: Container that groups multiple UI elements.
    • Text Element: UI element that displays text.
    • Image Element: UI element that displays images.
    • Scrollbar: Moving bar for scrollable areas.
    • Scroll View: Scrollable UI area.
  • Server Side
    • Server: Entity that provides server functionality.
    • Authentication: Component that provides user authentication processing functionality.
    • Leaderboard: Server component that provides leaderboard functionality.