1. Open a new scene and create four new objects as shown here: a box, a sphere, a cone,
and a torus.
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2. Open the Layer Manager by choosing Tools ??” Layer Manager or by clicking the Layer
Manager icon ( ) in the main toolbar. Click the Create New Layer icon to
create two new layers.
3. In the viewport, select the box and the sphere and assign them to Layer01 by selecting
Layer01 and clicking the Add Selected Objects To Highlighted Layer icon in the
Layer Manager, as shown here.
4. As you did in step 3, assign the cone to Layer02. Select Layer01 and turn on Freeze.
The sphere and box will turn gray in the viewport and you will no longer be able to
select them. Click Hide, and the box and sphere will disappear from the viewports.
Experiment with toggling Hide and Freeze for the objects or the layers so that you can
see how your scene reacts when they are on and off.
Schematic View
The Schematic View is another way to organize and manage your scene, particularly object
hierarchies. This window displays the objects in your scene in a flowchart scheme, allowing
you to see how objects are linked or grouped together. Parents connect down the flowchart
to their children.
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