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Scene pane listing - what spot does the "X" mark?

Roman_K2Roman_K2 Posts: 1,239
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I just noticed something in the Scene pane in D|S and I don't know what it represents. Clicking on an item on or near the arrow produces a little "X".

What's that for?

For what it's worth, I've placed a red circle around the "x" in the attached screenshot.

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Comments

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,695

    IIRC that symbol tells you if that node can be selected by clicking on it in the viewport. When there's a x it's not selectable.

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,382

    The x means that the item is not selectable in the viewport.

  • Roman_K2Roman_K2 Posts: 1,239

    Soooo... this would be for if you... don't want to include something when you are... doing some sort of global change or movement?

    Like a locking device, sort of??

  • gfdamron1gfdamron1 Posts: 270

    I like to use this feature when I don't want something to be highlighted (selected) in a scene when I'm making adjustments to other items in the scene. If I'm working on a character in a scene, it can be a bit distracting if the whole setting turns yellow. I'm sure there are far many better uses for this feature as well.

  • Roman_K2Roman_K2 Posts: 1,239

    Got it, thanks. Ha, there have been LOTS of times when the entire thing pane has "turned yellow", for me!

  • PhatmartinoPhatmartino Posts: 287
    edited May 2021

    I like to use this feature on things in the backgound once they are set up (or if I don't need to easily select them in the Viewport at the moment) so that I can click on any of those things in the Viewport in order to "Un-Select All" in the Scene Tab. Helps to avoid and/or alleviate the "Everything in the Scene Tab becomes inexplicably Selected for no apparent reason" problem that's been rampant (for me at least) in DS for a while now...

    Post edited by Phatmartino on
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