Select whole object within TCE screen.....

coanda · 30th December 2006, 09:15 PM

Having just tried your first suggestion, I see that, unfortunately it doesn't provide the functionality I'm after....I want to select one object, as a whole (not by surfaces or vertices) from the TCE window (or the hierarchy list) after selecting a number of objects in the editor window. This is because I want to position the parts, relative to each other, on the texture, after remapping each part, as, when first put in the texture window all parts have a screwy layout.

mconn1 · 30th December 2006, 11:36 PM

I think I see what you are after.

You want to see the object as a 3d model instead of the 2d mapping that is usually displayed in the TCE.

I don't think I can help much in that option. In this case I can only suggest that it does get easier the more you work with it.

All I can suggest is the dual monitor setup I mentioned earlier. With that you can have the TCE up and the Heirarchy windows on one monitor. Then have the workspace on another monitor. Have the 3D section of the workspace maximized and the textures active on the 3d window so you can monitor the texture layouts as you place the objects within your textures.

I understand this is not what you are really looking for, just a suggestion.

30th December 2006, 09:15 PM	#1
coanda Member Expert member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 72	Re: Select whole object within TCE screen..... Having just tried your first suggestion, I see that, unfortunately it doesn't provide the functionality I'm after....I want to select one object, as a whole (not by surfaces or vertices) from the TCE window (or the hierarchy list) after selecting a number of objects in the editor window. This is because I want to position the parts, relative to each other, on the texture, after remapping each part, as, when first put in the texture window all parts have a screwy layout.

30th December 2006, 11:36 PM	#2
mconn1 Member Expert member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 55	Re: Select whole object within TCE screen..... I think I see what you are after. You want to see the object as a 3d model instead of the 2d mapping that is usually displayed in the TCE. I don't think I can help much in that option. In this case I can only suggest that it does get easier the more you work with it. All I can suggest is the dual monitor setup I mentioned earlier. With that you can have the TCE up and the Heirarchy windows on one monitor. Then have the workspace on another monitor. Have the 3D section of the workspace maximized and the textures active on the 3d window so you can monitor the texture layouts as you place the objects within your textures. I understand this is not what you are really looking for, just a suggestion.