Tags
Organise your scenes.
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Tags can be assigned to Elements to provide a way to quickly make selections or filter the and/ or . Tags can also be nested for extra control and clarity.
Mode - the result of selecting a tag.
Select - select all layers assigned with the selected tag(s).
Clear Tag Selection (button) - deselect all selected tags.
Add Tag (button) - add a new tag.
The tag window contains 3 types of tags:
Quicklist - the quicklist can be thought of as a temporary tag. Its state is not saved with your scene.
System Tags - auto-assigned tags based on Label Color and Element Type.
User Tags - tags created by you.
Add tags by either:
Clicking the +
button at the top of the Tag Window then type the name of your tag and hit Return/Enter.
Remove tags by either:
Selecting a tag and hitting the Delete key.
Right click on a tag and choose Delete Tag from the contextual menu.
Deleting a tag will also un-assign it from any Elements.
Assign tags by either:
Check the Assign Tag to Selection option as you add a Tag.
Un-assign tags by either:
Right click on a tag in the Tag Window and then select Clear Tag. Note - this will remove a tag from all Elements.
Simply select a tag in the Tag Window to activate it. You can use cmd/ctrl
or Shift
to select and/or deselect multiple tags.
To rename a tag simply select one and hit Return/ Enter.
The Quicklist can be thought of as a temporary tag. It can be used as a way to quickly solo a selection of Elements. Its contents are only saved during a session and not saved with your scene.
You can convert the Quicklist into a tag by right clicking anywhere in the Tag Window and choosing the Convert Quicklist to Tag option in the contextual menu.
You can create relationships between Tags by nesting them on creation. To do this type a /
(Forward Slash) between tags. e.g. Character/Body
will create two tags called Character and Body with Body as a child of Character. Selecting Character will select all elements with both the Character and Body tags assigned to them whereas selecting Body will only select the Elements with Body assigned to them.
When setting up a Character you might create a hierarchy as follows:
Character
Head
Hair
Ears
Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Body
Arms
Hands
Legs
Feet
Selecting Head would then show you the entire head including the hair, ears, eyes, nose and mouth. Be as granular as you like!
If a tag already exists then a child can be added to it by typing <yourExistingTag>/<yourNewTag>
Filter Scene Window - show only layers assigned with the selected tag(s) in the .
Filter Viewport - show only layers assigned with the selected tag(s) in the .
Filter Both - show only layers with the assigned tag(s) in both the and the .
Click cmd/ctrl + Shift + t
in the to bring up the Add Tag window. Type the name of your tag and hit Enter/Return. If you check Assign Tag to Selection any selected layers will also be assigned with the new tag.
Dragging and dropping an Element(s) from the onto a tag.
Click the tag/label
icon in the then type the name of your tag and hit Return/Enter.
Right click on an Element in the and select Remove Tag from the contextual menu.