Menu bar¶

The Menu bar contains general purpose menus.

File menu

• New : Creates a blank project.
• Open : Opens an existing project.
• Open As Box : Opens an existing project with 'Preferences > Hierarchy Attributes > OpenGL > Box Mode' set to Wireframe.
• Save : Saves the project to its file if it exists else opens a file dialog to choose one.
• Saves As : Saves the project using a file dialog.
• Save As+ : Saves the project to its file and increments its number if it exists else appends number 1 to its name.
• Recent Files : Displays a list of the last opened projects.
• Import : Imports in the project Guerilla nodes using a file dialog.
• Save Selection As : Saves a selected node using a file dialog.
• Load Layout : Loads an existing layout using a file dialog.
• Save Layout : Saves the current layout using a file dialog.
• Dump Files : Copies all the project files into a directory using a file dialog.
• Exit : Closes Guerilla Render.

Edit menu

• Undo : Erases the last change done to the document reverting to the previous document state.
• Redo : Reverses the undo or advances to a more current document state.
• Cut : Copies the current selection into a copy/paste buffer and deletes it.
• Copy : Copies the current selection into a copy/paste buffer.
• Paste : Pastes the content of the copy/paste buffer.
• Duplicate with instances : Clone the selected nodes and instanciate their children nodes.
• Delete : Deletes the current selection.
• Add Comments : Creates a new multi-line comment text box for each node in the current selection.

View menu

• Frame : Reframes the view around the current node selection.
• Arrange Graph : Makes a node graph more compact to better fit its view.
• Wireframe : Displays the primitives in the viewport with a wireframe mode.
• Filled : Displays the primitives in the viewport with a filled mode using Preferences > Default Lighting parameters.
• Shaded : Displays the primitives in the viewport with a shaded mode using their linked material.
• Shaded No Texture : Displays the primitives in the viewport with a shaded mode using their linked material but no textures.
• Set View
  • Browser : Sets the active window with a browser view.
  • Node List : Sets the active window with a node list view.
  • Linking : Sets the active window with a linking view.
  • Properties : Sets the active window with a properties view.
  • Library : Sets the active window with a library view.
  • Curves : Sets the active window with a curves editor view.
  • Render View : Sets the active window with a render view view.
  • Render Passes : Sets the active window with a render passes view.
  • Texture Coordinates : Sets the active window with a texture coordinates viewer.
  • Viewport
    • Top : Sets the active window with a top orthogonal view.
    • Perspective : Sets the active window with a perspective view.
    • Right : Sets the active window with a right orthogonal view.
    • Front : Sets the active window with a front orthogonal view.
    • Bottom : Sets the active window with a bottom orthogonal view.
    • Cameras : Sets the active window with a view aiming from a camera.
    • Left : Sets the active window with a left orthogonal view.
    • Back : Sets the active window with a back orthogonal view.
  • Lights : Sets the active window with a view aiming from a light.
• Show
  • Show Selected : Shows in the viewports the current scene graph node selection.
  • Show All : Shows in the viewports all scene graph nodes.
  • Hide Selected : Hides in the viewports the current scene graph node selection.
  • Hide Unselected : Hides in the viewports the scene graph nodes not currently selected.
  • Hide All : Hides in the viewports all scene graph nodes.
• Isolate Selection : Shows in the viewports only the current scene graph node selection.
• FullScreen : Puts/restores the active window in full size/previouw size.
• Lock Layout : Forbids the active window to be splitted.
• Show/Hide console : Opens/closes the console.
• New Window : Creates a new window outside the main one.
• Commands Echo : Displays the executed LUA commands in the console.
• Open References : Opens a window with the project references.

Create menu

• Create Material : Creates a new material.
• Create Light : Creates a new point light.
• Create Camera : Creates a new camera.
• Create Target : Creates a new target.
• Create Node : Creates a new scene graph node.
• Create Reference : Creates a new reference using a file dialog.
• Passes
  • Create Render Pass : Creates a new render pass.
  • Create Bake 2D : Creates a new bake 2D pass.
  • Create Compositing : Creates a new compositing pass.
• Create Procedural : Creates a new procedural.
• Create RunProgram : Creates a new run program.
• Create RibBox : Creates a new rib box.
• Create RenderGraph : Creates a new render graph.
• Create ShaderNode : Creates a new empty shader macro node.
• Create DistanceMeter : Creates a new distance meter.
• Create MayaCamera : Creates a new Maya camera.

Select menu

• Select All : Adds to the selection all the nodes in the active window.
• Select None : Removes from the selection all the nodes in the active window.
• Select Invert : Adds to the selection all the nodes not currently selected in the active window and removes from the selection the selected nodes in the active active window.
• Select Camera : Adds to the selection the camera displaying the scene of the active viewport.
• Select Target : Selects the targets of the current node selection.
• Select Hierarchy : Add to the selection all the child nodes of each node in the current selection.
• Select Connected Primitives : Selects the linked primitives of the current material selection.
• Select Preferences : Selects the Preferences.
• Save Selection By
  • Save Selection By Path : Saves the current selection to a file using the path of the selected nodes.
  • Save Selection By Name : Saves the current selection to a file using the name of the selected nodes.
  • Save Selection By Geometry Path : Saves the current selection to a file using the geometry path (if it exists) of the selected nodes.
• Load Selection : Loads a saved selection from a file.

Modify menu

• Assign material : Assigns the material of the current selection to the primitives of the current selection.
• Constraints
  • Add Depth Of Field Distance Constraint :
  • Add Stereo Distance Constraint :
  • Add Level Of Detail Constraint :
  • Add Plane Symmetry Constraint :
• Mesh Light
  • Set as Mesh Light : Transforms the selected primitive into a mesh light.
  • Unset as Light : Reverts back the primitive to a normal primitive.
• Grouping
  • Group : Creates a new scene graph node and puts the current node selection inside.
  • Ungroup : Puts all the childs of a selected scene graph node outside it and deletes the scene graph node.
• Camera
  • Frame Camera: Move the selected camera in order to reframe the project objects.
• Id
  • Set Id in selection: Add a dynamic Id attribut to every selected objects.
  • Remove Id in selection : Remove the dynamic Id attributs from the selected objects.

Render menu

• Render View : Creates a new tabbed window with a render view in the active window if there is no existing render view else makes focus on it.
• Render image : Starts a new image render on your workstation.
• Batch Render : Starts a new batch render on your workstation.
• Farm Render : Launches the render on the farm.
• Delayed Farm Render Current : Submit the current project to the render farm using the farm.
• Delayed Farm Render Project : Submit a project to the render farm using the farm.

Help menu

• Documentation : Opens the documentation in your browser.
• Samples : Opens a new Guerilla project with the corresponding sample.
• Lua SDK : Opens the Guerilla Lua SDK in your browser.
• Python SDK : Opens the Guerilla Python SDK in your browser.
• Guerilla Web Site: Opens the Guerilla web site in your browser.
• Activation : Opens the activation window.
• Licence Server : Opens the current licence server monitor page.
• About Guerilla Render : Opens the about window.

Layout menu

• Load Layout 1: Loads layout 1.
• Load Layout 2: Loads layout 2.
• Load Layout 3: Loads layout 3.
• Load Layout 4: Loads layout 4.
• Save Layout 1: Saves current window layout to layout 1.
• Save Layout 2: Saves current window layout to layout 2.
• Save Layout 3: Saves current window layout to layout 3.
• Save Layout 4: Saves current window layout to layout 4.