19 The Outliner and Collections

The Outliner Editor

The Outliner Editor provides a visual display in the form of a File Tree showing everything in the Scene in the 3D Viewport Editor. Each Object is listed showing its relationship to other Objects such as whether it is joined to another Object or has a Child Parent Relationship or whether it has Material or Texture applied. This information is the Object’s Data which may be displayed in different configurations depending on the function being performed.

Collections

The File Tree in the Outliner Editor may be customised allowing Objects in the 3D Viewport Editor to be arranged in groups called Collections ...

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