Learn the User Interface

A glossary of all available features across the UI.

Add Child Element

Opens the assets panel to add a new element as a child to an element.

Add Element

Opens the assets panel to add a new element to the scene.

Component Controls

Opens the component controls panel where you can change the props given to the component you have open.

Component Switcher

Switches between components found in the file.

Controlled By Code

Prop that is controlled by code, it can't be edited through the UI. Clicking on it jumps to its code declaration.

Duplicate Element

Duplicates the element with all of its props and children. The duplicated element will be selected.

New File

Creates a new file and component in the editor.

Open Component

Used to open a component in the editor.

Open in Triplex

VS Code CodeLens action to open the component in Triplex.

Pause

Pauses the scene in its current state so you can inspect and edit it.

Play

Plays the scene letting you interact with it.

Reset

Fill this in.

Reset Props

Found inside component controls, resets the props of the open component to their default state.

Save

Saves the changes made to the file back to code.

Select

Turns off transform controls.

Set Local Transform

Turns on local transform controls, all transforms now use local space.

Settings

Settings for the scene, find camera settings here.

Stop

Stops the scene and goes back to edit mode. The scene is reset.

Switch Prop Type

Switches the prop type to the next one available in its union type.

Translate

Turns on translate transform mode.

Triplex: Open File

VS Code command available in the command palette to open the currently focused file in Triplex.

Turn Off Default Lights

Turns off default lights used in the scene when no lights were found.

Unsupported Prop

This prop isn't supported by the editor input controls. Raise an issue if you think it should be supported.

View Child Elements

Expands the element to show its child elements.

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