Resource Manager
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Shortcut |
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Resource Manager |
Window > Palettes |
Ctrl+R (Windows) Cmd+R (Mac) |
Use the Resource Manager to create, apply, and manage resources in the current file, and to access resources in other files (see Concept: Resource libraries).
Select the command to open the Resource Manager.
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Control |
Description |
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Palette tool bar |
The tool bar at the top of the palette contains controls for selecting and managing resources |
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Show/hide buttons:
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Click a button to show or hide that group of resource libraries in the file browser pane |
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Action menu
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Accesses commands for managing files in the file browser pane |
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History Back/Forward
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Moves backward or forward through the selected file history in the file browser pane |
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Home
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Selects the currently active Vectorworks file in the file browser pane |
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Up-One-Level
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Moves one level up in the folder hierarchy in the file browser pane |
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Resource views
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Controls the display in the resource viewer pane; see Resource Manager: Resource viewer pane |
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Resource type
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Select which type of resources to display in the resource viewer pane |
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Search box and options
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Select search options from the menu, and then enter a search string to filter the list of resources in the resource viewer pane; see Searching for a resource |
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Flip layout
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Toggles the palette panes between a horizontal or vertical layout |
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Show/hide panes
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The left button controls the display of the file browser pane, and the right button controls the preview pane. When a pane is closed, the resource viewer pane resizes to fill the space. |
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File browser pane (left side) |
Lists files and folders from which you can access resources. Select a file from the Open Files or Favorites groups or browse one of the Libraries groups to locate a file that contains the resources you need. To browse a file that is not displayed, select Browse a Document from the Action menu. Several context menu commands are available for working with resource files and folders. See Resource Manager: File browser pane. |
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Resource viewer pane (center) |
Displays resources from the selected file. Select the view and the resource type to display from the palette tool bar. Several context menu commands are available for working with resources. See Resource Manager: Resource viewer pane. |
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Preview pane (right side) |
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Resource preview panel (top of pane) |
Displays a high-resolution preview of the selected resource; for symbols and plug-in objects, select the view mode, component view, and render mode from the menus at the bottom of the panel |
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Data panel (bottom of pane) |
Displays tags and data attached to the selected resource, if any |
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Quick access buttons |
Buttons display at the bottom of the palette, to quickly create a resource or folder in the active file, or in the file currently selected in the file browser pane. Files from an online library or a Vectorworks library cannot be edited. See Creating resources and Creating resource folders. |
Vectorworks libraries
Workgroup libraries
User libraries
Favorites files
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Resizing the palette
The Resource Manager palette is resizable, and you can also drag the divider bars between the panes to resize the panes. When you resize the palette to the point where it can no longer display all tool bar buttons, small buttons display at the right edge of the palette. Click a button to access the hidden functionality.
Resource Selector
The Resource Selector displays automatically when you're selecting a resource from the Tool bar, the Attributes or Object Info palette, and certain dialog boxes. The Resource Selector displays only resources that are appropriate for the current operation. For example, if you're selecting a window style from the Window Settings dialog box, the Resource Selector displays only window style resources. See Creating custom resource libraries for information about how to structure user or workgroup libraries to make your custom content accessible with the Resource Selector.
For plug-in objects with associated manufacturer catalogs, individual catalog items cannot be selected using the Resource Selector; see Concept: Plug-in object styles and catalog items.
The Resource Selector looks similar to the Resource Manager, but it has no resource management functions. Depending on how the Resource Selector is accessed and the resource type, additional options are available above the palette tool bar, such as Unstyled for plug-in objects, None or By Class options, or Revert to Material (to revert a texture override back to the texture assigned by the material being used).
Two buttons are available at the bottom of the Resource Selector: Select applies the selected resource to the active file, and Find in Resource Manager shows the selected resource in the Resource Manager.
