Every button on top page of studio explained
Hello today I’m gonna show you how every single button on the top bar thingy on Roblox studio works, This took a lot of time writing aaa
Top page:
Home
First, we got home. It has the most overused buttons.
Home:
Buttons
- Paste: Pastes the copied objects but onto workspace
Key: CTRL + Shift + V - Copy: Copies the selected objects
Key: CTRL + C - Cut: Copies the selected objects but removes it
Key: CTRL + X - Duplicate: Duplicates the selected object
Key: CTRL + D
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- Select: Makes mouse on select mode
Key: CTRL + 1 - Move: Used for moving parts
Key: CTRL + 2 - Scale: Used for scaling parts
Key: CTRL + 3 - Rotate: Used for rotating parts
Key: CTRL + 4 - Transform: Shows you a mix of Scale, Move, Rotate
Key: CTRL + 5 - Collisions: Restricts you from moving a part inside a part
- Join surfaces: Automatically adds a weld constraint when the part is colliding with something
- Modes: Has 2 features
ㅤ- Physical: Makes the roblox physics live on studio
ㅤ- Geometric: Default
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- Editor: Opens the terrain editor
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- Toolbox: Open the roblox toolbox ( free models )
- Part: Inserts a part with the selected shape
- UI: Gives you this new button on the top page
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- Material manager - Opens the material manager
- Color: Colors the selected parts using the selected color
- Group: Has 2 features
ㅤUngroup: Ungroups the selected models
ㅤGroup: Groups the selected items - Lock: Has 2 features
ㅤ- Lock tool: Click a basepart to toggle its locked property
ㅤ- Unlock all: Unlocks every basepart
ㅤㅤKey: Alt + L - Anchor: Anchors selected baseparts
ㅤKey: CTRL + A
ㅤ - Play: Has 3 features
ㅤ- Play: Plays on the client side
ㅤㅤKey: F5
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ㅤ- Play here: Plays on the client side but you spawn on the position of the camera
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ㅤ- Run: Runs the game on the server side
ㅤㅤKey: F8 - Resume: Pauses/Resumes the current session
Key: F5 - Stop: Stops the current session
Key: Shift + F5
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- Game settings: Toggles game settings
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- Team test: Creates a team test
- Exit game: Exit team test
Model
This is home, It has tools that can save you some time
Model:
Buttons
- Select: Makes mouse on select mode
Key: CTRL + 1 - Move: Used for moving parts
Key: CTRL + 2 - Scale: Used for scaling parts
Key: CTRL + 3 - Rotate: Used for rotating parts
Key: CTRL + 4 - Transform: Shows you a mix of Scale, Move, Rotate
Key: CTRL + 5 - Collisions: Restricts you from moving a part inside a part
- Join surfaces: Automatically adds a weld constraint when the part is colliding with something
- Modes: Has 2 features
ㅤ- Physical: Makes the roblox physics live on studio
ㅤ- Geometric: Default
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- Rotate: Has 2 buttons
ㅤ- Toggle: Toggles the Rotation increment to 0
ㅤ- Box: The rotation increment - Move: Has 2 buttons
ㅤ- Toggle: Toggles the Move increment to 0
ㅤ- Box: The Move increment
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- Edit pivot: Sets the pivot of a basepart
- Snap: Toggles whether it snaps to corners, edges, or centers
- Reset: Resets the pivot of a basepart
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- Align tool: Toggles the align tool
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- Part: Inserts a part with the selected shape
- Material manager - Opens the material manager
- Color: Colors the selected parts using the selected color
- Group: Has 2 features
ㅤUngroup: Ungroups the selected models
ㅤGroup: Groups the selected items - Lock: Has 2 features
ㅤ- Lock tool: Click a basepart to toggle its locked property
ㅤ- Unlock all: Unlocks every basepart
ㅤㅤKey: Alt + L - Anchor: Anchors selected baseparts
ㅤKey: CTRL + A
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- Union: Joins parts together in 1 part
ㅤKey: CTRL + Shift + G - Negate: Used to cut holes ( Negate then union )
ㅤKey: CTRL + Shift + N - Separate: Splits the selected unions
ㅤKey: CTRL + Shift + U
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- Create: Adds a selected constraint
- Show welds: Shows weld constraints
- Constraint details Shows constraints and their attachments
- Draw on top: Draws constraints, attachments, and welds on top
- Scale: Adjusts the visible scale of constraints
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- Effects: Adds a new selected effect
- Spawn location: Adds a SpawnLocation
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- Insert Object: Opens Insert object window
- Model: Import a Model from a file
- Service: Insert services which are not listed in the Explorer by default.
- Collision groups: Opens the collisions group window
- Run script: Runs a script from a file on your local machine.
- Script: Inserts a
Script
- LocalScript: Inserts a
LocalScript
- ModuleScript: Inserts a
ModuleScript
Test
An underrated button no one uses except scripters.
Test:
Buttons
- Play: Has 3 features
ㅤ- Play: Plays on the client side
ㅤㅤKey: F5
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ㅤ- Play here: Plays on the client side but you spawn on the position of the camera
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ㅤ- Run: Runs the game on the server side
ㅤㅤKey: F8 - Pause: Pauses the client side
- Resume: Pauses the client side
- Stop: Stops the current session
Key: Shift + F5
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- Start: Creates a new sessions simulating the selected players
- Cleanup: Removes the new windows created from the start button
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- Device: Toggles the Device emulator
- Player: Toggles the Player emulator
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- Mute: Mutes the game
View
View mostly shows you windows that no one uses
View:
Buttons
- Explorer: Opens the explorer window (Instances hierarchical tree)
- Properties: Opens the properties window
- Asset manager: Opens the Asset manager window ( Shows the game file thingy )
- Toolbox: Opens the Asset manager window ( Free models )
- Object browser: Shows the metamethods of every object
- Output: Shows any errors, warnings, or print outputs
- Script Analysis: Shows script errors and warnings
- Command bar: Used for testing scripts with only 1 line
- Breakpoints: Shows every breakpoints you created in a script
- Call Stack: Views callstack
- Watch: Monitors variables
- Performance: View pc/game performance
- Task Scheduler: Shows looping services speed
- Script performance: Shows CPU usage of scripts
- Find Results all/Replace all: Opens a window that lets you find a code containing the find box
- Team create: Lets you collaborate
- Script recovery: Opens a window containing deleted scripts
- Terrain editor: Opens a window with tools for terrain
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- View Selector: Shows the orientation of the camera
- Full screen: Toggles roblox studio window full screen
Key: F11 - Screenshot: Takes a screenshot
- Video record: Starts recording of a video on Studio
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- Show Grid: Toggles a 3D grid on the Y plane
- Grid Material: Shows grid material on parts
- Wireframe Rendering: Changes the editor view to wireframe rendering mode
- Switch Windows: alternate between multiple windows
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- Stats: Shows the game stats
- Render: Shows graphics and performance data
- Physics: Displays physics data,
- Network: Displays network stats
- Summary: Displays summary of stats data
- Clear: Removes all stats from the screen
Plugins
This shows you default plugins and the plugins you’ve installed
Plugins:
Buttons
- Manage Plugins: Opens a window containing all the plugins you have
- Plugins Folder: Opens the folder where plugins are stored
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- Build Rig: Lets you insert rigs to animate
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- Tools: lets you playtest in various languages
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- Avatar importer: lets you import avatar rigs
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- Animation editor: lets you create, preview, and publish animations for character rigs
Home: Home Tab
Model: Model Tab
Test: Test Tab
View: View Tab
Plugins: Plugins Tab