FAQ

How do I change the length of a sequence?

You can change the length of a sequence on the Current Sequence page. For more information, see Changing the length of your sequence.

How do I change the location of a sequence?

You can change the location of a sequence on the Current Sequence page. For more information, see Changing the location of your sequence.

How do I add a video?

You can display videos on screens in a location. The different types of screens are as follows:

• Shared screen: Use to play a video on one or more screens in a location. This includes screens that are part of the environment, and the shared screen page in each user’s menu and tablet. For more information, see Shared media screens and Playing shared media.

• External URL screen: Use to play your chosen video on a single screen. For more information, see External URL screens.

• 360 screen: Use to play 360 videos. For more information, see 360 screens.

• Chroma key screen: Use to play videos with partial transparency, which are commonly referred to as green screen videos. For more information, see Chroma key screens.

How do I create a loop in a sequence?

To create a loop, place a Skip to Time (Lesson Seek) IFX at the point on the timeline that you want to be the end of the loop. Then, in the effect options for the Skip to Time (Lesson Seek) IFX, enter the time that you want to loop back to in the TIME VALUE field.

For more information, see Creating a loop.

How do I scale an object along only one axis?

There is no officially supported method to scale an object along one axis. The following information presents some workarounds that you can use if necessary. Also note that if you modify the object after you apply the non-uniform scale, it will revert to a uniform scale.

An object before (left) and after (right) a non-uniform scale

Option 1: Dope sheet

1. Use the gizmo to scale the object uniformly by the amount that you want to scale one axis.

2. Add a key to the start of the object container.

3. Go to the dope sheet. For more information, see Dope sheets.

4. Delete the scale keys for the axis that you don’t want to scale.

Scale keys in the dope sheet

Option 2: Curve editor

1. Add a key to the start of the object container.

2. Go to the curve editor. For more information, see Curves.

3. Hide all channels except the one that you want to scale along.

4. Zoom in on the timeline so that the y axis shows the value that you want to scale by.

5. Drag the key vertically to the new value.

Hidden scale channels to enable a single scale key to be dragged

To identify the x, y, and z axis, change the gizmo to the translate tool and change to Local Space.

How do I create a portal between two points within a sequence?

You may want to create a portal, transporter, elevator, or similar effect that moves a user from one point within an environment to another.

In a persistent session, you can use the Session Portal and Portal Spawn Point IFX to move users within an environment. However, these are not compatible with sequences because you need to configure the portal IFX with a session ID, which is independent of the sequence.

1. Optional: Place one or more IFX to mark the location of the portal and its destination. The IFX that you use to create the functionality of a portal are invisible.

2. At the position of the portal, place a Player Body Trigger (Invisible) IFX.

3. Access the IFX options for the Player Body Trigger, choose to add a new triggered effect, and then select the Transport all Players to Location IFX.

4. Place the Transport all Players to Location IFX at the position you want to teleport users to.

5. To ensure that only the user that enters the body trigger is transported, in the IFX options for the Player Body Trigger, set the Trigger For setting to Local User.

6. Optional: By default, the portal will work only once. To set the portal to transport the user each time that they enter the body trigger, edit the triggered Transport all Players to Location IFX, and then change the Spawn Type setting to Multiple.

Option to set a triggered IFX to spawn multiple times

What features can I test in the Content Editor?

The following table identifies which features you can test within the Content Editor. For any feature marked with a dash, you must load the sequence in a Session to test the feature. For instructions on how to test your sequence in a Session, see Testing your sequence locally.

You must play the content to test most features.

Name	Can be tested in the Content Editor
Spatial audio IFX	✓
Button triggers	✓ On a PC, you must first hide the editor panel
Interactive objects
Interactive object triggers
Player body trigger	✓
Forms
Special IFX
Skip to Time (Lesson Seek)	✓
Forced Seats Invisible Everyone	You are moved to the location, but not locked in place
Transport all Players to Location	✓
Rumble Main Cameras	✓
Host Option – Hard Mute All
Host Option – Soft Mute All
Host Option – Unmute All
Host Option – Voice 3D On
Host Option – Voice 3D Off
Host Option – Seat All
Host Option – Seat Lock All
Host Option – Unlock All Seats
Play Shared Screen Video	✓
Fade to Black for User Camera Screen	✓
Fade to Color	✓
Portals to other Sessions
Web URL Image	✓
External URL video screens	✓
Colliders
Teleport surfaces
Web button IFX
Particle effects (fire, smoke, bubbles, fireworks, etc.)	✓