Editors#
Use this reference when you need to understand what editors are, where to find them, and how they differ from other SAMSON Extensions.
Editors respond to user interaction events, such as mouse and keyboard events, in SAMSON. For example, an editor may be a nanotube generator, a tool for deforming molecular structures while preserving local rigidity, a rectangle selection tool, or a rigid-body transform tool.
You can find editors in the menu on the left side of the viewport. Above it, in the top-left corner of the viewport, you can find quick access commands for the active editor. You can also find editors using the Find everything search box at the top of SAMSON.
SAMSON provides a set of editors by default and you can add more editors from SAMSON Connect.
Note
One and only one editor is active at any time.
What this reference covers#
This page is a lookup page for the editor extension family. Use Moving around for viewport navigation editors and Moving objects for transform editors.
To start developing your own editors, use the documentation about generating SAMSON Extensions and the Documentation center.
Related pages#
- Moving around: choose and use view and selection editors.
- Moving objects: use move editors for transforms, alignment, and distribution.
- Extending SAMSON: install or develop editor extensions.