Editor¶

Content

Views
Undo / Redo

The Spider Editor is dedicated to creating content that runs on the Spider Engine Runtime.

It’s accessible on the web, and a Desktop version is in development.

Views ¶

The editor is composed of several views, that can be shown through the Views Menu views

Assets View ¶

Lets you import, create, and manage all assets needed by the game.

Scene View ¶

Manages all the entities in the currently opened Scene.

You can drag-and-drop to change the hierarchy:

Drag Entity A on Entity B to make Entity A a child of Entity B.

Hold Shift while dropping Entity A to make it a sibling of Entity B as opposed to a child.

You can multi-select using Ctrl-click to edit or move multiple entities at the same time.

You can duplicate entities using Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V.

Preview Area ¶

Let’s you edit the current scene.

Transform / Layout Manipulation ¶

You can select an manipulate both 2D and 3D entities using industry-standard manipulation gizmos.

Play Mode ¶

You can Play the game in the editor via the preview area.

The editor handles a fully-fledged play session including Scene switches.

Properties View ¶

Let’s you edit the properties of selected objects.

When entities are selected, it lets you create and manage their components, and setup animations on them.

Search View ¶

Lets you find code in all code blocks and converters in the project.

Animation Timeline ¶

Lets you create and edit animation tracks.

You can scrub the timeline to preview the animation in real-time.

You can also use the timeline’s Play Mode to preview the animation.

Editor Layout ¶

You can customize the layout of the Editor any way you want.

Your custom layout is saved and will be restored even if you close and re-open the Editor.

If you change your mind, you can restore the Layout to Factory Settings by clicking on Reset Layout from the Views menu views

Multi-monitor Support ¶

It can be very convenient to edit certain assets like Shaders, Code Blocks, and Behaviors, in a separate monitor.

You can pop them out using the Pop out button located in the top-right of each tab you want to pop-out.

Undo / Redo ¶

Almost all operations done in the Editor are undoable. We are working to provide the most complete support possible.

Ctrl-Z to Undo

Ctly-Y to Redo