The Object Manager

Workspace and Settings


	The Object Manager

Object Manager		SignMaster Cut - Application Window
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From a Sample Document		Object Manager

Overview
The Object Manager is an outline of the current document provided in a tree view that can be used to move or copy objects between pages and groups along with changing the Objects Z-Order (above and below). The Object Manager is located within the right-side Docker and can be set to work in conjunction with the Property Inspector or on its own.

Working with the Object Manager

Do the following

Display the Object Manager

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Click on the Docker in the top-right corner of the program (as show above) and the Docker with the Object Manager will pop out.

You can also access the Object Manager from the Tools menu → Object Manager

Set Display and Filters

The Object Manager has a number of Display and Filter Settings, as follows:


Visible:	1	Sets the selected Object to Visible
Locked:	2	Sets the selected Object to Locked or Unlocked (on/off)
Object Manager:	3	Display (show) the Object Manager only
Collapse Nodes:	4	Collapse all the Contents of the Current Node to a Single Node


Cuttable:	5	Sets the selected Object to Cuttable or not Cuttable (on/off)
Filter:	6	Set the Display Filters for the selected Page i.e. what to list and what not to list
View OM and PI:	7	Display (show) the Object Manager and the Property Inspector
Property Inspector:	8	Display (show) the Property Inspector only
Expand Nodes:	9	Expand all the Nodes of the Selected Node (Show All)

Move Objects Around

Click on the Object's (written name) in the Object Manager and hold down the left mouse button;

Drag the Object to the required location which can either be in a Group, on another Page or up or down within the same Page to alter its Z-order with respect the other Object(s) on the Page i.e. towards the top brings the Object above in the Z-order and towards the bottom sends the Object behind in the Z-order.

You can rename Objects within the Object Manager in the property Inspector - see next Topic.