WEEK 1- 10 tips and tricks related to the Sandbox User Interface

1.      The roll up bar is a versatile tool bar that allows you to edit objects and terrain.

2.      The console column allows you to input commands into cry engine. The console column also shows warning errors while you are running cry engine

3.      The 'follow terrain' button allows you to move objects only on the surface of the terrain.

4.      By choosing one element in the drop down menu located in the tool bar you have the ability to edit and select the element you choose.

5.      Name selection can give a name to the objects that you selected.  In the pursuit of finding a desired object you can simply type the name of the object in and cry engine will automatically locate it.

6.      Cry engine allows you to export and import files which is useful for editing parts of your design on other programs and easily loading them into your cry engine map.

7.      The perspective button which can be found in the top left hand corner of the page, changes the viewport to different modes.

8.      At the file bar set config spec to low in order to increase the speed of your computer.

9.      You can group objects together in cry engine through the use of layers.  When properly utilising the capabilities of the layer tool, you can interact with the program more efficiently.

10.  The X, Y, Z and XY button, can make you only work on X, Y, Z or XY axis.