Tree View

The Tree View shows a hierarchical view of the prims on the stage. You can click on a row to select the prim.

Ref #	Option	Description
1	Prim Name	This column shows the hierarchy of prim names.
2	Type	This column lists the type for each prim.
3	Vis	This column lists the current visibility of each prim. Visibility can be toggle by clicking in this column.
4	Prim Legend Button	Opens the Prim Legend.
5	Prim Search Field	Search for a prim by name. Press Enter to search for the next matching prim.
6	Find Prim Button	Clicking on the button finds the next prim whose name matches the value from the Prim Search Field.
7	Navigation Menu	Contains menu items and shortcuts for selecting prims.
8	Show Menu	Contains options for what types of prims to show in the Tree View.

Prim Legend

The Prim Legend describes the meanings of the font colors and formatting used in the Tree View. This is very useful for an at a glance understanding the composition arcs and instancing on the stage.

Right Click Menu

In the Tree View, additional functionality can be found for the selected prim by right clicking and invoking the contextual right click menu.

Menu Item	Action
Jump to Enclosing Model	Select the first ancestor prim with a Kind metadata value set.
Select Bound Preview Material	Select the Preview Material prim bound to the selected prim.
Select Bound Full Material	Select the Full Material prim bound to the selected prim.
Make Invisible	Set the selected prim’s visibility property to “invisible”.
Vis Only	Set the selected prim’s visibility property to “visible”. Make all other prims “invisible”.
Remove Session Visibility	Restore the selected prim’s visibility property value.
Load/Unload	Load/Unload the payloads for the selected prim and all its descendants.
Activate/Deactivate	Activate/Deactivate the selected prim.
Copy Prim Path	Copy the selected prim’s path to the clipboard.
Copy Enclosing Model Path	Copy enclosing model’s prim path to the clipboard. A Model is a prim with a Kind metadata value set.
usdview asset	Open the selected asset in a new usdview instance.
Set As Active Camera	Set the selected prim as the active camera.