User Interface

Modes

NVIDIA Omniverse™ View has two user selected modes which tailor the User Interface based upon the needs of the current task. The UI modes are named according to their use case.

Edit Mode

Edit mode allows users to edit a scene and manage the way the scene is presented. It grants access to a variety of scene manipulation functions, lighting, cameras and accompanying UI.

Review Mode

Review Mode allows users to review or present the scene and hides most of the editing features. The viewport is expanded and controls needed for review such as camera selection are retained.

Top Menu

File

Menu Items	Action
Connect	Connects NVIDIA Omniverse™ View to an Omniverse Nucleus.
Disconnect	Disconnects a Connection between NVIDIA Omniverse™ View and an NVIDIA Omniverse™ Nucleus.
New	Starts a New USD Document in NVIDIA Omniverse™ View.
New From Scene Template	Starts a New USD Document in NVIDIA Omniverse™ View with some Prebuilt Elements.
Cloudy Day	Starts a scene with Cloudy Sky Lighting.
Studio	Starts a scene with Simple Studio Lighting.
Sunny Day	Starts a scene with Sunny Day Lighting.
Open Recent	Displays a list of recently opened USD files for quick access.
Open	Launches a selected USD File.
ReOpen	Reloads the Currently Opened USD file again.
Save	Saves the current USD file in the previously saved location.
Save As	Saves the current USD file with the option to select a location and name for the file.
Save Flattened As	Saves the current USD file while merging all components to one mesh.
Exit	Quits NVIDIA Omniverse™ View.

Edit

Menu Items	Action
Undo	Reverts last action
Redo	Reverts last Revert Action
Instance	Creates a child of the selected item
Duplicate	Makes a copy of the selected item on the current layer
Duplicate All Layers	Makes a copy of the selected item on ALL layers
Duplicate Collapsed
Delete	Removes the current item from the scene permanently.
Focus	Centers the viewport on the selected item.
Unhide All	Reverts the visibility state of all items to visible in the scene.
Toggle Visibility	Toggles the visibility state of the currently selected item.
Toggle Visualization Mode	Switches between review and edit modes
Capture Screenshot	Captures a screenshot with current screenshot settings.
Preferences	Opens the preferences window.

Create

Menu Items	Action
Cube	Adds a Cube Primitive
Sphere	Adds a Sphere Primitive
Cylinder	Adds a Cylinder Primitive
Capsule	Adds a Capsule Primitive
Cone	Adds a Cone Primitive
Light	Allows Creation of Lights
Distant Light	Adds a Directional Distant light (ie: Sun)
Disk Light	Adds a Directional Light based on a Disk Shape
Rect Light	Adds a Directional Light based on a Rectangle Shape
Dome Light	Adds an Hemispherical Omnidirectional Light
Sphere Light	Adds an Spherical Omnidirectional Light
Camera	Adds a camera to the stage
Xform	Adds a (null) locator to the stage

Window

Menu Items	Action
Toolbar	Shows/Hides the Toolbar
Asset Browser	Shows/Hides the Asset Browser
Asset Details	Shows/Hides the Details Panel
Material Browser	Shows/Hides the Material Browser
Set Location	Opens the Location Panel
Set Date and Time	Opens the Date and Time Panel
Sky Browser	Shows/Hides the Sky Browser
Stage View	Shows/Hides the Stage
Sun Study	Opens the Sun Study Window
Render Settings	Opens the Render Settings Window
Preferences	Opens the Preference Panel
UI Toggle Visibility	Shows/Hides the User Interface (F7)
Full Screen Mode	Enables and Disables Full Screen Mode

Rendering

Menu Items	Action
Common Render Settings	Render Settings That Are Common to All Modes
Post-Processing Settings	Settings That Are Applied After the Rendered Frame
Path Tracing Settings	Parameters That Control Photo Mode
Real Time Settings	Parameters That control Preview Mode
Eco Mode	Toggles on Fast Rendering Mode (Sacrificing Quality)

Advanced

Menu Items	Action
Layers	Shows/Hides the Layers Panel
USD Paths	Shows/Hides the USD Path Tool
Extension Manager	Shows/Hides the Extensions Panel

Help

Menu Items	Action
Reference Guide	Opens NVIDIA Omniverse™ View Documentation
USD Paths	Opens the Python Scripting API Documentation
Provide Feedback	Sends Feedback to the Omniverse Development Team
About	Gets Information About Your Omniverse Setup

Tool Bar

The Omniverse Tool Bar offers quick access to the most common actions used in NVIDIA Omniverse™ View.

Ref #	Menu Items	Action
1	Open	Launches a Selected USD File
2	Save	Saves the Current USD File in the Previously Saved Location
3	Select Mode	Toggles between selection of Scene Models or individual components
4	Select Tool	Selects objects in the viewport based on selection mode
5	Local/Global	Toggles between Local and Global Manipulation
6	Translate	Moves/Translates Selected Objects based on Local/Global toggle
6	Rotate	Rotates Selected Objects based on Local/Global toggle
8	Scale	Scales Selected Objects
9	Snap	Enable/Disable Snap to Grid
10	Snap Settings	Allows configuration of the Snap Tool
11	Lights	Toggles visibility of Lights in the Scene

Selection (Video)

Transforming Objects (Video)

Toggling Lights

Side Bar

The NVIDIA Omniverse™ View Sidebar offers quick and easy access to the most commonly used areas of NVIDIA Omniverse™ View.

Ref #	Menu Items	Action
1	Material Browser	Shows/Hides the Material Browser
2	Sky Browser	Shows/Hides the Sky Browser
4	Date and Time Panel	Shows/Hides the Date and Time Panel
5	Location Panel	Shows/Hides the Location Panel
6	Sun Study	Shows/Hides the Sun Study Timeline
9	Preferences	Shows/Hides the Settings Panel
7	Stage	Shows/Hides the Scene Hierarchy
8	Render Settings	Shows/Hides the Render Settings Panel

Note

Use of the Sun Study requires scene to have a Dynamic Sky.

Right Click Menu

The right click menu in NVIDIA Omniverse™ View is a contextual menu, only relevant options will appear.

Right Click Contextual Menu

Panel / Window	State	Menu Item	Action
Viewport/Stage	Asset/Nothing	Create Submenu	See Create Menu
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Find in Content Browser	Locates the selected item in the Content Browser
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Group Selected	Creates and populates a new prim with the selected assets
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Duplicate	Duplicates the selected object
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Assign Material	Assigns materials to the mesh
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Copy URL Link	Coppies the Omniverse Web Link
Viewport/Stage	Asset	Copy Prim Path	Coppies the Omniverse File Path to the selected Prim
Viewport/Stage	Workspace Object	Restore Selected	Removes Changes made in View
Content	Nothing	Create on Selected	Assigns the material on the selected viewport object(s)
Content	Nothing	Refresh	Updates the content browser with latest server content.
Content	Nothing	New Folder	Creates a new folder in the selected location.
Content	Nothing	Icon/List View	Toggles between view types for the content browser.
Content	USD File/Folder	Open	Opens the Selected File/Folder
Content	USD File/Folder	Delete	Deleted the Selected File/Folder
Content	USD File/Folder	Download File	Downloads the selected file/folder to a local location.
Content	USD File/Folder	Copy URL	Coppies the URL to share with other users on your network.
Content	USD File/Folder	Generate Thumbnail	Opens the file and generates thumbnail images.
Content	USD File/Folder	Collect Asset	Localizes assets for the selected file/folder

Display Options

Option	Result
Quality	Sets the viewport visual fidelity. Preview: RTX mode with some features turned off. Draft RTX: Good quality features turned on, but still generally tuned for interactive speed over render quality. Photo: Path Traced. this favors render quality over interactive speed.
Style	Sets the rendering style for the viewport. Shaded: This is the default rendered mode. White Mode: White mode sets all opaque objects to use a simple mode material.

Fast Navigation

Viewport Toolbar

The Viewport toolbar is used to control various attributes and settings related to the viewport.

Ref #	Option	Result
1	Display Options	Allows access to enable and disable visibility of various scene elements.
2	Cameras Options	Lists all cameras in a sub menu, selected menu is marked by a check.
3	Lock	Disable/Enable edits to camera properties
4	Lens Length	Drop down with common lens from 10mm - 300mm. If zoom lens is picked, 17mm-70mm for example, then an additional zoom slider appears to allow user to adjust between the min/max lens values.
5	F-Stop	Realistic f stops 1 - 32
6	Focal Distance	When using depth of field, sets the focus point for objects to be clear and in focus.
7	Ratio	Allows users to select from a list of common screen ratios/resolution.
8	Screen Resolution	Allows for a custom resolution to be set
9	Ratio Lock	Locks the ratio of the current screen resolution.
10	Take Snapshot	Creates a snapshot with current snapshot settings
11	Screenshot Settings	Selects Between Screen, High Quality, 360 Degree or Custom Resolution Allows Quick Access to Snapshot Settings and Snapshot Folder Through Carat

Viewport Toolbar Walkthrough (Video)

Visibility Settings

Option	Result
Axis	Up axis indicator that is is in lower left of the viewport.
Cameras	Display of the visual camera meshes
FPS	FPS display in upper right of viewport
Grid	Ground plane grid visibility
Lights	Visual indicators of the light.
Location	Lower right Heads Up display of current location in file
Selection Outline	Display of outline on selected objects.

Camera Options

Option	Result
Cameras	Lists cameras in the scene and switches to selected camera.
Views	Lists all default camera views.
Selected Camera	Selected camera, clicking this opens a menu.
Create From View	Copies all current camera settings and adds a new camera. Launches a name dialog to name new camera.

Screenshot Settings

Option	Result
Screenshot Path	Chooses the path for saving your Screenshots
Capture Viewport	Captures only the viewport