Object Functions

A list of functions for adding, editing, moving, or removing objects can be found in the table below.

Function	How to access it	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
Add object	• Menubar \| Objects > Add Object • Right-click \| Objects Palette > Add Object • Button \| Objects Palette >	Adds a new object to the project.	Add Object Settings Dialog
Add child object	• Right-click \|an object in the Objects Palette > Add Child Object	Adds a new object as a child object to the object hierarchy.	Add Object Settings Dialog
Add locator	• Right-click \| Objects Palette > Add Locator • Button \| Objects Palette >	Adds a locator so that you can rotate, scale, and move objects in 3D world/camera space.
Add child locator	• Right-click \|an object in the Objects Palette > Add Child Locator	Adds a locator as a child object so that you can rotate, scale, and move objects in 3D world/camera space.
Remove object	• Menubar \| Objects > Remove Object • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Remove Object • Button \| Objects Palette >	Removes the selected object from the project.		Projects must always have at least one object.
Duplicate object	• Menubar \| Objects > Duplicate > Object Only or Object And Shader Network • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Duplicate > Object Only or Object And Shader Network	Duplicates either the object on its own or the object and the associated shader network that belongs to it.
Add object version	• Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Add Version	Lets you select a file containing the new object version data.	Add Version Settings Dialog	Mari preserves selection groups between object versions. See Adding and Removing Object Versions.
Rename object version	• Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > RenameVersion	Renames the current object version.	Rename Version Dialog
Remove object version	• Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > RemoveVersion	Deletes the current object version.		Objects must always have at least one version.
Calculate ambient occlusion	• Menubar \| Objects > Ambient Occlusion • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Ambient Occlusion	Calculates the ambient occlusion for the object. This is required for any operations that use the ambient occlusion data (such as using ambient occlusion masking).		This can take a long time, depending on the complexity of the model.
Subdivide the object	• Menubar \| Objects > Subdivide • Button \| Objects palette > Subdivide • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Subdivide	Specify how to subdivide the geometry and to what degree so that it appears as if it were a higher polygon model.	Subdivide Dialog	Subdivision can run in the foreground or background. See Subdividing Objects for more information.
Generate Gaussian Blur	• Menubar \| Objects > Generate > Gaussian Blur • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Generate > Gaussian Blur	Allows you to apply an object-based blur effect across the whole object, not just on specific patches. This eliminates seaming because it can apply the effect across 3D boundaries.	Gaussian Blur Dialog
Generate Displacement	• Menubar \| Objects > Generate > Displacement • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Generate > Displacement	Allows you to generate a displacement map, using a high polygon source model and a low polygon destination model to calculate the displacement.	Displacement Dialog	If you want to generate a displacement map, the channel you have selected needs to be 16-bit (Half) or 32-bit (Float).
Generate Height	• Menubar \| Objects > Generate > Height • Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Generate > Height	Allows you to generate a height map, using a high polygon source model and a low polygon destination model to calculate the height.	Height Dialog	The values for the height are normalized between 0 and 1.
Assign a shortcut	• Right-click \| an object in the Objects Palette > Assign Shortcut	Opens the Assign Keyboard Shortcut dialog and allows you to set a shortcut for the selected object.	Assign Keyboard Shortcut
Reset move object - single object	• Mouse \| Shift-click on the object	Shift+click on the object resets that object to its original position.
Reset move object - all objects	• Keyboard \| ’	Pressing the ' (apostrophe) key resets all objects back to their original positions.
Reset object transform	• Menubar \| Objects > Reset Object Transform	Resets the object transform back to its original coordinates for the selected object or locator in the Objects palette.