View source for Studio

{{Map|Main Page}}

The '''Studio''', or '''Roblox Studio''', is the program that ROBLOX games are played with. It also gives you the ability to create your own games, or [[Place|places]]. Using the Studio you can build, [[Scripting|script]], and test places. ROBLOX developers update Studio to add in new features to ROBLOX.

ROBLOX Studio was originally programmed for Windows, but recently a version for Macintosh has been introduced.

==What to use the Studio for==
The Roblox Studio was built to be your all-inclusive [[Place]] editing program. Using the Studio you can [[Lua Help|script]], build and test your places all before you show off your place to the rest of the community. If you want to make any kind of changes to your places, then you should use the Studio to make those changes. Rather than playing in Solo mode using Edit and Studio allows you to edit the place while time is frozen. The map will not run, so scripts will not run early and bricks will not move around while you're trying to work with themt. The camera can move around freely so you're not limited to the movements of a character. Serious builders and scripters use Studio in Edit mode.

====Launching the Studio====
It's easy to find Roblox Studio, open up Start, click on All Programs, and scroll to ROBLOX. Then click on '''Roblox Studio'''. It will launch with the Games page already opened. You can play a game, or you can hit [[Studio#File Buttons|New]] to work on a new map.

==Interactive Tour==

Instead of using a lot of text to explain everything, here's a picture of what we like to call the [[Studio/Standard Studio View|Standard Studio View]]. This is the window positions, toolbars and settings that people tend to use, and we will assume that you are using for any tutorials on the Wiki. If your setup doesn't look quite like this or is missing things, then you can to go the [[Studio/Standard Studio View#Setup|setup guide]] to make it look like this.

{{EmphasisBox/start|red|text-align:center}}

<big> Click on something that you want to learn about!</big>
<imagemap>
Image:StudioPicture2.png|

rect 4 27 319 50 [[Studio#Menu Bar|Menu Bar]]
rect 324 47 400 75 [[Studio#Run, Pause and Reset|Run Buttons]]
rect 580 100 800 300 [[Explorer Window|Explorer]]
rect 580 300 800 550 [[Properties Window|Properties]]
rect 0 430 580 550 [[Output|Output]]
rect 0 550 750 575 [[Command Bar|Command]]
rect 0 100 575 120 [[Studio#Tabs|Tabs]]
rect 270 370 310 410 [[Studio#Gear|Gear]]
rect 0 115 580 370 [[Studio#Game Window|Game View]]
rect 0 50 190 75 [[Studio#File Buttons|File Buttons]]
rect 230 50 315 70 [[Studio#Brick Movement|move buttons]]
rect 0 575 800 600 [[Studio#Status Bar|Status bar]]
rect 0 75 175 100 [[Studio#Camera Tools|camera tools]]
rect 190 50 230 70 [[Studio#Group|Group]]
rect 600 50 770 70 [[Studio#Surface Types|Surface Types]]
rect 400 50 590 75 [[Studio#Brick Properties|Properties]]

desc none
</imagemap>
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

===Toolbars===

====Menu Bar====
This is the top title bar of the Studio. There are many options in this bar, it's encouraged that you try them out

<!---That's a cop out if I ever wrote one. Fill this in at some point. Should list anything that isn't immediately obvious, or covered below. --->

====File Buttons====
These are your basic buttons, which you'd find in any program.

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}

{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description !! [[Keyboard Shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcut]]
|-
|[[Image:New.jpg]]      || New  || Opens a new, empty place.  || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|N}}
|-
|[[Image:Open.jpg]]     || Open || Gives you a window to open a saved place from your computer. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|O}}
|-
|[[Image:Save.jpg]]     || Save || Lets you save your current place to your computer || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|S}}
|-
|[[Image:Cut.jpg]]      || Cut  || Copies something, then removes it. Lets you paste it elsewhere. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|X}}
|-
|[[Image:Copy.jpg]]     || Copy || Copies something and lets you paste it elsewhere. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|C}}
|-
|[[Image:Paste.jpg]]    ||Paste || Takes something you've copied or cut from somewhere else, and puts it wherever you want. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|V}}
|-
|[[Image:Paste.jpg]]    ||Paste Into || Takes something you've copied or cut, and puts it into a specific object in the [[Explorer]]. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|SHIFT}} + {{Key press|V}}
|-
|[[Image:Undo.jpg]]     || Undo || Undoes the last action. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|Z}}
|-
|[[Image:Redo.jpg]]     || Redo || An Undo for the Undo, lets you redo an action. || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|Y}}
|}

{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Group====
These are two buttons here, Group and Ungroup. When you select several different bricks you can use the Group command to make them into a [[Model]] instead of separate bricks. This is ''very very'' useful, and something that you will use a lot of the time. Models can be selected at once, instead of having to select hundreds of tiny bricks, and they can be moved as one unit.

Ungrouping is as easy as selecting a model, and hitting the Ungroup button. This will make the model come apart, and each brick will be separate.
{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description !! [[Keyboard Shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcut]]
|-
|[[Image:Group.jpg]]     ||  Group  || Takes single bricks and puts them into a Model || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|G}}
|-
|[[Image:Ungroup.jpg]]   || Ungroup || Takes a Model and breaks it into single bricks || {{Key press|CTRL}} + {{Key press|U}}
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Brick Movement====
These buttons let you move bricks in specific directions.

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description
|-
|[[Image:Rotate.jpg]]    || Rotate  ||  Rotates an object counterclockwise
|-
|[[Image:Tilt.jpg]]      ||  Tilt   || Tilts an object
|-
|[[Image:Move_up.jpg]]   ||Move Up  || Moves an object up 1 stud
|-
|[[Image:Move_down.jpg]] ||Move Down|| Moves an object down 1 stud
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Camera Tools====
These buttons allow you to move the camera around to look at things

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description !! [[Keyboard Shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcut]]
|-
|[[Image:Pan_left.jpg]]        ||   Pan Left   || Rotates the camera 45 degrees to the left  || Hold down right click, move mouse
|-
|[[Image:Pan_right.jpg]]       ||   Pan Right  || Rotates the camera 45 degrees to the right || Hold down right click, move mouse
|-
|[[Image:Tilt_up.jpg]]         ||   Tilt Up    || Rotates the camera 45 degrees up || Hold down right click, move mouse
|-
|[[Image:Tilt_down.jpg]]       ||   Tilt Down  || Rotates the camera 45 degrees down || Hold down right click, move mouse
|-
|[[Image:Zoom_in.jpg]]         ||    Zoom In   || Gets closer to the camera's subject || {{Key press|I}} (Mouse Scroll Forward)
|-
|[[Image:Zoom_out.jpg]]        ||   Zoom Out   || Gets farther away from the camera's subject || {{Key press|O}} (Mouse Scroll Back)
|-
|[[Image:Center_on_object.jpg]]||Center on Object || Centers the camera on the selected object
|-
|[[Image:Zoom_to_extents.jpg]] ||Zoom to Extents||  Fits the screen to the size of the selected object
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Run, Pause and Reset====
These buttons let you start and stop the actual game if you're in Edit mode. 

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description
|-
|[[Image:Play.jpg]]    || Play || Starts running the place.
|-
|[[Image:Pause.jpg]]   || Pause|| Temporarily stops the physics in a place. '''Note: This does not stop scripts, they will continue to run.'''
|-
|[[Image:Reset.jpg]]   || Reset|| Sets a place back to the point right before Play was clicked
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Brick Properties====
This set of buttons lets you alter the properties of a brick. Things like color, position, etc.

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description || Property
|-
|[[Image:Select.jpg]]      || Drag || Lets you select and then drag around bricks || 
|-
|[[Image:Move_on_axis.jpg]]||Move on Axis || Puts orange arrows around a selected object. Click and hold one to drag only in that direction. || [[Position (Property)|Position]]
|-
|[[Image:Resize.jpg]]      || Resize || Puts blue spheres around a selected object. Click and drag one to resize in that direction || [[Size (Property)|Size]]
|-
|[[Image:Anchor.jpg]]      || Anchor || Makes an object become frozen in place, and not move at all. || [[Anchored (Property)|Anchored]]
|-
|[[Image:Lock.jpg]]        ||  Lock  || Makes an object to where you cannot select it. || [[Locked (Property)|Locked]]
|-
|[[Image:Fill_color.jpg]]  ||Fill color|| Select a color and click on a brick to set it there. || [[BrickColor]]
|-
|[[Image:Pick_color.jpg]]  ||Pick color|| Click on a brick to set the fill color tool to that color.
|-
|[[Image:Material.jpg]]   || Material || Like the Color, select a material and click on a brick to apply it. || [[Material (Property)|Material]]
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

====Surface Types====
These buttons let you select what type of surface an object has. Click on the type of surface you want, then on the specific surface you wish to change.

{{EmphasisBox/start|red}}
{|
|-
! !! Name !! Description
|-
|[[Image:Smooth.jpg]] || Smooth || Does not connect with inlets, studs, glue or universal surfaces.
|-
|[[Image:Glue.jpg]]         ||  Glue  || Higher friction than a Smooth surface, otherwise the same.
|-
|[[Image:Weld.jpg]]         ||  Weld  || Creates a connection with any surface.
|-
|[[Image:Studs.jpg]]        ||  Studs || Creates a connection with Universal, Inlets, or Welds.
|-
|[[Image:Inlet.jpg]]        ||  Inlets|| Creates a connection with Studs, Universal, or Welds.
|-
|[[Image:Universal.jpg]]    ||Universal||Creates a connection with Studs, Inlets or Welds.
|-
|[[Image:Hinge.jpg]]        || Hinge  || Creates a rotation point, allowing a brick touching the yellow pin to rotate.
|-
|[[Image:Motor.jpg]]        || Motor  || Creates a powered hinge joint. See [[Motors]]
|}
{{EmphasisBox/end}}

===Window Elements===

====Tabs====
Right below all of the toolbars you'll find the Tabs. These let you move between different windows. When you open a Script it opens up a tab next to the Place tab. You can reorder tabs by clicking and dragging them, and close individual tabs by clicking on the tab, and then clicking the X icon in the right corner of the Tab area.

====Game Window====
This is the space where you can see the 3D view of the level. You move bricks around and edit things in this window. When you open a Script, this 3D view is replaced by the Script view.

====Gear====
Inside and in the bottom left corner of the Game Window you will see the Gear list. This lists the different items that are in the [[StarterPack]], which is the set of items each player gets when they enter the server, and when they respawn.

====Status Bar====
The status bar is the very bottom of the window. This gives you information relating to how the game is running. It's mostly program information that you don't need to worry about.

<!----Another cop out. Figure out and explain what is spit out here. --->

====Output Bar====
{{Main|Output}}
This is the section of Roblox Studio that displays manually or automatically printed messages.  Automatically printed messages may be yellow or blue, and sometimes even red.  Manually printed messages may be red or normal (black with regular font style).

===Plugins===

Plugins were introduced on August 11th, which allows users to develop their own building tools that will appear on toolbars in ROBLOX Studio. Currently, there are many default plugins made by ROBLOX. To see more information on plugins, and how to make your own, visit [[How_To_Make_Plugins|here]].

== See Also ==
<i><b>Uses..</b></i>

*[[Scripting]]
*[[Edit]]
*[[Online mode]]
*[[Solo mode]]

<i><b>Settings and Other</b></i>

*[[Place]]
*[[Request Lua Feature]]
*[[Bevels]]
*[[Settings]]

<i><b>Similar...</b></i>

*[[Tutorials]]
*[[Class Reference]]
*[[:Category:ROBLOX Lua Objects|Lua Objects]]
*[[Service-level]]

[[Category:Tutorials]]