Studio
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The Studio, or Roblox Studio, is the software used for creating Roblox games. It gives you the ability to build, script, and test places all-in-one. Revivals and launchers come with Studio built-in.
A MacOS version released in 2011. However, existing launchers and revivals only support the Windows version.
Launching the Studio
Novetus
Make sure you have selected the version of ROBLOX you want to use in the Versions tab. Then, press the Build button. If you want to open up a map inside the place directory, then select the map before pressing Build, and then press Yes. If you just want to open up a blank place, then press No. This blank place is located in the Novetus config folder, and the place directory is located in the maps folder.
Sodikm
Like Novetus, make sure you have selected the version you would like to use, and then press Studio. It does not open up any maps you may have selected in the launcher.
Other
If you have a studio version of the client you want to use, then open up the RobloxApp.exe file to open studio. If there is a patched .exe file inside of the folder, then open that instead.
Editor Basics
Studio will open to a view of the map you opened, along with several panels.
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 main portion of the window, where you can see the 3D view of the level. The camera clips through everything, and the world is paused until you run it. Move the camera with WASD (and in 2012+, Q/E raises and lowers the camera). Use this window to build by moving and selecting objects and parts. When you open a Script, this 3D view is replaced by the Script view.
Script editor
If a Script tab is focused, it will replace the Game Window with a simple Lua editor.
Gear
If you added tools to the [StarterPack], they may appear in the Game Window just like they do while playing, depending on the version of Studio. These tools will be given to each player in the server every time they spawn in.
Status Bar
The status bar is at 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.
Output Bar
This is the section of Roblox Studio that displays manually or automatically printed messages.
Menu Bar
This is the top title bar of the Studio. There are many options in this bar. If there is a button not included in this section, then they should be in the Toolbar section.
File
Towards the bottom of the File menu are your recently opened place files. Click any one of these to open them back up.
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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| Close | Closes the place you currently have selected | ||
| Save As | Saves your current place to any specified format to your computer | ||
| Publish to ROBLOX... | Publishes your current version of your place to the ROBLOX website | NON-FUNCTIONAL | |
| Save Selection as Model... | Saves the objects and or models you selected as a single model file (.RBXM) | ||
| Publish Selection as Model... | Publishes the objects and or models you selected as a free model | NON-FUNCTIONAL | |
| Print... | Prints your code | CTRL + P | |
| Print Preview | Lets you look at what your code look like when printed | ||
| Print Setup... | Lets you set up your printer for printing | ||
| Exit | Exit Studio and all the places you have opened |
Edit
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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Clear | Deletes the current object or model you currently have selected. | DEL |
| Select All | Selects all unlocked parts in workspace | CTRL + A | |
| Duplicate | Duplicates any instance you currently have selected | CTRL + D | |
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Unlock All | Unlocks all parts in workspace |
Find and Replace
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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| Find | Opens a menu which allows you to find specific words in the opened script | CTRL + F | |
| Find Next | Goes down to the next appearance of a specific word if it exists | F3 | |
| Replace... | Opens a menu which allows you to replace one word with another | CTRL + H |
Script
| Name | Description | Clarification | |
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Display Line Numbers | A checkbox which decides line number visibility | |
| Display Selection/Bookmark Margin | A checkbox which decides bookmark/selection visibility | ||
| Display Folding Margin | A checkbox which decides section folding button visibility | 
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| Add Marker | Adds a marker in the bookmark margin on the line you are currently on | ||
| Delete Marker | Removes the marker from the line you are currently on if there is one | ||
| Find Next Marker | Goes down to a line that has a marker if there is one | ||
| Find Previous Marker | Goes up to a line that has a marker if there is one |
View
| Name | Description | Clarification | |
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Start Page | Opens up the ROBLOX home page | This now redirects to https://www.roblox.com/supported-browsers |
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Toolbox | Opens up the ROBLOX Free-Model Toolbox | NON-FUNCTIONAL unless your studio states otherwise |
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Explorer | Displays the directory of the place file currently selected, where everything is contained | |
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Properties | If an object is selected in Explorer, this shows every property which belongs to the object | |
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Output | Shows any errors, warnings, or print statements found in-game when it is running | |
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Diagnostics | Lists the status of important components within studio | Is called "Report" until 2009E |
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Scripts | Lists the status of every script running in explorer if there are any | Does not exist until 2010L |
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Task Scheduler | Shows off all the tasks that studio is currently doing to make the program run | |
| Game Layout | Hides the studio interface to only show the in-game UI layout | ||
| Full Screen | Makes the studio full screen. Takes it out of full screen if clicked again | ||
| Toolbars | Shows a list of all the toolbars found in the Toolbar section below |
Insert
| Name | Description | Clarification | |
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| Model... | Gives you a window to open a saved model from your computer. | The model format is .RBXM, and older versions only accept converted XML. | |
| LDraw File... | Gives you a window to open a saved LDraw file from your computer, which ROBLOX would build upon opening. | Removed in 2010L | |
| Decal... | Converts a selected picture to BASE64, and is inserted as a Decal inside the selected object. | Removed in 2009E | |
| Texture... | Converts a selected picture to BASE64, and is inserted as a Texture inside the selected object. | Removed in 2009E | |
| Object... | Opens up the Object Browser which include all the objects you can insert inside the selected explorer. | Before 2008M, you have to type in the name of the object's class before inserting it. You can find the exact names through the Object Browser. | |
| Service... | Opens up the Insert Service which includes all the services you can insert inside explorer. | Does not exist until 2008M | |
| Tool | Opens up the "Tools" section of the Toolbox | NON-FUNCTIONAL unless your studio states otherwise. | |
| Clear Tools In Starterpack | Deletes every tool inside the "Starterpack" service. | ||
| Clear Tools in My Backpack | Deletes every tool inside the local player's backpack | Only functional during Play Solo. |
Format
Tools
Window
Help
Toolbars
Avoid moving the toolbars. This often crashes the application which will cause you to lose your unsaved work.
File Buttons
These are your basic buttons, which you'd find in any program.
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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New | Opens a new, empty place. | CTRL + N |
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Open | Gives you a window to open a saved place from your computer. | CTRL + O |
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Save | Lets you save your current place to your computer (.RBXL) | CTRL + S |
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Cut | Copies something, then removes it. Lets you paste it elsewhere. | CTRL + X |
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Copy | Copies something and lets you paste it elsewhere. | CTRL + C |
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Paste | Takes something you've copied or cut from somewhere else, and puts it wherever you want. | CTRL + V |
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Paste Into | Takes something you've copied or cut, and puts it into a specific object in the Explorer. | CTRL + ⇧ Shift + V |
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Undo | Undoes the last action. | CTRL + Z |
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Redo | An Undo for the Undo, lets you redo an action. | CTRL + Y |
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.
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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Group | Takes single bricks and puts them into a Model | CTRL + G |
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Ungroup | Takes a Model and breaks it into single bricks | CTRL + U |
Brick Movement
These buttons let you move bricks in specific directions.
| Name | Description | |
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Rotate | Rotates an object counterclockwise |
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Tilt | Tilts an object |
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Move Up | Moves an object up 1 stud |
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Move Down | Moves an object down 1 stud |
Camera Tools
These buttons allow you to move the camera around to look at things
| Name | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | |
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Pan Left | Rotates the camera 45 degrees to the left | Hold down right click, move mouse |
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Pan Right | Rotates the camera 45 degrees to the right | Hold down right click, move mouse |
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Tilt Up | Rotates the camera 45 degrees up | Hold down right click, move mouse |
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Tilt Down | Rotates the camera 45 degrees down | Hold down right click, move mouse |
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Zoom In | Gets closer to the camera's subject | I (Mouse Scroll Forward) |
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Zoom Out | Gets farther away from the camera's subject | O (Mouse Scroll Back) |
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Center on Object | Centers the camera on the selected object | |
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Zoom to Extents | Fits the screen to the size of the selected object |
Run, Pause and Reset
These buttons let you start and stop the actual game if you're in Edit mode.
| Name | Description | |
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Play | Starts running the place. |
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Pause | Temporarily stops the physics in a place. Note: This does not stop scripts, they will continue to run. |
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Reset | Sets a place back to the point right before Play was clicked |
Brick Properties
This set of buttons lets you alter the properties of a brick. Things like color, position, etc.
| Name | Description | Property | |
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Drag | Lets you select and then drag around bricks | |
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Move on Axis | Puts orange arrows around a selected object. Click and hold one to drag only in that direction. | Position |
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Resize | Puts blue spheres around a selected object. Click and drag one to resize in that direction | Size |
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Anchor | Makes an object become frozen in place, and not move at all. | Anchored |
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Lock | Makes an object to where you cannot select it. | Locked |
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Fill color | Select a color and click on a brick to set it there. | BrickColor |
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Pick color | Click on a brick to set the fill color tool to that color. | |
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Material | Like the Color, select a material and click on a brick to apply it. | Material |
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.
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Smooth | Does not connect with inlets, studs, glue or universal surfaces. |
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Glue | Higher friction than a Smooth surface, otherwise the same. |
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Weld | Creates a connection with any surface. |
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Studs | Creates a connection with Universal, Inlets, or Welds. |
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Inlets | Creates a connection with Studs, Universal, or Welds. |
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Universal | Creates a connection with Studs, Inlets or Welds. |
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Hinge | Creates a rotation point, allowing a brick touching the yellow pin to rotate. |
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Motor | Creates a powered hinge joint. See Motors |
Plugins
Plugins were introduced on 2011-08-11, 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 here.
