Main UI Breakdown
The “Main UI” is where you can save and load files, change preferences, and access global scene parameters.
"File (Open/Save)"
Opens the File dialog window.
“User Preferences”
Opens the User Preferences Window with several subtabs available to tweak performance, VR settings, miscellaneous settings and Security.
Please follow the provided links for more information on each subtab:
”Navigation”
The Navigation panel contains specific Person possession options in VR that are not available from the Base_UI. As well as options relating specifically to movement in Virtual Reality.
"Select"
Opens the Selection screen. Displaying everything within your current screen so that you can quickly choose the Atom you are looking for. This is the same panel that is opened with the
shortcut in the Base_UI.
"Session Plugins" and "Session Plugin Presets"

The session plugins panel is the place to add plugins that will be loaded each time that you start a session of VAM. The joining presets button allows you to save and load the Session Plugins you added.
"Scene Add Atom"
Is the panel where you can add People, Props, Triggers, lights, Environments, etc to your current scene. This is the same panel referenced in the Base UI shortcut
.
"Scene Lighting"
This is where you can adjust global light settings for your scene.

"Scene Plugins" and "Scene Plugin Presets"
This is where you can include plugins and load plugin presets for your scene. Do not confuse this with the purple "Session Plugin Presets" (see above).
"Scene Animation"
Central location for the animation settings in your scene. Subtabs include "Control" . "Edit" and "Triggers".
"Scene Misc"
Scene Miscellaneous contains settings for World Scale, Gravity, Grid Settings and Scene load options.
"Scene Audio"
This is where you can add external sound clips that can be called from any atom within the scene.
The “Main UI” is where you can save and load files, change preferences, and access global scene parameters.
| Hides all scene editing tabs from the Main UI. This mode is used for experiencing completed scenes. Displays all of VaM’s editing features in the Main UI. This is where a content creator will spend most of their time while building scenes. |
Opens the File dialog window.
Opens the User Preferences Window with several subtabs available to tweak performance, VR settings, miscellaneous settings and Security.
Please follow the provided links for more information on each subtab:
The Navigation panel contains specific Person possession options in VR that are not available from the Base_UI. As well as options relating specifically to movement in Virtual Reality.
Opens the Selection screen. Displaying everything within your current screen so that you can quickly choose the Atom you are looking for. This is the same panel that is opened with the
The session plugins panel is the place to add plugins that will be loaded each time that you start a session of VAM. The joining presets button allows you to save and load the Session Plugins you added.
Is the panel where you can add People, Props, Triggers, lights, Environments, etc to your current scene. This is the same panel referenced in the Base UI shortcut
This is where you can adjust global light settings for your scene.
"Scene Plugins" and "Scene Plugin Presets"
This is where you can include plugins and load plugin presets for your scene. Do not confuse this with the purple "Session Plugin Presets" (see above).
Central location for the animation settings in your scene. Subtabs include "Control" . "Edit" and "Triggers".
Scene Miscellaneous contains settings for World Scale, Gravity, Grid Settings and Scene load options.
This is where you can add external sound clips that can be called from any atom within the scene.
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