Buildbox Menu Bar

The Buildbox menu bar is located at the very top of the Buildbox window.

Here is a quick overview of the Buildbox menus and their options.

Each Menu option’s keyboard shortcut is displayed next to its name. See also Keyboard Shortcuts.
Buildbox Menu (Mac)
Menu Option Allows you to
About View the About Buildbox window with the product installation and license summary.
Services Select your keyboard preferences.
Hide Buildbox Minimize the Buildbox window.
Hide Others Minimize all application windows, except Buildbox.
Show All View all active windows on the screen.
Quit Buildbox Save your work and close Buildbox.
File Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
New Save changes to the current project file or abandon it altogether and create a new one.
Open Save changes to the current project file or abandon it altogether and load an existing project file.
Open Recent View a list of recent projects, which you can choose to open or clear the list.
Save Save the project with its current file name.
Save As Save current project with a new file name, thus creating a copy.
Export Export your project when you are ready to submit your game to the App Store. See also Export a Game Project.

Fill in all required information for the desired export option in the project Settings before exporting your project.

Select the desired export platform:

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Steam
  • Windows EXE
Edit Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
Undo Undo the last operation.
Redo Redo the last operations.
Align Scenes Play scenes in a linear sequence in the Preview window.
Randomize Scenes Play scenes in a randomized sequence.
Run Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
Preview Play and test your entire game as it would look after export. See also Preview and Testing.
Preview Selected Scene Play and test the current scene in the editor as it would look after export. See also Preview and Testing.
Add Menu
This menu is available only in the UI node workspace.
Menu Option Allows you to
New Image Add an image object to a UI screen, where you can define its attributes.
New Button Add an image as a Navigation button to a UI screen.
View Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
Zoom In Increase magnification on the grid of the currently displayed editor or map to get a closer view of the screen.
Zoom Out Decrease magnification on the grid of the currently displayed editor or map to get a wider view of the screen.
Show All Change the zoom level to show all items in the currently displayed editor or map.
Show Frame Reset the zoom level and position of the view in the currently displayed editor or map.
Actual Size Reset the zoom level to the actual view size of the currently displayed editor or map, neither zoomed in or out.
Helper Show or hide the Helper section that provides help info about the panel, button, or attribute field you are working with, in the bottom left corner of the Buildbox window.
Enter Full Screen (Mac) View the Buildbox window in the full screen mode.
Scene View Menu Options
The following View options are available only in the Scene Editor in 3D World workspaces.
Menu Option Allows you to View Example
Animation Bar Toggle the visibility of the animation bar at the bottom of the scene editor.
Snap Mode Allows you to snap the selected object’s position to each grid point when using the move tool.
View Persp/Orth Switches between perspective (3D) and orthogonal views. In orthogonal view, the camera is set at a right angle, which gives more of a 2D look to the game.
View Align by X View the scene from the side, aligned along the X axis.
View Align by Y View the scene from the top, aligned along the Y axis.
View Align by Z View the scene from the other side, aligned along the Z axis.
View Rotate Left Rotate the current view slightly to the left.
View Rotate Right Rotate the current view slightly to the right.
View Rotate Up Rotate the current view slightly up.
View Rotate Down Rotate the current view slightly down.
View Rotate 180 Flip the view horizontally, by rotating it 180 degrees.
View Move to Ground Move the view to the default vertical position.
Reset View Reset the current view to the default rotation and position.
Tools Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
Font Editor Open the Font editor to create a
custom font.
Atlases Open the Atlas Editor.
Remove Unused Sound Objects Remove any MP3 sound files that were uploaded to Buildbox and
not used in the game.
Select Select any of these tools to use in a 3D World.
Move
Rotate
Scale
Multitool
Help Menu
Menu Option Allows you to
Report an Issue Access an online form to report a bug or issue to the Buildbox team.
Report a Feature Access an online form to report a feature idea or suggestion to the Buildbox team.
Buildbox Documentation Access product documentation online.
JS API Reference Access the Buildbox JavaScript API reference online.
Check for Updates Check if there is a new version of Buildbox available for download.
Get Logs Save a log file on your desktop. Provide this to the Buildbox Support team for troubleshooting purposes.
Activate License Switch from a demo version of the software into a fully licensed product.
Tutorial View a quick walkthrough to familiarize yourself with the Buildbox basics.
Account

There is currently only one option, Sign Out(Your email) that logs you out of Buildbox and
takes you back to the Login screen.