UI Button Node

This control node allows the player to click or tap a specified area on the screen. For details, see Add a Control Button in the UI.

If needed, you can also customize this node. For details, see Customizing Nodes.

Make Characters Jump or Move in a Certain Way

To make a character jump, rotate, or move in a certain direction, for example, side to side, you need to add a corresponding movement node to its Node Map. You may also use the nodes to make objects bounce, float, or rotate when the player touches the screen.

For characters, you also need to make sure that they are set as dynamic in their Start node attributes as instructed below. See also, Making Objects Move Naturally

To make a character jump or move in a certain way:

1. On the Mind Map, double-click the World node where you want to modify the character’s movement.
2. Inside the World, on the Asset panel, double-click the character whose movement you want to change.
3. On its Node Map, select the Start node.
4. In the Options panel on the right, select the Physics checkbox and in the displayed Type list, select Dynamic.
5. In the Node panel on the left, expand the Movement category and drag the movement node you need to the Node Map, for example, Jump or Path Jump.
6. Update the node attributes in the respective Options panel on the right.
7. Connect the new node input with the output of the node that will enable the movement, for example, when the player touches the screen:
   
8. Preview and test your game.

Debris Explosion Node

This action node spawns multiple specified assets as debris in a burst outward from the center of the attached asset.

If needed, you can also customize this node. For details, see Customizing Nodes.

Set Checkpoint Node

This action node stores the current progress of the game or app.

If needed, you can also customize this node. For details, see Customizing Nodes.

Asset Attributes

There are two sets of attributes that you can edit for an asset:

• Object attributes, which appear when you select a character or an object in the Asset panel in a World.
• Entity attributes, which are position, rotation, and scale attributes, which appear when you select a character or any object in the Scene Editor or the Outliner.

Object Attributes

To view these attributes in the Options panel, select a character or an object in the World Asset panel.

The attributes below are always present.

Additional sets of attributes may appear depending on the type of the asset and behavior added to it, for example, as shown below.

You can expand/collapse each section. The attributes inside correspond to the respective Asset nodes.

If you delete a set, the corresponding asset nodes will be removed from the asset’s Node Map.

To add the attributes, you can do either of the following:

• Add the nodes directly on the Node Map of the asset.
• Use the Add Brain Box button at the bottom of the panel and select the desired movement or behavior from the list.
  When you add a Brain Box, a group of corresponding nodes with predefined functionality appears on the asset’s Node Map, for example:

For more information about Brainboxes, see Brainboxes.

Below are the 3D model node attributes. For the rest of the node attributes, see the respective Asset nodes.

Entity Attributes

To view these attributes in the Options panel, select a character or any object in the Scene Editor.

Option	Description
Position	Enter the appropriate numeric values for each axis to define the location of the asset. Alternatively, drag the arrow axis handles to the desired location in the Scene Editor. If needed, for details, see Tools.
Rotation	Enter the appropriate numeric values for each axis to define the angle of the asset. Alternatively, click the Rotation Tool button and drag the circle axis handles to set the desired angle for the asset in the Scene Editor. If needed, for details, see Tools.
Scale	Enter the appropriate numeric values for each axis to define the size of the asset. Alternatively, click the Scale Tool button and drag the cube axis handles to set the desired size for the asset in the Scene Editor. If needed, for details, see Tools.

UI Asset Panel

This is the panel on the far left side of the UI workspace. It lists all assets added to the selected UI.

• To add an asset to a UI screen, drag it to the UI Editor and position it as needed.
• To extend the panel vertically, close the Helper.
• To search for an asset in the Asset panel, enter its name in the Search field.

Scene Editor Tools

The following tools are located on the Scene Editor toolbar on the left. For the buttons on the right, see Scene Editor Toolbar Buttons.

The axis handles of Move, Rotation, and Scale tools correspond to the following attributes in the Options panel, with the green handle representing the X axis, red handle representing the Y axis, and the blue handle representing the Z axis.

Depending on whether the Collision Shape Editor button is selected on the Scene Editor toolbar, you may use these tools to manipulate either the assets themselves or their collision shapes. The examples and instructions in the table below refer to objects but they also apply to their collision shapes.

Tool	Icon	Description	Selection Example
Select Tool	(`)	Select multiple objects in the Scene Editor. Just click the tool button and draw a bounding box over the objects on the grid that you want to select. You can also hold the Shift key and click each object you want to select. The selected objects get highlighted, with the axis handles displayed in the center of the selected group. Note that the handle shape depends on whether the Move, Rotate, or Scale Tool is currently selected. To see how this tool can be used, watch the Select Tool video.
Move Tool	(1)	Change the position of the selected object in the scene. Select the object, then click an arrow axis handles and drag the selected object in the desired direction along the selected axis. For example, to move the camera up, drag the green arrow. To move the object to an entirely new position, click the square where the arrows converge and drag the object. Alternatively, enter the appropriate numeric values in the Position fields in the Options panel on the right. To see how this tool can be used, watch the Move Tool video.
Rotate Tool	(2)	Rotate the selected object around a 3D axis. Select the object, then click a circle axis handle and drag it in the desired direction to rotate the object. For example, to change the direction of light, drag the red handle to the left and note how the light reflection and shadows dropped on the objects in the scene change accordingly. Alternatively, enter the appropriate numeric values in the Rotation fields in the Options panel on the right. To see how this tool can be used, watch the Rotate Tool video.
Scale Tool	(3)	Reduce or increase the size of the selected object in proportional dimensions. Select the object, then click an axis handle and drag the selected object in the desired direction along the selected axis. For example, to make the text label wider, drag it along the red axis. Alternatively, enter the appropriate numeric values in the Scale fields in the Options panel on the right. To change all three dimensions at once, click the circle where the handles converge and drag it to the desired scale. To see how this tool can be used, watch the Scale Tool video.
Multitool	(4)	Position, rotate, and scale the selected object at the same time. Select the object, then do any of the following: To change the size of the object, drag the black square handles on the corners or sides of the square box. To move the object back and forth in the same plane, drag the circle handle to the left of the object. To rotate the object, use any of the other three circle handles . To move the object anywhere on the grid, drag it to the desired position Alternatively, enter the appropriate numeric values in the Position, Rotation, or Scale fields in the Options panel on the right. To see how this tool can be used, watch the Multitool video.

Camera Rotation Node

This action node rotates the camera at an angle specified by the Target/Delta axis values.

If needed, you can also customize this node. For details, see Customizing Nodes.

Glue Node

This movement node allows a dynamic asset to stick to another asset when they collide, and can only connect to the If Collide node.

If needed, you can also customize this node. For details, see Customizing Nodes.

Billboard Icon Node

This content node shows an image that will always face the camera.