Learn Blender 3 - Outliner - Collections

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Collections

• Scenes always start with a default collection.
  • Relatively new concept
  • Root Scene Collection
    • Cannot be delete
    • Cannot be renamed
• The default collection cannot be deleted
• Objects will be added to scenes where the collection is active.
  • If Scene Collection is selected, object will be added there
  • If Collection is selected, object will be added there
• Can add new collection with icon on top right of outliner
  • or right click an empty space and create a new collection.
  • Also by having objects selected
    • Hotkey: m
      • New collection
• To rename an object in the outliner
  • double click and rename
  • Press F2 and rename
• Can delete a collection
  • Hotkey: x
  • Hotkey: Delete
  • Objects in the collection will go to the parent collection
• To move objects to collection
  • Drag and drop objects in the outliner into collection
  • Select objects in 3D Viewport
    • Hotkey: m
      • Pop up menu to move objects to collection.
• Can drag objects out of collections and into other collections.
  • Can nest collections
• The number keys at the top of the keyboard corresponds to the visibility
  of the collections
  • To make all collections visible again, hover mouse over outliner
    • Hotkey: alt + h