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Workspace Basics

Last updated on Jul 26, 2023

Introduction
Aero desktop
Aero Player (Beta) on Android
1. Adobe Aero (Beta) on Android | Common questions
2. Adobe Aero (Beta) on Android system requirements
Preparing assets for Adobe Aero
Import AR-ready assets
Design AR experiences
Export and share
Cloud documents and storage
1. Work with cloud documents
2. Upgrade storage for Adobe Aero
Examples, ideas, and inspirations
1. Design an AR experience using starter assets

Learn about the Aero desktop interface.

In Adobe Aero Desktop, you create AR experience using various elements, such as the menu bar, Home screen, Edit mode, Object properties, and more.

Home screen

The Home screen gives you quick access to cloud documents, recent files, and deleted documents.

The Home screen in Aero desktop shows the following options:

Tab	Description
Home	Gives you quick access to previous scenes, cloud documents, and your deleted scenes
Cloud documents	Cloud documents are cloud-native files that you can open and edit in compatible apps. With cloud documents, your work is always updated, across every device, wherever you are
Deleted	Recently deleted scenes
Create new	Creates a brand new AR scene
Open	Opens a .real file to keep editing an existing Aero project file

Workspace overview

macOS

A. Main menu B. Home C. Edit mode D. Preview mode E. Undo/redo F. Share G. Scene graph H. Actions panel I. Properties panel J. Behavior builder K. Starter assets L. Toolbar

Options	Description
Main menu	Access File, Edit, Object, View, Window, and Help menus and the submenus within them
Home	Gives you quick access to previous scenes, cloud documents, and your deleted scenes
Edit mode	Creative workspace and 3D canvas
Preview mode	Preview the behaviors and interactivity you added to your scene and objects
Undo / redo	Undo or redo the last action you took
Export / share	Export or share your AR experiences with others
Scene graph	View, hide, lock, and rename your objects
Actions panel	Delete, duplicate, group, align selection, auto rescale, and revert to original size tools
Properties panel	Define various properties of objects and manipulate them using different options in the Properties panel
Behavior builder	An environment where you can use different types of triggers and actions to create a behavior and make your assets interactive
Starter assets	Aero comes loaded with a library of useful assets which you can use in your AR creations
Toolbar	Access the import, selection, move, scale, and rotate tools, as well as the orbit, pan, and dolly camera tools

A. Import B. Select C. Move D. Rotate E. Scale F. Orbit G. Pan H. Dolly

Options	Description
Import	Import compatible 2D and 3D assets into Aero
Select	Select your object on any of the three axes (X, Y, Z)
Move	Move your object on any of the three axes (X, Y, Z)
Rotate	Rotate your objects along all three axes (X, Y, Z)
Scale	Scale your object on any of the three axes (X, Y, Z)
Orbit	Rotates the current view around a model based on a fixed pivot point
Pan	Enables you to drag the view horizontally and vertically
Dolly	Enables you to move towards or away from your model along the Z axis

Actions panel

Actions panel
A. Delete selection B. Duplicated selection C. Group selection D. Align selection E. Automatic scale F. Revert to original size G. Replace asset

Options	Description
Delete selection	Deletes the object you have selected
Duplicate selection	Duplicates the object you have selected
Align selection	Aligns the selected object with the bottom surface plane
Automatic rescale	Adjusts the asset size automatically to fit into the screen view
Revert to original size	Changes the asset size to the original dimension as read in the asset source file

Properties panel

A. Pivot B. Position C. Rotation D. Scale E. Size

Options	Description
Pivot	Used to identify the position of the point at which the object will rotate or spin
Position	Used to accurately position the object in space
Rotation	Used to precisely rotate your object
Scale	Used to precisely scale size of your object
Size	Used to identify exact dimensions of an object

3D Gizmo

Once you have imported assets into your scene, arrange them however you like by using the 3D Gizmo tool to move, scale, and rotate your objects around your scene.

The gizmo handles are color-coded to represent the axis they correspond to:

- Red for the x-axis

- Green for the y-axis

- Blue for the z-axis

The 3D Gizmo tool will also change shape depending on which tool you are using. Below is a guide to help you navigate:

The 3D Gizmo tool will appear on your selected object giving you the ability to move, scale, and rotate your asset.

The 3D Gizmo tool appears on your selected object giving you the ability to only change the rotation of your object on the X, Y, and Z axis.

The 3D Gizmo tool will appear on your selected object giving you the ability to only move along the X, Y, and Z axis.

The 3D Gizmo tool will appear on your selected object giving you the ability to only scale your object on the X, Y, and Z axis. You also have the ability to scale proportionally by using the handles in the middle.

Starter assets

Aero desktop comes loaded with a library of useful assets which you can use in your AR creations. In the Edit mode, click the Content icon and then navigate through various available categories to select the asset you would like to use in your AR creation.

A. Content icon B. Starter assets panel

You can also filter 3D or 2D content at the top of the Starter assets panel. Animation icons make it easy to distinguish which Starter asset content contains embedded animations. Look for the badge at the lower-right corner of the content’s thumbnail.

What's next?

We've got you started on how to use desktop workspace to place and edit assets in the scene. After you place your assets, go ahead and add interactivity to the objects.

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