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Understanding the Editor

Tour the Creator Studio interface and its core panels.

10 min read Beginner Updated 2026-07-01 v2.0 ~26 min to complete

Introduction

Creator Studio is Appley's professional game editor. In this tutorial, you will learn the layout and purpose of each panel so you can navigate efficiently.

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This is part of the Beginner Learning Path. Estimated completion time: 26 minutes. Difficulty: Beginner.

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Step-by-Step Guide

Open your project

Launch Creator Studio from your Projects list.

Identify the Viewport

The large central 3D area is the Viewport — this is where you see and manipulate your scene in real time.

Find the Hierarchy

The left panel is the Scene Hierarchy — a tree view of every object in your scene.

Locate the Inspector

The right panel is the Inspector — it shows properties of whatever object you have selected.

Explore the bottom tabs

Bottom tabs switch between Script Editor, Node Editor, Asset Browser, and Terrain Tools.

Find the toolbar

The top toolbar contains Play, Save, Publish buttons and the transform tools (Move, Rotate, Scale).

FluxScript Example

Here is the FluxScript (Appley Scripting) code for this tutorial:

Understanding the Editor — FluxScript

// Editor setup script — runs in edit mode
on start {
  editor.setGrid(true)
  editor.setSnap(true)
  editor.setRenderQuality("medium")
  
  // Auto-select the main camera on open
  camera = scene.find("MainCamera")
  if camera != null {
    editor.select(camera)
  }
}

Node Script Equivalent

Prefer visual programming? Here is the same logic as a Node Script graph:

Understanding the Editor — Node Graph

[On Start] ──► [Set Grid: true]
         ──► [Set Snap: true]
         ──► [Set Render Quality: medium]
         ──► [Find: "MainCamera"]
              ├─ Not Null ──► [Select]
              └─ Null ──► (skip)

Pro Tip

Memorize the keyboard shortcuts for switching panels: F1 for Viewport, F2 for Hierarchy, F3 for Inspector. They save enormous time.

Watch Out

Don't close panels you think you don't need — you can collapse them to save space, but closing entirely means you'll need to re-enable them from the Window menu.

Next: Moving Around the 3D View

Beginner Path

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