Roblox studio how to open explorer

Explorer Window

The Explorer window shows a hierarchical list of every object inside a place. This list is an essential aspect of organizing, viewing, and testing a Roblox game.

Parent-Child Relationship

The Explorer window uses the concept of parenting to organize all of the objects. If an object has any children, it will show a small arrow next to its name. Clicking on this arrow toggles a list of all the children of that object.

Inserting Objects

Some objects like primitive parts can be inserted from the Model tab, but a full array of objects can be inserted through any of the following workflows:

The object insertion popup contains a list of objects, sorted by category. Familiar objects can be quickly located by typing a search query in the input field.

If desired, you can further customize the behavior of the insertion workflow as follows:

Folders

Like directories/folders on a computer, Folder|Folders are a useful way to organize objects in a Roblox game. For instance, if you want to store all environmental sounds in an easy-to-find place, you can create a folder within the workspace and place multiple Sound objects within it.

To organize objects within a folder:

Default Objects

When you create a new place, its hierarchy already contains several default objects, each of which serves a specific purpose in the Roblox engine.

Workspace

Storage Containers

Initialization Containers

Other Services

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View Tab

The View tab lets you toggle the various windows of Studio, as well as several display features.

This section lets you toggle specific windows within Studio.

Actions

This section contains recording tools and Studio display options.

Icon	Action	Description
	View Selector	Toggles display of a dynamic axis/face widget in the game editor window.
	Full Screen	Toggles Studio between full screen and windowed modes.
	Screen Shot	Takes a screenshot of the current view.
	Video Record	Starts recording of a video of Studio. When recording, the game editor window will be outlined with a red border. This is only supported on Windows.

Settings

This section includes tools for view adjustment within your place.

Icon	Action	Description
	Show Grid	Toggles a 3D grid on the Y plane. If showing, the radio buttons directly to the left set the grid lines to be 2, 4, or 16 studs apart.
	Grid Material	Displays grid material on parts.
	Wireframe Rendering	Changes the editor view to wireframe rendering mode.
	Switch Windows	Lets you alternate between multiple windows and tabs currently open in Studio.

Stats

This section contains buttons which toggle on-screen diagnostic information.

Icon	Action	Description
—	Stats	Shows detailed game stats.
—	Render	Shows detailed graphics and performance data.
—	Physics	Shows detailed physics data.
—	Network	Shows detailed network stats.
—	Summary	Shows a summary of stats data.
	Clear	Removes all stats from the screen.

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Explorer

Parent-Child Relationship

Roblox uses the concept of parenting to organize objects. If an object has any children, it will show a small arrow next to its name. Clicking on this arrow toggles a list of all the children of that object.

You can make an object the child of another as follows:

Inserting Objects

Some objects like primitive parts can be inserted from the Model tab, but a full array of objects can be inserted through any of the following methods:

Hovering over the object’s parent and clicking the вЉ• button.

Each method opens the insertion window which contains a list of objects, sorted by category. Familiar objects can be quickly located by typing a search query in the input field.

If desired, you can further customize the behavior of the insertion workflow as follows:

Settings for object insertion:

Filtering Objects

Folders

Like directories/folders on a computer, Folders are a useful way to organize objects. For instance, if you want to store all environmental sounds in a logical place, you can create a folder and place multiple Sound objects within it.

How to Open Explorer in Roblox Studio? Step By Step Guide

Roblox Explorer – What is it?

Explorer of roblox studio helps us finding all the instances available in the space available to use them into the game creation.

The content it has in it can be found in the parenting structure. Means all the specific category wise content will be available in that parenting category. We can see all the content in that particular category by using drop-down arrow shown before the parent category name available in the explorer.

In this case, finding and re-opening the explorer become a time-consuming task. But don’t worry, this roblox studio tutorial will guide you through this. It’s not really that hard to open the explorer in roblox studio.

Let’s See How to Open Explorer in Roblox Studio Again?

To save the time, just follow the path given below to reopen the roblox explorer:

The Quick Path to Reopen Roblox Explorer:

Roblox Main Menu >> View Tab >> Explorer

Follow the below-mentioned step by step guide with images if you did not understood the above-mentioned path.

In order to open the explorer, just go to the primary menus of the roblox studio and click on the view tab.

The starting menu option you will see that “explorer”.

You just need to enable the explorer tab again from that menu. Just click on the explorer option, and it will automatically start showing you the explorer in its place.

If you are not aware about how you can open properties tab in roblox studio, then read the guide below:

How to Open Properties in Roblox Studio?

Follow this quick path given below to reopen properties in roblox studio.

The Quick Path to Reopen Roblox Properties:

Roblox Main Menu >> View Tab >> Properties

Again the step by step guide with images to open properties menu in roblox studio given below:

I see the same issue is happening with the “properties tab” of the roblox studio. People also asking about how to open properties in roblox studio.

Properties menu is also situated beside the explorer menu we just found from the tutorial given above.

From main menu of the roblox studio, select view tab again and the second left option is there for roblox properties menu. Click on it and you will get properties menu re-appears in your studio.

So here is the quick navigation for you to get properties menu in the studio.

Follow this path:

Open Roblox Studio >> Go to View Menu (see image above) >> Click on Properties (second option beside Explorer) if it is disabled, it will get enabled when clicked and you will see your properties menu also appeared below the explorer menu in roblox studio.

The properties menu will show you the internal elements of any object that you have selected in explorer menu above. You can change the particular element conditions as per your needs by working them in properties.

If any problem persists, consider closing and again opening the roblox studio once. It may solve the issue.

But before that, consider saving the project first in roblox studio; it may cause losing your entire work done.

If you have any questions regarding roblox studio or you are facing any unpredictable issues regarding it, then you can write us about your concern, and we will try our level best solve your problem as a true roblox fan.

Home Tab

The Home tab contains basic functions necessary for building and testing your game.

Clipboard

These options let you copy, cut, paste, and duplicate instances inside Studio.

Icon	Action	Description
	Paste	Creates a copy of the copied/cut instance(s) in the clipboard and pastes them in the selected object.
	Copy	Copies the selected instance(s) to the clipboard.
	Cut	Copies the selected instance(s) to the clipboard and deletes the original.
	Duplicate	Immediately copies the selected instance(s) and parents the copy at the same level as the original.

Tools

This section contains tools to manipulate the position, size, and orientation of objects. It also lets you toggle various options for how objects interact with each other.

Terrain

Insert

This section contains tools to open the toolbox and insert basic objects.

Icon	Action	Description
	Toolbox	Toggles the Toolbox window open and closed.
	Part	Inserts a Part into the workspace. The dropdown lets you select either a Block, Sphere, Wedge, or Cylinder to insert.
	UI	Opens the UI tab which lets you create basic user interface objects.

This section lets you change the color, material, and other behavior of objects in the workspace.

These tools let you simulate your game for testing.

Settings

This section contains the following option:

Icon	Action	Description
	Game Settings	Updates articles/game settings|Game Settings related to the current game.

Team Test

These tools let you test a game that’s being designed with the Articles/Team Create|Team Create feature.

Icon	Action	Description
	Team Test	When creating a place with friends (your team), this button lets you start playing the game.
	Exit Game	Exits out of the team test in progress and returns you to the editing state of the team creation.

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