Opening the Editor

Open up the CryMannequin Editor by clicking on the Mannequin icon on the toolbar:

You can also open the CryMannequin Editor from the menu item View -> Open View Pane -> Mannequin Editor

Main Editor Elements

Below follows a list of all main elements of the editor.

If you stumbled upon this page but want an overview of the system, see Mannequin Introduction.

For a gradual overview of the editor instead of the dry list below, see the editor tutorials, starting from Mannequin Editor Tutorial 1 - Preview Setup, Fragments and Saving.

File Menu

• Load Preview Setup...: See Preview Setup File (xxxPreview.xml) and Mannequin Editor Tutorial 1 - Preview Setup, Fragments and Saving.
• Context Editor...: See Mannequin Context Editor.
• Animation DB Editor...: See Mannequin Animation DB Editor.
• Tag Definition Editor...: See Mannequin Tag Definition Editor.
• Save Changes...: See Mannequin File Manager. In CRYENGINE 3.7 and above only files that are part of the current preview will be saved.
• Re-export All...: (CRYENGINE 3.7 and above) Loads all .adb and .xml files and will try to re-save them. If any changes are detected, the Mannequin File Manager will pop up for confirmation as usual.

Previewer Menu

See Sequence File (xml), Mannequin Previewer and Mannequin Editor Tutorial 1 - Preview Setup, Fragments and Saving.

View Menu

Toggles visibility of the Mannequin Fragment Editor, Mannequin Previewer, Mannequin Transition Editor and the Mannequin Error Report.

Tools Menu

See Mannequin List Used Animations. (CRYENGINE 3.7 and above)

Left Panel

• Mannequin Fragment Browser
• Mannequin Sequence Browser
• Mannequin Transition Browser

Right Panel

• Mannequin Fragment Editor
• Mannequin Transition Editor
• Mannequin Previewer
• Mannequin Error Report

Outside of the Mannequin Editor

• Mannequin Editor Preferences