Studio Interface

Overview

Creators can use OVERDARE Studio to design in-game objects (world assets), build game maps (worlds), and craft their own unique gaming environments. Designed for accessibility, it enables both beginners and experts to create engaging and creative games with ease.

OVERDARE Studio Basic Layout

Viewport

Located in the Workspace, the Viewport displays objects placed in the world. It allows users to manipulate the position, rotation, and scale of selected objects.

Camera Controls

Keys	Action
W, A, S, D	Click on the Viewport and press W/A/S/D, or hold the right mouse button while pressing W/A/S/D to move the camera forward, left, backward, or right.
Q, E	Click on the Viewport and press Q/E, or hold the right mouse button while pressing Q/E to move the camera down or up.
Shift	Hold Shift along with movement keys (W, A, S, D) to adjust the camera movement speed.
F	Focus the camera on the selected object.
Right Mouse Button	Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to rotate the camera.
Mouse Wheel Up/Down	Zoom in and out by moving the mouse wheel up or down.
Mouse Wheel Button	Hold the mouse wheel button and move the mouse to pan the camera.

Selecting Objects

Hover over an object in the Viewport to highlight it with a blue outline. Click the highlighted object to select it.

Hold Shift while clicking to select multiple objects. Hold Ctrl + Shift while clicking to deselect objects.

Level Browser

The Level Browser displays objects placed in the world, such as Parts, Models, and Scripts, and allows you to add or delete objects.

Adding Objects

Hover over the location in the Level Browser where you want to add an object, then click the + button to add a new object.

Editing Objects

Right-click an object to access options like copy, paste, and delete.

Properties

Select an object in the Level Browser or Viewport to view or edit its properties in the Properties window.

Copying/Editing Properties

Right-clicking a property value brings up a menu with options to copy or paste values.

Asset Drawer

Use assets like models, images, meshes, and audio registered by other creators.

Asset Manager

Import assets like models, images, meshes, and audio into the world, view the list of imported assets, and insert them into the world.

For more details on importing assets, refer to the manual below:

Asset Import

Toolbar

The Toolbar is located at the top of OVERDARE Studio and consists of the Home, Model, Script, and View tabs.

• Home tab: Provides basic tools for manipulating 3D objects and testing the created world.

• Model tab: Offers tools for manipulating 3D objects in the workspace, setting detailed materials and colors for objects, and adjusting Parts and collision settings.

• Script tab: Provides various features for controlling, testing, and debugging scripts within the project.

• View tab: Allows you to configure multiple windows and display settings within OVERDARE Studio.

Toolbar

Home Tab

• Select, move, resize, and rotate objects in the Viewport.

Select Tool (Ctrl+1)	Move Tool (Ctrl+2)	Scale Tool (Ctrl+3)	Rotate Tool (Ctrl+4)
Object selection mode	Position editing mode	Size editing mode	Rotation editing mode

• Collision: Set whether objects like Parts or MeshParts collide or pass through other colliders by editing in the Viewport with Move/Scale/Rotate Tools.

• Create Parts, characters, or Rig Builders.

• Import: Insert external assets such as meshes, images, and audio into the world. Use Import to select a single file or Bulk Import to select multiple files.

• Apply Group, Lock, or Anchor to selected objects.

  • Group: Group selected objects into a Model or Folder.

  • Lock: Prevent selected objects from being selected in the Viewport.

  • Anchor: Set whether selected objects are physically anchored.

• Adds a script.

• Play the world in single or multiplayer test mode.

• Provides UI-related features.

  • UI Mode: Displays UI objects placed in StarterGui in the Viewport.

  • Resolution: Change the Viewport resolution.

• Provide a graphics quality setting that matches the visual output of the mobile environment.

Model Tab

• Same functionality as the Home Tab.

• Collision: Same functionality as the Collision Section in the Home Tab.

• Set the editing unit for moving, scaling, or rotating objects in the Viewport.

• Import external assets, change the color of selected Parts, or manage materials.

  • Color: Change the color of selected objects if applicable.

  • Material Manager: Add, edit, or apply materials.

• Same functionality as the Home Tab.

• Align: Align selected objects.

• Provides the ability to add or configure collision groups.

Play Tab

Same functionality as the Play Section in the Home Tab.

Script Tab

• Find / Replace: Find and replace text in the script editor. This feature can be used in a single script or across all scripts.

• Same functionality as the Home Tab.

• When a breakpoint is hit, the script executes the code line.

  • Step Into: Enter the function on the current line and continue debugging.

  • Step Over: Execute the function on the current line without entering it, then move to the next line.

  • Step Out: Execute the rest of the current function and return to the parent function.

• Same functionality as the Home Tab.

View Tab

• Show or hide specific panels.

  
• Display the Grid, Wireframe, and Collision in the Viewport. \

• Same functionality as the Home Tab.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl + 1	Select Tool
Ctrl + 2	Move Tool
Ctrl + 3	Scale Tool
Ctrl + 4	Rotate Tool
Spacebar	Switch tools in the order of Move - Scale - Rotate.
Ctrl + C	Copy the selected object to clipboard.
Ctrl + V	Insert the object saved to clipboard.
Ctrl + Shift + V	Insert the object saved to clipboard under the selected object.
Ctrl + X	Cut the currently selected object to the clipboard.
Ctrl + D	Duplicate the currently selected object.
F1	Go to the OVERDARE Creator Guide page.
F2	Change the name of the selected object.
F5	Run the play test.
Shift + F5	End the play test.
F11	Toggle viewport panel to fullscreen.
Ctrl + S	Save in OVERDARE.
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save as a new local file.
Ctrl + N	Generate a new project.
Ctrl + O	Open the project as a local file.
Ctrl + Shift + O	Open the project in OVERDARE.
Alt + P	Publish the project in OVERDARE.
Alt + Shift + P	Newly publish the project in OVERDARE.
Ctrl + F4	Close the current project.
Alt + X	Switch the display state of the level browser panel.
Ctrl + Shift + F1	Switch the display state of the profiler (Stats).
Alt + L	Switch the Locked state of the selected Part.
Alt + A	Switch the Anchored state of the selected Part. (If Model is selected, switch the Anchored state of every descendant Part.)
Ctrl + G	Group the selected objects into a model.
Ctrl + Alt + G	Group the selected objects into a folder.
Ctrl + U	Ungroup the selected folder/model.
Ctrl + L	Switch the Gizmo axis between Local/World.
Ctrl + R	Switch the horizontal rotation axis (y-axis).
Ctrl + T	Switch the vertical rotation axis (x-axis).
Ctrl + I	Show the Add Objects menu.
Ctrl + Shift + X	Enter the filter entry mode for level browser panel.
Ctrl + Shift + P	Enter the filter entry mode for property panel.
G	Switch the display state of the gizmo and grid.

Output Panel

Output Log

Displays information, warnings, and errors occurring in the world and scripts.

Problems

Displays error information in the script in real time.

Breakpoint Management Panel

Breakpoints

You can view the list of breakpoints set in the script. Breakpoints can be enabled or disabled from the list, and double-clicking the Script or Line column will navigate to the corresponding code line.

Watch

You can check the state of variables when a breakpoint is hit.

Call Stack

You can track the order of function calls when a breakpoint is hit.

For more details on breakpoints, you can refer to the manual below.

Breakpoint