Working with Object Tabs and Object Tab Groups

An Object Tab Group is included in the center of the Designer layout. It can contain zero or many Object Tabs depending on your selections. Any object in Wwise can be displayed in an Object Tab, which automatically adapts to the characteristics of each object. The Object Tab centralizes and provides easy access to all of the editors that are most relevant to an object.

	An Object Tab Group.
	Three sample Object Tabs.

There are two types of Object Tab: Recycle and Keep Open. Generally, the first tab opened in an Object Tab Group is a Recycle tab. This means that each time an object is selected in the Project Explorer, it replaces the previously selected object in the same Object Tab. A recycling icon indicates the tab type.

To keep an object open in a tab, double-click the tab (or right-click the tab and select Keep Open). This converts the tab from a Recycle tab to a Keep Open tab. The recycling icon is removed. After a tab has been converted to a Keep Open tab, it cannot be reverted to a Recycle tab. Upon subsequent selection of an object in the Project Explorer, a new Recycle tab automatically opens to display the selected object. This newly opened tab is always displayed to the right of the currently selected Object Tab.

	Note
	There can only be one Recycle tab open within an Object Tab Group at any time.

To view an object in a Recycle tab:

Select any object in the Project Explorer.

To view an object in a Keep Open tab, do any of the following:

Drag any object in Wwise onto the title bar of an Object Tab Group. You can choose where to place the tab amongst the existing Object Tabs.
Double-click any object in Wwise. The new Object Tab opens to the right of the currently selected Object Tab.
Right-click any object in Wwise and click Open in New Tab. The new Object Tab opens to the right of the currently selected Object Tab.

To close an Object Tab, do any of the following:

Click the x at the top-right corner of the tab.
Right-click the tab and select Close (Ctrl+F4 or Ctrl+W).
Center-click the tab.

To rearrange Object Tabs within an Object Tab Group:

Drag a tab to the left or right.

Both Object Tabs and Object Tab Groups can be docked and undocked. Refer to Docking and undocking views and Object Tabs for details.

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