Managing Scenes

The Scenes dialog allows you to create, open, duplicate and delete scenes in your project.

Opening the Scenes Dialog

There are two ways to open the Scenes dialog:

1. Menu - Click the PlayCanvas logo in the top-left corner and select Scenes.

   

2. Scene Name - Click on the current scene name in the viewport toolbar.

   

Scenes Dialog Overview

The Scenes dialog displays all scenes in your project:

• Filter - Use the search field to filter scenes by name.
• Scene List - Scenes are sorted alphabetically, showing the scene name and last modified date.
• Current Scene - The currently loaded scene is highlighted and its name is selectable for copying.

Opening a Scene

Click on any scene in the list to open it.

Creating a New Scene

1. Click the + ADD NEW SCENE button at the bottom of the dialog.
2. Enter a name for your scene.
3. Press Enter to create and open the new scene.

Scene Actions Menu

Click the dropdown button on the right side of any scene to access additional actions:

Action	Description
Duplicate Scene	Creates a copy of the scene. The duplicate is automatically named with an incremented number (e.g., "My Scene 2").
Delete Scene	Permanently deletes the scene after confirmation.
Item History	Opens the version control history for the scene.
Open in New Tab	Opens the scene in a new browser tab.

note

Creating, duplicating and deleting scenes requires write access to the project.