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Locators are used for placing of special items to the “SCS in an [[Documentation/Tools/SCS_Blender_Tools/Terminology_and_basics#SCS_Game_Object|SCS Game Model”Object]].<br />To create a Locator the first thing you have to do is to create an Empty object ('''Shift+A → Empty → <any type>'''):

Now while the object is active go to the Object Properties tab in Properties window and find “SCS Object Specials” palette. Here is the “SCS Objects” sub-palette, where To create a Locator you can change the use standard Blender Add menu and select desired locator: ({{key press|Shift|A}}''' → SCS Object Type. Change it to Locator → <choose locator type>'''):

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Now you can choose from three types of Locators in the Locator Type drop-down menu: When creating '''Prefab''', or '''Model''' and Collision'''locator you will get additional dialog asking you to select desired sub-type. [[File:SCS Locator Creation-Prefab Subtype.280.png]] [[File:SCS Locator Creation-Collision'''Subtype.280.png]]

When you use Locators which represents represent some other models, it is often handy to see those models directly on at the Locator's position, so you can see how the whole unit will looks likelook as a whole. It This can be done with use of via the Preview Models functionality. It is available for Model and Prefab Locators.

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Checkbox on the left side of preview model sub-panel header serves as a switch to enabling preview model. === Show Preview Model Path ===

Here you can turn displaying of already navigate to the PIM file. Its geometries are then loaded Preview Model ON or OFFto the locator's position to preview the target model's shape.

DropThis drop-down menu enables to change changing the drawing type mode for the Preview Model. The choices are “Wire”, “Solid” and “Bounds”. Please note, that the “Textured” drawing mode has not much of would make little sense here, since the materials for Preview Models are not loaded at a this time.

<blockquote>{{Note|You can also disable/enable displaying of all Preview Models in the scene using the global option “Show Preview Models” in the [[Documentation/Tools/SCS Blender Tools/Global Settings#Display_Settings|Display Settings ]] sub-palettepanel.}}