TOPIC LOCATION:     `Project Editor`

FOLLOWING TOPIC:    `Sub-Project Options`

The Project Editor is the main launching pad for creating 3-D animations or
scenes.

If you are only going to be designing objects in either of the`Detail`,
`Forms`or`Cycle`Editors, you can immediately proceed to that module.
However, if you intend to`render`an object, you must`open`or create a
`new`project from the Project Editor.

Every individual project that you work on, is composed of a directory and
possibly several sub-directories for organizing the project's elements.  It
is important to understand the relationship between projects and
sub-projects to avoid getting lost in directories and sub-directories.  A
project is created for a specific animation or scene.  When a project is
opened or newly created, you will have access to the`Stage Editor`.  The
preparations you make in the`Stage Editor`, control the final rendering
phase.  All information regarding a project is stored in the project's
directory on disk.  Sub-projects simply create sub-directories within the
main project directory.  These sub-projects allow you to create different
versions of the main project in various`resolutions`and`formats`.
Remember, sub-projects are only used as a way to organize different
renderings of a main project.  If you want to create a new scene or
animation altogether, you should open an entirely new project.

There are three areas within the Project Editors' screen:

`Sub-Project Options`
`Stills`
`Movie`

