Each Viewport Tool interacts with the Viewport in a unique, specific way. One Viewport Tool may rotate a node, while another may translate a Node. Often times a Viewport Tool will provide a manipulator within the Viewport for quick and easy access to the intended functions. A Viewport Tool can also provide additional settings that control how the tool functions and/or how to interact with it. These settings are found in the Tool Settings pane.

Below is a list of interface elements that a Viewport Tool can exist within:

• Viewport - the window into the virtual universe inside the computer; displays what a viewer might see when looking into a scene; provides the scene from a designated angle and offers the visible Nodes listed in the Scene (WIP) pane

Below is a list of Viewport Tools:

• Node Selection - selects a node directly in the Viewport
• Universal - selects a node directly in the Viewport and then rotates, translates, and/or scales that node using a manipulator
• Rotate - selects a node directly in the viewport and then rotates that node using a manipulator
• Translate - selects a directly in the viewport and then translates that node using a manipulator
• Scale selects a node directly in the viewport and then scales that node using a manipulator
• active_pose -
• animate2 -
• surface_selection -
• region_navigator -
• Joint Editor - - visually manipulates the joint parameters of a given bone or node by interacting with manipulators in the Viewport
• polygon_group_editor -
• Weight Map Brush - creates, edits, and manages weight maps for the currently selected bone or node
• spot_render -