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	And that's it! Our new root template is now ready to be placed in a level.		And that's it! Our new root template is now ready to be placed in a level.

	~~Of course~~, our new root template is still missing ~~a lot of properties~~, ~~such as~~ AI bounds and ~~physics~~.		<br />
			[[File:CreateScenery_Step5_Place.png\|none]]
			<sub>Placing a root template in a level</sub>


			To create a local template (instance of a root template) in your level:
			* Select the root template in the root template panel <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>.
			* Activate the [[File:InteractionMode_Creation.png\|30px]] creation interaction mode <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>.
			* Place an instance in your level <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>!


			However, our new root template is not yet fully complete. It is still missing physics, AI bounds and more.

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	Finally, to assign the visual resource to our root template panel, we go back to the sidebar (with our root template and visual resource selected) and click the "assign" button on the Visual Resource ID property.		Finally, to assign the visual resource to our root template panel, we go back to the sidebar (with our root template and visual resource selected) and click the "assign" button on the Visual Resource ID property. Don't forget to save!


	[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_ImportVisualResource.png\|none]]		[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_ImportVisualResource.png\|none]]
	<sub>Assigning the selected visual resource in the resource selector popup</sub>		<sub>Assigning the selected visual resource in the resource selector popup</sub>

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			== Using our new root template ==
			And that's it! Our new root template is now ready to be placed in a level.

			Of course, our new root template is still missing a lot of properties, such as AI bounds and physics.

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	Then, when we click the [...] button on the right, the resource selector ~~window~~ will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].		Then, when we click the [...] button on the right, the resource selector popup will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].

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	[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_OpenContentBrowser.png\|none]]		[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_OpenContentBrowser.png\|none]]
	<sub>The resource selector ~~window~~, where we click the middle button to open the content browser</sub>		<sub>The resource selector popup, where we click the middle button to open the content browser</sub>

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	* Filter by visual resources and search for "NAT_Tree_Birtch_A" <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>.		* Filter by visual resources and search for "NAT_Tree_Birtch_A" <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>.
	* Select the [[File:ResourceType_Visual.png\|30px]] visual resource <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>.		* Select the [[File:ResourceType_Visual.png\|30px]] visual resource <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>.


			Finally, to assign the visual resource to our root template panel, we go back to the sidebar (with our root template and visual resource selected) and click the "assign" button on the Visual Resource ID property.


			[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_ImportVisualResource.png\|none]]
			<sub>Assigning the selected visual resource in the resource selector popup</sub>

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	Then, when we click the [..] button on the right, the resource selector window will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].		Then, when we click the [...] button on the right, the resource selector window will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].

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			[[File:CreateScenery_Step4_SelectVisualResource.png\|none]]
			<sub>Selecting a visual resource in the content browser</sub>


			When the content browser (resource manager) is open, we need to select a visual resource for our root template to use.

			Here, we do the following steps:
			* Select the "Shared/Assets" folder on the left <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>.
			* Filter by visual resources and search for "NAT_Tree_Birtch_A" <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>.
			* Select the [[File:ResourceType_Visual.png\|30px]] visual resource <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>.

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	Then, when we click the [..] button on the right, the resource selector window will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].		Then, when we click the [..] button on the right, the resource selector window will open, where we open the [[Content browser]].

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	<sub>The resource selector window, where we click the middle button to open the content browser</sub>		<sub>The resource selector window, where we click the middle button to open the content browser</sub>

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 * Selecting your mod (project) <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>.
 * Selecting the type of root template (select the "scenery" type root template) <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>.
-* Configure Properties (we skip these for now)
+* Configure Properties (we skip these for now).
 * Setting the name of our root template <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>. Note that this is the name used to identify the root template, not the name the template will have in-game!
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 Don't forget to move our new template to our newly created folder <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span> and save the root templates <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>!
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	* Right click the "Root Templates" folder (at the top) in the root template panel		* Right click the "Root Templates" folder (at the top) in the root template panel
	* Click "Add Folder"		* Click "Add Folder"
	* Name your folder		* Name your folder, I named mine "MyFolder"

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	[[File:~~Step8_CreateFolder~~.png\|none]]		[[File:CreateScenery_Step3_CreateFolder.png\|none]]
	<sub>Creating a new folder</sub>		<sub>Creating a new folder</sub>

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	[[File:~~Step9_MoveTemplate~~.png\|none]]		[[File:CreateScenery_Step3_MoveToFolder.png\|none]]
	<sub>Moving our skillbook template to the new folder</sub>		<sub>Moving our skillbook template to the new folder</sub>

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 === Step 3: Moving our new root template to a folder (optional) ===
 To make our root template easier to find, we can move it to a folder in the root template panel. This step is necessary if you want to assign the root template in the [[Stats Editor]]!
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