.. |edit_menu| image:: ../images/topbar/edit_menu.png

Edit Menu
=========

The **Edit Menu** provides tools for editing prims' parenting, 
visibility and managing the undo/redo actions. The default 
*options* menu, which is accessible by clicking to the checkbox 
opposite the menu item.

|edit_menu|

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    * - Action
      - Shortcut
      - Purpose
      - Options
    * - Parent
      - **P**
      - Parent the last selected object over the selection.
      - **Preserve Transform**: Whether the transformations of the Parent are shared with the depended prims.
    * - Unparent
      - **Shift+P**
      - Unparent the selection.
      - **Preserve Transform**: Whether the transformations of the Parent are shared with the depended prims after Unparenting.
    * - Group
      - **Ctrl+G**
      - Create an Xform and parent the selected objects to it.
      - 
    * - Duplicate
      - **Ctrl+D**
      - Make a copy of the selected objects.
      - **Mode** defines the layer
          on which to place the copy:

          * **Edit Target**;
          * **On Each Layer**;
          * **Collapsed**.
    * - Set Visible
      - **Shift+H**
      - Set the selected objects visible.
      - 
    * - Set Invisible
      - **Ctrl+H**
      - Set the selected objects invisible.
      - 
    * - Delete
      - **Del**
      - The action depends on the currently used tool.
      - 
    * - Redo
      - **Ctrl+Y**
      - Redo the last action.
      - 
    * - Undo
      - **Ctrl+Z**
      - Undo the last action.
      - 

The Undo/Redo actions can be configured in the Preferences window:

.. image:: ../images/topbar/preferences/undo_preferences.png