.. _level_editor:

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Level Editor overview
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After opening a :ref:`project` Crown immediately starts compiling the
resources it contains. Once the process is complete, the Level Editor is
launched and should look similar to the image below:

.. image:: images/editor_overview.png

The Level Editor is split into several panels:

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Number Name            What it shows
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1      Project Browser The current project's contents.
2      Console         Messages from the Level Editor, the Game and other Runtimes.
3      Inspector       The properties of the currently selected object.
4      Level Tree      A hierarchical view of all the objects in the Level.
5      Level Viewport  The Level being edited.
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