> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.scenery.graphics/sciview/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.scenery.graphics/sciview/basics/first-scene.md).

# First Scene

When you start sciview you have an empty scene:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F52b68ab253aebca63c85e3d5167015b047b73227.png?generation=1606310775420532\&alt=media)

You can now add a primitive object, like a sphere:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F412026f97f4ee278a95ff8fd1e08c2e088dfdfad.png?generation=1606310766057988\&alt=media)

If you choose to add a sphere, then you will get a dialog where you can set the radius and color of the sphere:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F03556a528189be022b4a57e65657958fe970266b.png?generation=1606310765530803\&alt=media)

Your sphere will be added to the scene:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F352f572fbdfad6983bd4260b3216c6aff5cd041e.png?generation=1606310765375515\&alt=media)

You can then use the inspector to adjust properties of your new node. In this case,

* the color was set to magenta
* the position of the object was moved to 10 along the Y-xis
* the scale of the sphere was changed by a factor of 2, stretching it into an ellipse

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F737e05bcdb670f9c531c9f9118b9785be30a9d77.png?generation=1606310774889227\&alt=media)

Now let's add some more primitive shapes to make something fun:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F82750f9378c5e20f674d6051ad8de6ce672d8304.png?generation=1606310765379725\&alt=media)

Note that we can also interact with the scenegraph panel to do things like hiding nodes:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2F63b07b6435b848191008ee4bbe06b35ec85cdf52.png?generation=1606310766453213\&alt=media)

Now take a screenshot so you can distribute your beautiful work:

![](https://1840025532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqBCy3SBefXis0YnrcI%2Fsync%2Fd8e2c38a1ca4fd1657346e40f93b2632f26539e8.png?generation=1606314646613967\&alt=media)

Great, you've got new material for your desktop wallpaper!