> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.rhinonature.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.rhinonature.com/manual/scopes.md).

# Scopes

## Overview

The Scopes rollout allows managing scopes of the selected ecosystem.

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**Name** - Specifies the name of the scope.\
**Type** - Indicates the type of the scope. This parameter is not editable.

{% hint style="info" %}
The Primary type scope is automatically created based on provided domains. Note that it always appears as first and is not movable.
{% endhint %}

## Buttons Strip

<img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVQae1g4hWTrY7b-ZZk%2F-MVRno_taQvagQtI-ENu%2FBTN_ADD.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=8872709c-d87c-4c70-a886-357fa3f41369" alt="" data-size="original">**Add Scope** - Adds a new scope.\ <img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVQae1g4hWTrY7b-ZZk%2F-MVRnw_hwR892wvOXBi8%2FBTN_DELETE.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=db9e12f4-65a0-4745-aa02-bee22660d4fb" alt="" data-size="original">**Delete Scope** - Deletes the selected scope.\ <img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSZaquv_TwpFhG9fJM%2FBTN_SELECT.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=c294c230-b11e-417c-b830-0bf3850a8445" alt="" data-size="original">**Select Scope** - Selects the scope geometry in the document.\ <img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSZhY36bKJFDCIFpZ4%2FBTN_FLIP.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=f8bb9869-2bea-443e-be6e-3e958424a9c1" alt="" data-size="original">**Flip Scope Relations** - Changes all affiliation values to the opposite.

<img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSZjcChOwKvtN1hl7K%2FBTN_UP.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=89f8988e-c4d9-45bf-93eb-ef4babcdf920" alt="" data-size="original">**Move Up** - Moves the selected scope up on the list.\ <img src="https://3157212555-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M79qeVXsEFgtyQoo65a%2F-MVSY5C92R5ZWxk4PK-T%2F-MVSZmKnxITYn2Xezi3q%2FBTN_DOWN.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=23b79be3-4489-400d-89d5-e1c94a5cae6e" alt="" data-size="original">**Move Down** - Moves the selected scope down on the list.

## Scope Properties

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**Affiliation** - Controls whether the selected scope should include or exclude elements.\
**Blending** - Changes the way the falloffs are applied to influenced elements by the selected scope.\
**Thickness** - Specifies the thickness of the selected scope.

{% hint style="info" %}
Note that **Thickness** is only available for the Curve domain type.
{% endhint %}

## Boundary Check

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**Type** - Defines the type of boundary check to perform.\
**Size** - Determines the size multiplier of the entity size parameter.\
**Distance** - Specifies the distance from the boundary.

## Leaning

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**Amount** - Determines the leaning influence amount.\
**Distance** - Specifies the leaning influence distance.

## Density & Scale Falloff

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The Density & Scale Falloff enables the reduction and scaling of elements based on the provided distance from the scope to achieve more believable and natural edges. Please refer to the [Falloff Graph](/manual/falloff-graph.md) section for a detailed explanation of its parameters.&#x20;
