Marvelous Designer 2026: Move Avatar, Cloth, and Mesh Together

What the Scene Browser's "Groups" Actually Do

Marvelous Designer's Scene Browser (found in the Object Browser under the Scene tab) displays assets in expandable groups like "2D Pattern," "Sewing," and "Scene and Props" . These groups are for navigating and organizing the scene's asset list — they let you quickly find and select objects, rename them, or open their Property Editors .

Double-clicking a group expands it to show its members. However, transforming the group header does not transform its children like a standard parent-child hierarchy in 3D software . For that, you must use the multi-select approach described above.

Version History: MD 10, 11, and 2026

The absence of a general transform-group feature is consistent across recent versions:

• Marvelous Designer 10: No group or parent feature for arbitrary objects .
• Marvelous Designer 11: The Scene/Object Browser still lacks a general-purpose group hierarchy for transforms .
• Marvelous Designer 2026 (MD 12/12.2): No documented change in this area. The Scene Browser groups remain organizational, not a transform hierarchy .

Why This Matters for Your Workflow

If you're used to grouping objects in 3D packages like Blender, Maya, or C4D, MD's limitation can be frustrating when you need to reposition a fully dressed avatar with accessories. Understanding the workaround — multi-select and transform, with freezing — will save you time and avoid the confusion of searching for a feature that doesn't exist.

Bottom Line

Marvelous Designer 2026 does not have a general group feature for parenting avatars, cloth, and meshes. To move them together, multi-select all objects in the 3D window and use the Select/Move tool and gizmo. Freeze garments if needed. The Scene Browser's groups are strictly for scene organization and navigation, not transform parenting .