Rive News · August 25, 2026
Assign a view model from the artboard header
The artboard header has a View Model button now, so you can assign a view model straight from the stage instead of the Inspector.
In the lessons you assign a view model to an artboard from the Inspector, in the artboard data section. That still works. There is now a second way to do it, right on the stage.
What Changed?
The header above the active artboard (the bar with the artboard name) has a View Model button. Click it and you get the file view models with the assigned one checked. Pick one to assign it, or pick the checked one again to clear it.
The same header got another small change: the arrow that marks the file default artboard can be dragged onto another artboard to make that one the default.
What This Means for You
Nothing in the data binding lessons changes. Use whichever you prefer. The button is quicker when you are already working on the stage and do not want to go hunting in the Inspector.
