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Working
with 3ds Max can be very easy, once you are familiar to its interface. |
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| When you start 3ds Max 2009, the wheel is “pinned” at startup to the lower-left corner of the Perspective viewport. It does not follow the cursor and, when you position the cursor over the wheel, the First Contact balloon for the SteeringWheels opens. The First Contact balloon serves as an introduction to the purpose of the wheels and how you can use them. |
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Right-click the wheel to close it now, details for using SteeringWheels will be shown later. |
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The ViewCube is a 3D navigation tool that also lets you switch between standard and isometric views. Details for using ViewCube will be shown later. To display or hide the ViewCube, you can press the keyboard shortcut => Alt+Ctrl+V
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If
you bring, mouse cursor near any tool on Main Tool Bar, it changes to
Arrow shape. |
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cursur will change to Hand shape, if you carry mouse on the Edge of
Main tool bar or if you bring mouse on an empty area of tool bar. |
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When
mouse cursor changes to hand shape, press mouse button and drag mouse
- Left or Right - Tool Bar will also move. Many tools, which were
not visible earliar, are visible.
This innovative idea is real good, when using 15" or
17" monitors, because on smaller resolution screens, the toolbar
is too long to be entirely visible. To view the hidden end of the
tool bar, position the cursor on the toolbar away from the buttons
(the cursor will change to a hand). Then press and drag the toolbar
in either direction. |
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Same
technique also works in the Command Panel -->
Material Editor and any other place
where
the panel exceeds the given space
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When
you bring mouse on an empty area inside
Command Panel, it changes to Hand shape,
now press mouse button and drag Up or Down
and you are able to see many more buttons.
It means part of Command Panel containing buttons
is also movable.
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Note
: To see the entire Main Toolbar, we need to set monitor resolution to
1280 X 1024 (suitable for 20' or 21' monitors) |
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