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For the results of pasting multiple copied items,
see Paste, above.
Delete—Deletes any highlighted items. Keyboard
equivalent: DELETE.
Deleting an event also deletes al l of its actions.
Rename—Lets you enter a new name for any single
highlighted item in the event display. Available
only when one action or test is highlighted
Select menu
By default, the S elect tool is active when Particle
View is open, as indicated by the arrow-shaped
mouse cursor. You can use this tool to highlight,
move,andcopyevents,actions,tools,andwires.
You can also use the commands on this menu to
highlight all elements, no elements, or elements
by category.
Note: When you render using any of the Selected
options, the software renders only events that
are selected in the viewports. You can use the
lastthreecommandsonthismenutomanage
and coordinate selection of events and flows
between Particle View and the viewports. This
also applies to use of the Views menu > Shade
Selected command.
Select Tool—Activates the Select tool. Choose this
to return to the Select tool after using interactive
tools for panning and zooming the event display.
Alternat ively, simply right-click anywhere in the
event display to activate the Select tool.
Select All—Highlights all items in the event display.
Select None—Deselectsallitemsintheevent
display. Alternatively, click an empty area in the
event display.
Select Actions—Highlights all operators and tests
in the event display.
Select Operators—Highlights all operators in the
event display.
Select Tests—Highlights all tests in the event
display.
Select Events—Highlights all events in the event
display.
Select Wires—Highlights all w ires in the event
display.
Select Downstreams—Highlights all events after
currently highlig hted events. Available only when
one or more events are highlighted.
Save Selected—Saves only highlighted elements in
the event display to a
.max file.Youcanthenopen
this file, or combine it with an existing scene with
File menu > Merge.
Note: The Particle View > Save Selected command
saves all items selected in Particle View
and in the
scene. So if a PF Source icon is selected in the
scene, then this command will save its global event
as well as any birth events ass ociated with it. if you
want to save only parts of a Particle Flow setup,
first unselect everything in the scene.