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Procedure
To use Open From Vault:
1.
Open the File menu and choose Open From
Vault.
2. If you’re not logged in to a provider, you’re
asked to log in via the
Vault Log In dialog .Fill
out t he form and then click OK.
3. Use the Open File From Vault dialog to browse
thevaultandchooseaMAXfiletoopen.
4. At this point, one of two things happens:
•Ifthefileisavailableforcheckout,adialog
opens letting you know that the file is under
version control and asking you if you want to
check it out before making edits. Click Yes.
• If another user has the file checked out, a
dialog opens notifying you of this and telling
youthatyouwon’tbeabletosaveedits.Click
OK to open the file in read-only mode. If
you attempt to save this file, a dialog appears
notifying you that the scene file is read-only
and w i ll not be over written.
5. If you attempt to open a different file or use
the New or Reset command while the file is
checked out, a dialog appears asking if you want
to check the files back in. Enter a comment, if
appropriate, and then click OK to check the file
in.
Alternatively,ifyoujustwanttocreateanew
version on the prov ider, turn on Keep Checked
Out and then click OK. A new version will be
created, but the file will still be checked out to
you.
Inter face
Note: If you haven’t set a working folder, the
followingdialogappearswhenyouattemptto
open a file from the vault:
After you click OK, the Browse For Folder dialog
opens, which you can use to specify a working
folder.
Open R ecent
File menu > O p en Recent
Open recent displays a list of recently opened and
saved files. The list is s or ted in chronological
order,withthemostrecentfilesatthetop.
Procedure
To change the number of files displayed in the Open
Recent list:
1.
Choose Customize > Preferences > Files tab >
File Handling.
2. SetavalueforRecentFilesInFileMenu.The
upper limit is 50.
Save
File menu > Save
Keyboard > CT RL+S
Saveupdatesthecurrentscenebyoverwritingthe
last save of the scene. If no scene was previously
saved, this command works like
Save As (page
3–403)
.
See also
Save As (page 3–403)
Save Copy As (page 3–404)