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746 Chapter 21: User Interface
Rotation To Zero works only if you have previously
invoked Freeze Transform or Freeze Rotation.
St at us B a r Contr ol s
The 3ds Max window contains an area at the
bottom for prompt and status information about
yoursceneandtheactivecommand.Thereisa
coordinate display area in which you can type
transform values, and on the left, a two-line
interface to the MAXScript Listener.
See also
Animation and Time Controls (page 3–759)
View por t Cont rols (page 3–778)
Time Slider and Track Bar
Time Slider (page 3–748)
Show Curves —Click to display a version of
the
Tr ack View Curve E ditor (page 2–489) in place
ofthetimesliderandtrackbar.
When curves are displayed, you can click the Close
button at upper left to return to a view of the time
slider and track bar.
Tr ack Bar (p age 3–750)
Status B ar
MAXScript Mini Listener (page 3–746)
Status Line (page 3–748)
Selection Lock Toggle (page 3–754)
Relative/Abs olute Transform Ty pe-In (page
1–412)
Coordinate Display (page 3–755)
Grid Sett ing Display (page 3–757)
Prompt Line (page 3–746)
Time Tag (p age 3–757)
Pr ompt Line
Status bar > Prompt line
Thepromptline,locatedatthebottomofthe
window under the status line, provides ongoing
feedback, based on the current cursor position
and the current program activity. When you
don’tknowwhattodonext,lookdownherefor
instructions.
Depending on what you are doing, the prompt
line displays instructions that tell you what the
program expects or what you can do next. For
example,whenyouclicktheMovebutton,the
prompt line reads "Click and drag to select and
move objects."
Tooltipsarealsodisplayedonthepromptlineas
your cursor passes over icons in any toolbar and
the s tatus bar.
MAXScript Mini Listener
Click the tag bar, to the left of the status and prompt
lines, and drag it to the right to display the MAXScript
Mini Listener.
The MAXScript Mini Listener is a single-line v iew
of the contents of the
MAXScript Listener window
(page 3–824)
.