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appendix a

The 3ds Max User Reference gives you

information about every aspect of the software.

Each topic contains an overview discussion,

typically preceded by a path annotation showing

how to access the feature in the program, and

followed by a "Procedures" section with steps for

using a command or feature, and an “Inter face”

section detailing controls and parameters for the

user interface.

• Path Annotation: Gives one or more sequences

of steps indicating how to access the feature in

the user interface.

• Topi c O ve r v i e w : Te l l s you t h e n a m e of t h e

feature,command,user-interfacecontrol,or

concept, and gives you a description.

• Procedures: Contains steps for tasks that

illustrate the t ypica l use of the feature.

• Inter face: Describes the controls for this

feature as they appear in the user interface, with

a description of their behaviors and settings.

Impor tant Notes

New features are indicated in this reference

by the "New" icon shown a t the beginning of this

paragraph. This makes it easy to see what’s new

in the software as you use the reference. You can

also identify topics containing information on

new features i n the program using the Index.

Double-click the "new feature" entry to display

a list of topics describing new program features.

Double-click the entry "changed feature" to see

which existing features have changed.

The screen shots in t his reference show the default

user interface colo rs. Other color sets for the user

interface are available. You can choose them,

or create your own, using the

Colors tab (page

3–843)

in the

Customize User Interface dialog

(page 3–836)

The 3ds Max User Reference assumes that

WindowsissettothedefaultSmallFonts(96

dpi) display. If your computer is set to use L arge

Fonts or any option other than Small Fonts,

change it to Small Fonts; otherwise you might

experience display problems, or unpredictable

system behaviors.

When you open the User Reference from the

Help menu, you are actual ly opening an

umbrella

reference, which contains references for 3ds Max

and reactor . You can access each of these references

individually in the

\help

directory of your 3ds Max

installation.