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974 Appendix A: Using the Reference Online
Tu to rials
Help menu > Tutor ials
Click Tutorials to display the online tutorials for
3dsMax.Thesedisplayasaseparateonlinehelp
syste; a tutorials manual accompanies this software
package.
Hotk ey Ma p
Help menu > Hotkey Map
The Hotkey Map is similar to the dialog displayed
during star tup. It lets you v iew the current
keyb oard shortcuts setup on your system
interactively. When you open the dialog, you can
move your cursor over the parts of the keybo ard
image to highlight different areas, showing the
shortcuts assigned to the various keys. You can
also page through all of the assigned shor tcuts by
clicking the arrow in the bottom-right corner of
the dialog.
Clickingtheiconattheupper-rightcornerof
the map refreshes the window.
Note: The splash screen and Hotkey Map are based
on Macromedia
®
Flash
®
. If Flash is not installed on
your system, these windows wil l not be available.
Additi onal Help
Help menu > Additional Help
Click Additional Help to display help files for
installed t hird-par ty plug-ins and for add-on
products from A utodesk.
This com m and is set by default to look for
third-party help files installed to the
\help
subdirectory, though that location may have
changed if you’ve edited
plug-in path settings
(page 3–857)
. Plug-in path information is stored
in the
plugin.ini file.
To v iew help for the plug-ins:
1.
Choose Help > Additional Help.
2. Choose the plug-in for which you want help.
3. Click Display Help.
3ds M ax on the Web
Help menu > 3ds Max on the Web
The 3ds Max on the Web submenu gives you five
options:
•
Online S uppor t—Uses your Web browser to
connecttotheAutodesk3dsMaxSupportsite.
Tip: To access technical documents, choose
knowledgebase from the menu on the left side
of the Web page.
•
Updates—Uses your Web browser to connect to
the 3ds Max D ow n loads section of the Support
and Services site.
•
Resources—Uses your Web browser to connect
to the Autodesk 3ds Max Resources page.
•
Partne r s —U ses your Web browser to connect to
the Autodesk 3ds Max Partners page.