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while the UI Schemes control how the 3ds Max
interface will look.
The dialog displays a detailed explanation for each
of the four default sets and two UI Schemes that
ship with 3ds Max. I f you create your own defaults
or UI S cheme, they wi ll a lso appear in the list,
howeveryoucannoteditthegeneraldescriptionof
custom default sets or UI schemes.
See also
Market-Specific D efaults (page 3–790)
Inter face
Init ial setti ngs for tool options —This list contains
different sets of default settings for various tools
in 3ds Max. Highlight the set that corresponds to
the tools you are us ing.
3dsMaxshipswithfourdefaultsets:
• Max contains the set of default settings for
general anima tion use without the mental ray
renderer (page 3–78).
• Max.mentalray contains the set for general
animation use with the mental ray renderer.
• DesignVIZ contains the set for design
visualization use without the mental ray
renderer.
• DesignVIZ.ment alray contains the set for
design visualization use with the mental ray
renderer.
Highlight any of these sets to see detailed
explanations of the affected settings.
For information on creating or editing defaults
sets, see Market-Specific Defaults (page 3–790).
Note: Yo u m u s t r e s t a r t 3 d s M a x b e f o r e n e w d e f a u l t s
are applied.
UI S chemes—This list contains all of the UI schemes
defined in the \UI folder. 3ds Max ships with two
UI schemes: DefaultUI,andModularToolbarsUI,
which has the main toolbar (page 3–686) brok en
up into smaller toolbars. Highlight the name of
the U I scheme in the list to see a descr iption (and
image) of the interface.
This list also contains any UI schemes you have
saved with the Save Custom UI Scheme dialog
(page 3–806). However, no description or im age is
displayed for these schemes.
Set—Applies the selected default settings and U I
scheme to 3ds Max.
Note: Yo u m u s t r e s t a r t 3 d s M a x b e f o r e y o u r
defaults are applied.
Cance l—Closes the dialog without applying any
changes.
M arket -Specif i c Def a ul ts
3ds Max is used in many d ifferent professional
markets, including film, design visualization,
and games. The workflow and performance
requirements for users from these markets vary
tremendously. As a result, different default settings
are ideal for different types of scenes.