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appendix a

The 3ds Max User Reference (this document)

gives you information about every aspect of

the software. Each topic contains an overview

discussion, t ypically preceded by a p ath annotat ion

showing how to access the feature in the program,

andfollowedbya"Procedures"sectionwithsteps

for using a command or feature, and an “Interface”

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.

• Top i c O ver v i e w : Tells yo u t h e n a m e of t he

feature,command,user-interfacecontrol,or

concept, and gives you a description.

• Procedures: Contains steps for t asks that

illustrate the t ypical use of the feature.

• Inter face: Describes the controls for this

feature as t hey appear in the user interface, with

a description of their b ehaviors and settings.

Impor tant Notes

New features are indicated in this reference

by the "New" icon shown at 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 in 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.

Keypresses, both individual and combination, are

indicated in this do cument using a special text

style. For example:

• To open the Select Objects dialog, press

H .

• To undo the most recent action, press

Ct rl +Z .

The screen shots in this document show the defau lt

user interface colors. Other color sets for the user

interface are available. You can choose them, or

create your own, using the Colors tab (page 3–799)

in the Customize User Inter face dialog (page 3–792).

When you open the User Reference from the

Help menu, you are actually opening an umbrella

document, w hich contains references for 3ds Max

and Backburner. You can access each of these

references individually in the \help folder of your

3ds Max installation.