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Managing Scenes and

Projects

These topics are concerned with managing scenes, projects, and the files that make them up.

Working with AutoCAD, Revit, and AutoCAD Architecture

3ds Max contains many features designed to streamline the design visualization workflow.

See

Working with Drawing Files on page 6774 . The File Link Manager on page 6783 allows you

to create a live link to a DWG file. You can then apply materials and animations in 3ds Max,

but still update your geometry if any changes are made to the original file.

File-Handling Commands

The principal commands for

handling files on page 6715 are found on the default File menu

on page 7259 , as in most Windows applications.

File-Handling Utilities

Several utilities help you manage files:

■ The

Asset Browser on page 6928 provides another way to find and preview files and use

them in 3ds Max scenes

■ The

Bitmap / Photometric Path Editor utility on page 6938 lets you view bitmap paths or

remove them from the scene file.

■ The

File Finder on page 6939 is another resource for finding 3ds Max scenes.

■ The

Resource Collector on page 6942 copies or moves a scene's bitmaps into a single

directory.

■ The

Fix Ambient utility on page 6944 resolves lighting issues with older versions of scene

files.

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