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Select Subtree—
When this is on and you selec t
an item in the list window, all of its hierarchical
children are selected as well.
Select Dependents—When this is on and you select
an item in the list, a ll of its dependent objects are
selected as well. Dependents include instances,
references, and objects sharing a common
modifier (the same objects that appear green when
Show Dependencies is on in the View menu).
When both Select Subtree and Select Dependents
are on, the subtree of any newly selected node is
selected, and then the dependents are selected.
(Dependents of the subtree are selected, but not
the subtrees of a l l dependents.)
If you click Select By Name while Select and Link
is ac tive, S elect Subtree and Select Dependents are
not available.
Sort group
Specifies the sort order of the items displayed in
the list.
Alphabetical—Sorts from numeric characters at
the top, then A to Z at the bottom.
By Type—Sorts by category, using the same order
as the check boxes in the List Types group.
By Color—Sor ts by object wireframe color. The
sorting order is arbitrary; the va lue of this option is
that objects of the same color are grouped together.
By Size—Sorts based on the number of faces in
each object. The object with the least number
of faces is listed first, followed by objects with
successivelygreaternumberoffaces.
List Types grou p
Determines the types of objects to display in the
list.
All, None, a nd Inver t—These buttons alter the
patternofactivationoftheListTypesoptions.
Selec tion Sets group
Lists any named selection sets that you have
defined in the scene. When you choose a selection
set from the drop-dow n list, 3ds Max highlights its
comp onent objects in the main list.
Selection Floater
Tools menu > Selection Floater
This modeless dialog lets you select objects in the
scene.
You can leave this dialog up while you work in
your scene, mak ing it easier to select objects. The
selection options are the same as those in the
Select
Objects dialog (page 1–78)
.
You can display the S elec tion Flo ater only from the
Tools menu. If you use the H key during selection,
the modal Select Objects dialog appears instead.