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84 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
You can also add specific types of objects, or Class
IDs, to the list. For example, you can set a filter
that lets you selec t only Sphere pr imitives.
Pr ocedur es
To create a combinati on fi lter :
1.
Open the Selection Filter list and choose
Combos.
The Filter Combinations dialog appears.
2. Turn on one or more of the check boxes in the
Create Combination group.
3. Click the Add button.
The specified combination appears in the
Current Combinations list to the right as a
combination of the first letters of each selected
category.
4. Click OK.
The new combo item appears at the bottom of
the Select Filter list.
Combos are stored in the
3dsmax.ini file, so
they remain in effect for all scenes through all
sessions.
To delete a combination filter:
1.
Open the Selection Filter list and choose
Combos.
The Filter Combinations dialog appears.
2. Choose one or more of the combos in the
Current Combinations list.
3. Click the Delete button.
4. Click OK.
Interf ace
Create Combination group
Geometry, S ha pes, L ights, Camer as, Hel pers, S pace
Wa rps —
Choose the category or categories you
want included in the combination.
Add—After choosing the categories to include
in a combination, click this button to place the
categories, labeled with the categories’ initials, in
the Current Combinations list, as well as at the
bottom of the Selection Filter list.
Current Combinations group
Current Combinations lis t—Lists current
combinations. To delete one or more
combinations, choose them, and then click Delete.