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3ds Max Documentation Set xix
Access the
MAXScript Reference
by choosing
Help > MAXScript Reference.
• Readme.rtf: Contains the latest information
about 3ds Max 8. Find this file in electronic
format in the program instal l director y.
Additional Help Files
In addition to the main documentation
components described above, these addit ional
online documents describe var ious features
available in 3ds Max 8.
• The 3ds Max 8 SDK Help system do cuments
the software development kit (SDK) for:
•3dsMax
•GameExportInterface
•ParticleFlow
•mentalray
•CharacterStudio
•MAXScript
Using the SDK, you can create new 3ds Max
feat ures and tools by writing your own plug-ins.
Note: To i ns t a l l th e SD K an d th e SD K
documentation, choose 3ds Max 8 SDK under
the Install Supplemental Tools section of the 3ds
max 8 Installer. You can do this the first time
you install 3ds Max, or run the setup program
to add them at a later time. See the Installation
Guide for more information. You can also
findSDKdownloads,samplesolutions,and
documentation updates on the s
parks Web site.
• Additional mental r ay® Help Files:
Documentation f rom mental images® is
available from Help menu > Additional
Help. There, you’ll find the
mental ray 3.4
Documentation
,comprisingthe
mental ray
Manual
,
mental ray Shader Refer ence
,and
LumeTools Collection
.
Note: Third-p arty shaders are documented
in the
mental ray Shader Reference
,and
LumeTools Collection
documents, but the
3ds Max User Reference
documents all other
mental ray components available in the 3ds Max
user interface. This includes documentation
for lig hts for mental ray and specific shadow
types, controls for adding mental ray shaders
to lig hts and cameras, mental ray materials,
custom shaders for 3ds Max, and the mental
ray renderer controls.
• Aut odes k Licens e Bor r ow in g Ut i l ity Help:
Available as the file
adsk_brw.chm
,installed
in the
\program files\common files\autodesk
shared\enu
folder on your local drive.
• Portable License Utility Help: Available as the
file
adsk_plu.chm
, installed in the
\program
files\common files\autodesk shared\enu
folder
on your local drive.
• Networ k Licensing Guide: Available as the
file
adsk_nlg.pdf
, on the product disc, in the
\Manuals
folder.
• Network Administ rator’s Guide: Available as
the file
adsk_nag.pdf
,ontheproductdisc,in
the
\Manuals
folder .
• Network Installation Guide: Available as the
file
NetInstallGuide.pdf
,ontheproductdisc,
in the
\Manuals
folder .
• SAMr eport-Lite Us er’s Gui de: Available as the
file
SAMlite_UG.pdf
, on the product disc, in
the
\Manuals
folder .
• 3ds Max Sof tware D evelopment Kit
Help Files: Available as the files
sdk.chm
,
sparks_archive.chm
,and
igamehelp.chm
,
installed in the
3dsmax8\maxsdk\help
folder on your local drive. The
file
index.chm
is installed in the
3dsmax8\max s d k \samples\howto\xrefutil
folder .
Yo u c a n f i n d u p d a t e d S D K d o c u m e n t a t i o n o n
the s
parks Web site.