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Hide Rollout .............................................................. 53
Freeze Rollout........... ................................................. 54
Display Properties Rollout ............................... ......... 55
Link Display Rollout.................................................. 58
Object Display Culling Utility................................... 59
3 Selecting Objects ............. .......................... 61
Selecting Objects ....................................................... 61
Introducing Object Selection .................................... 61
Basics of Selecting Objects ........ ................................ 64
Selecting by Region ................................................... 65
Using Select By Name................................................ 67
Using Named Selection Sets...................................... 67
Using Selection Filters......................... .................... .. 68
Selecting with Track View ......................................... 69
Selecting with Schematic View.................................. 69
Freezing and Unfreezing Objects .............................. 70
Hiding and Unhiding Objects by Selection .............. 71
Hiding and Unhiding Objects by Categor y .............. 72
Isolate Selection........ .................... ............................. 73
Introduction to Sub-Object Select ion....................... 74
Selection Commands ............................................. 76
Selection Commands ................................................ 76
Select Object ............................................................. 77
Select By Name Button ............................................. 77
Select Objects Dialog................................................. 78
Selection Floater........................................................ 79
Selection Region Flyout............................................. 80
Rectangular Select ion Region .................................. 80
Circular Selection Region ......................................... 81
Fence Selection Region ......... .................................... 81
Lasso Selec tion Region ............................................. 82
Paint Selection Region .............................................. 82
Selection Filter List........................................... ......... 83
Filter Combinations Dialog....................................... 83
Named Selection Sets ................................................ 85
Select All ................................ .................................... 86
Select None................................................................ 86
Select Invert............................................................. .. 86
Select By..................................................................... 86
Select By Color .......................................................... 86
Select By Name (Edit Menu)..................................... 87
Region ....................................................................... 87
Select Region Window .............................................. 87
Select Region Crossing ............................................. 88
Window/Crossing Selection Toggle ......................... 88
Named Selection Sets Dialog ................................... 89
Edit Named Selections Dialog................................... 91
Edit Commands ....................................................... 92
Edit Commands ........................................................ 92
Undo/Redo .......................................................... ..... 93
Undo ......................................................................... 93
Redo .......................................................................... 94
Hold........................................................................... 94
Fetch ..................................................................... ..... 95
Delete....................................................... .................. 95
Assemblies and Groups.......................................... 95
Using Groups................................. .................... ........ 95
Using Assemblies....................................................... 97
Group Commands................................................. 101
Group Commands .................................................. 101
Group....................................................................... 102
Open Group ............................................................ 102
Close Group............................... .................... .......... 102
Ungroup ....................... .................... ....................... 103
Explode Group ..................................................... ... 103
Detach Group.......................................................... 103
Attach Group........................................................... 104
Assembly Commands ........................................... 104
Assembly Commands ............................................. 104
Assemble.................................................................. 104
Create Assembly Dia log .......................................... 106
Open Assembly ....................................................... 106
Close Assembly........................................................ 107
Disassemble. .................... .................... .................... 107
Explode Assembly ................................................... 107
Detach Assembly..................................................... 108
Attach Assembly......................................... ............. 108
Assembly Head Helper Objects........................... 108
Assembly Head Helper Object .......................... ...... 108
Luminaire Helper Object ........................................ 108
4 Object Properties......................... ............ 111
Object Properties.............................. ....................... 111
Object Properties Dialog ..................................... 111
Object Properties Dialog......................................... 111
Object Properties Dialog Panels ......................... 112
General Panel (Object Properties Dialog) .............. 112
Advanced Lighting Panel (Object Properties
Dialog) .................................................................. 118
mental ray Panel (Object Properties Dialog).......... 121
User Defined Panel (Object Properties Dialog)...... 122
Rename Objects Tool .............................................. 123
Custom Attributes ................................................... 124
Parameter Collector ............................................. 133
Parameter Collector ................................................ 133
Parameter Collec tor Menu Bar ............................... 137
Notes Dialog (Parameter Collector) ....................... 140