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Style Dialog (Hair) 525
object w ith the guides only, but you can preview
the hair non-interactively, show ing the results of
sty ling, w henever you like.
Note: The Style dialog f unc tions as a discrete
butlinkedOpenGLapplication. Whileit’s
open, a separate button appears for it on the
Windows t askbar, but you can’t access the 3ds Max
application until you close the Style dialog.
Tip: To improve performance in the Style dialogue,
try any or all of these:
•
Turn off collisions.
•Useafasterdisplaymode[D].
•
Hide some of the guides.
Inter face
[mai n wi ndow]—This is the main interface of the
Style dialog. The main w indow is where you can
interactively“comb”and“cut”guides,preview
hair, and apply various functions.
The Style dialog essentially has three mo des of
operation:Drag,Brush,andSelect.InDragand
Brush modes, you can choose another operation
such as Translate or Rotate to perform by dragg ing
the mouse with the left button held down. In these
modes, the selection is locked, so it doesn’t matter
where you drag, although in Brush mode only
vertices within the bru sh area are affected.
To exit Drag/Brush mode and enter Select mode,
press the ESC key. Now dragging the mouse selects
vertices within a circula r area. Various options are
available as described below.
Use the X, Y, and Z buttons on the left side of the
dialog to reset the view to one of the three cardinal
axes.TheXbuttongivesaviewalongtheXaxis
in the world coordinate system, as in the Front
viewport.TheYbuttongivesaviewalongtheY
axis in the world coordinate system, as in the Left
view por t. And the Z button gives a view along
the Z axis in the world coordinate system, looking
downward, as in the Top viewport
Style dialog Hotkeys
Thefollowingmouseandkeyboardfunctionsare
available in the window (Note: L MB and MMB
stand for “left mouse button” and “middle mouse
button,” respectively). Holding down a key for pan
and zoom functions does not automatically repeat
the operation; you must press the key repeatedly
for continuous panning or zooming.
•LMBdrag:Styleshairin
Brush mode or Drag
mode
; otherwise, selects vertices.
• LMB click: In Select mode, deselects any
selected vertices.
• Q: Alternates among Brush, Drag, and Select
modes.
• X: Adds to existing selec tion in Brush/Drag
mode. PressandholdXandthenmovethe
mousetomakethenewselection.ReleaseXto
finalize the selection.
• ESC: Exits Brush or Drag Mode, placing you in
Select mode.
• CTRL+LMB drag: Adds to selection when in
Select mode.
•ALT+LMBdrag:Subtractsfromselectionwhen
in Select mode.
•CTRL+I:Invertsselection.