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Table Of Contents
Chapter 13. Selecting Items .................................................................................................157
SelectionTrees ...........................................................................................................157
InteractiveSelection.....................................................................................................159
SelectMode ........................................................................................................160
Select Box Mode .................................................................................................160
SelectionCommands ...........................................................................................161
Selection and Search Sets ...........................................................................................162
Saving Selection and Search Sets ........................................................................ 162
Recalling Selection and Search Sets ..................................................................... 163
Managing Selection Sets ......................................................................................163
SelectionResolution ....................................................................................................165
SelectionOptions ........................................................................................................166
Chapter 14. Finding .............................................................................................................168
Properties ...................................................................................................................168
FindingItems...............................................................................................................169
QuickFind ...................................................................................................................171
FindingComments .......................................................................................................172
Chapter 15. Editing ..............................................................................................................175
Holding and releasing objects .......................................................................................175
Undo/Redo..................................................................................................................176
HidingItems ................................................................................................................178
Making items required ..................................................................................................178
Hiding Unselected Items ..............................................................................................178
Overriding Item Properties ............................................................................................179
OverridingColor ..................................................................................................179
OverridingTransparency ......................................................................................179
OverridingTransforms .........................................................................................180
OverridingHyperlinks ...........................................................................................181
Resetting Overriden Properties .....................................................................................181
Resetting Colors and Transparencies ....................................................................181
ResettingHyperlinks ............................................................................................181
Resetting Items' Positions ....................................................................................181
Resetting All Overriden Properties ................................................................................182
Resetting All Colors and Transparencies ...............................................................182
Resetting All Items' Hyperlinks ..............................................................................182
Revealing All Items ..............................................................................................182
Making All Items Unrequired .................................................................................182
Resetting All Items' Positions ................................................................................183
CustomProperties .......................................................................................................183
Add User Data Tab ..............................................................................................183
Rename User Data Tab .......................................................................................183
Add New Property ................................................................................................184
Edit Property Value ..............................................................................................184
RenameProperty ................................................................................................185
DeleteProperty ...................................................................................................185
Delete User Data Tab ..........................................................................................185
Setting a File's Units and Transform ..............................................................................186
Chapter 16. Display Modes ..................................................................................................188
RenderingStyles .........................................................................................................188
Lighting ...............................................................................................................188
RenderModes .....................................................................................................193
DisplayPrimitives ................................................................................................194
BackgroundColor ................................................................................................196
CullingOptions ............................................................................................................196
OrientationOptions ......................................................................................................198
SpeedOptions.............................................................................................................199
DisplayOptions ...........................................................................................................201
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