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3. Type the name Sample↵. You’ve just given the current selection set a name. (You can
enter a selection set name up to 15 characters long.)
4. Click in a blank area of the viewport to clear the current selection set.
5. In the main toolbar, click the down arrow to the right of the Named Selection Sets input
box. Select Sample. The two boxes you selected earlier are now the current selection set.
In these early stages of learning 3ds Max, the concept of named selection sets may seem
simple, but it’s one tool you’ll likely use quite a bit as you expand your skills.
Other Methods for Selecting Objects
The Edit option in the menu bar offers some additional selection commands, such as Select All,
Select None, and Select Invert. You can also use the Edit Select By cascading menu to select
objects by color, name, or layer.
Editing Named Selection Sets
Named selection sets are not set in stone. You can add to or subtract from them, or you can
delete them entirely through the Named Selection Sets dialog box.
1. Open the Named Selection Sets dialog box by choosing Edit Manage Selection Sets, or
by clicking the Edit Named Selection Sets button just to the left of the Named Selection
Sets input box you used before. The Named Selection Sets dialog box appears with a list
of all of the selection sets that have been created (Figure 1.42)
2. Click the plus (+) symbol next to your Sample named selection set to see which objects
are contained within this set, as shown in Figure 1.43.
Figure 1.42
Edit Named
Selection Sets
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