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Chapter 1 ✦ Finding Your Way — Exploring the Max Interface
Toolbar Button Name Description
Select and Link Establishes links between objects.
Unlink Selection Breaks links between objects.
Bind to Space Assigns objects to be modified by a
Warp space warp.
Selection Filter Limits the type of objects that can be
drop-down list selected.
Select Object (Q) Chooses an object.
Select by Name (H) Opens a dialog box for selecting objects
by name.
Rectangular Determines the shape used for selecting
Selection Region, objects.
Circular Selection
Region, Fence
Selection Region,
Lasso Selection
Region (Ctrl+F
to cycle)
Window/ Specifies whether an object must be crossed
Crossing Toggle or windowed to be selected.
Select and Selects an object and allows positional
Move (W) translations.
Select and Selects an object and allows rotational
Rotate (E) transforms.
Select and Uniform Selects an object and allows scaling
Scale, Select and transforms using different methods.
Non-Uniform Scale,
Select and Squash
(R to cycle)
Reference Specifies the coordinate system used for
Coordinate System transforms.
drop-down list
Use Pivot Point Specifies the center about which rotations
Center, Use are completed.
Selection Center,
Use Transform
Coordinate Center
Select and Selects an object and allows parameter
Manipulate manipulation via a manipulator.
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