Datasheet

Part I ✦ Learning the Max Interface

Figure 1-13: The Display panel includes

settings for the color of the object.

Utilities panel

You can find an assortment of miscellaneous tools in the Utilities panel, shown in Figure 1-14.

The default utilities include the Asset Browser, Camera Match, Collapse, Color Clipboard,

Measure, Motion Capture, Reset XForm, MAXScript, and reactor. Click the More button at the

top of the Utilities panels to open an additional list of utilities. To execute a utility, simply

click its button or select it from the list. Some utilities open dialog boxes, and others present

rollouts in the bottom of the Utilities panel. The button for the selected utility is highlighted

in yellow.

This panel also includes the Configure Button Sets button for customizing which buttons

appear in the default Utilities rollout. See Chapter 4, “Customizing the Max Interface and

Setting Preferences,” for more information.

Figure 1-14: The Utilities panel includes

several miscellaneous tools.

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