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Part I ✦ Learning the Max Interface

Summary

You should now be familiar with the interface elements for Max. Understanding the interface

is one of the keys to success in using 3ds max. Max includes a variety of different interface

elements. Among the menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts, several ways to perform the

same command exist. Discover the method that works best for you.

This chapter covered the following topics:

✦ The interface elements

✦ Viewing and using the pull-down menus

✦ Working with toolbars

✦ Using the Command Panel and learning its six panels

✦ Learning the lower interface controls

✦ Interacting with the Max interface

✦ Getting additional help

In this chapter, we’ve skirted about the viewports covering all the other interface elements,

but in the next chapter, we’re going to hit the viewports head-on.

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