Index D

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damping attribute (active bodies)  
decay rate
       Area light and  
       description of  
Decay Rate attribute (Attribute Editor)   2nd  
default directory for projects, specifying  
default grid
       hiding  
defaults
       setting   2nd   3rd  
defaults, changing
       max vs. Maya  
deforming
       rigid-body dynamics and  
Delete key  
deleting
       construction history  
       last placed point  
       objects
               by type  
               overview of  
       revolved surface history  
       strokes  
dependencies
       Hypergraph view and  
       setting up  
dependency graph architecture
       overview of   2nd   3rd  
Depth Map Resolution  
depth map shadows   2nd  
       attributes for   2nd   3rd  
       description of  
       working with   2nd  
depth of field  
       description of  
       rendering time and  
Depth of Field effect  
Depth of Field setting (Camera Attributes, Attribute Editor)  
deselecting
       max vs. Maya  
deselecting objects  
dialog boxes
       Duplicate Options  
Diffuse attribute (Attribute Editor)   2nd  
Diffuse attribute (Attribute Editor) placing Noise texture on  
Diffuse map channel  
diffuse reflection  
diffuse reflection of light, simulating  
directing
       camera motion   2nd  
       cutting and line of action  
       line of action  
       overview of  
       scene motion  
direction of surface, changing  
Directional command (Create menu)  
Directional Hinge constraint  
Directional light
       creating  
       description of  
       Light Manipulator tool and  
       overview of   2nd  
       placement of  
       Scale tool and  
       settings, changing  
       shadows cast by   2nd   3rd  
disabling
        subtypes  
discrete snapping option  
display detail
       changing in Wireframe mode  
display layers
       overview of  
Display menu
       Fast Interaction command  
       Grid command  
       Hide UI Elements command  
       Stroke Display Quality command  
       Stroke Path Curves command  
displaying
       Graph Editor  
       grid  
       hierarchy in Outliner  
       marking menu commands in Hotkey Editor  
       objects   2nd  
               max vs. Maya  
       Range Slider  
       Time Slider  
Distance tool  
dithering  
divide and conquer philosophy  
dividing canvas  
divisions
       settings for  
Dmap Bias attribute (depth map shadows)  
Dmap Filter Size  
Dmap Filter Size attribute (depth map shadows)  
Dmap Resolution attribute (depth map shadows)  
Dmaps
       reusing  
dolly
       description of  
dolly control
       overview of   2nd  
dollying
       description of  
dongle  
door
       adding texture to   2nd  
       applying texture mapping to  
       bump mapping, applying to   2nd  
       creating   2nd   3rd   4th  
door opening
       creating   2nd   3rd   4th  
doorknob
       adding texture to   2nd  
       applying texture mapping to  
doorknob, creating   2nd   3rd  
doors
       building   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
Dope Sheet  
Dope Sheet Editor  
down arrow
       groups and  
Drag field  
dragging
       rectangles to select multiple objects  
drama and perspective  
drawn particles  
drivers
       mouse  
       video cards  
Dropoff attribute
       Spot light   2nd  
dropping items on Shelf   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
dual-processor systems  
Duplicate command (Edit menu)  
Duplicate Options dialog box   2nd   3rd   4th  
       input connections option  
       instance copies  
       upstream graph option  
duplicates
       creating  
duplicating
       materials  
       objects
               array duplication  
               doors, building   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               input connections option  
               instance copies  
               options for  
               overview of  
               upstream graph option  
duplicating objects
       max vs. Maya  
duplicating scene elements  
dynamic attribute (active bodies)  
Dynamic Relationships Editor  
       soft-body systems, creating  
dynamics
       description of  
       max vs. Maya  
Dynamics mode
       overview of   2nd  
       rigid-body dynamics
               active vs. passive bodies   2nd   3rd  
               constraints   2nd  
               fields   2nd  
               overview of  
               setting up   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       soft-body dynamics
               overview of  
               springs, adding   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               system, creating  
Dynamics Relationships Editor
       fields and  
dynamics simulations, playing back