Minor Improvements


In addition to the major improvements are many minor improvements that make working with objects, materials, and other facets of Max easier. Minor improvements found in version 9 include the following:

  • Influences: Within the Select Objects dialog box, you can select objects based on influences.

  • Track View menus: The Track View menu has been reorganized. You can now access commands by right-clicking on the Hierarchy pane.

  • Communication Center button: A new button at the bottom of the main interface lets you define how often Max looks for updates.

  • AutoCAD Import: The ability to import AutoCAD files has been improved.

  • Viewport Statistics: You can view a range of scene statistics in the upper-left corner of the viewports including Frame Rate, Polygon, Edge, and Vertices totals.

  • Hidden Line display method: Scene objects in the viewport can be viewed using the Hidden Line display method. This method displays the objects in wireframe but hides all edges pointing away from the camera.

  • Support for all DirectX Shaders: Max now allows you to load cgfx files. This shader can also be viewed within the viewports.

  • Quick Planar Map: The Unwrap UVW window includes a new mapping method that quickly planar maps the selected object.

  • Relative Paths: The Configure User Paths dialog box can now work with absolute or relative paths based on the Project Folder.

  • Set Project Folder: The Set Project Folder command creates a project folder with all the necessary sub-folders and allows quick saving of scene files into the specified location.




3ds Max 9 Bible
3ds Max 9 Bible
ISBN: 0470100893
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 383

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