Using List Views


One of the last uses of the Schematic View is to list all nodes that have things in common. Using the List Views menu, you can select to see All Relationships, Selected Relationships, All Instances, Selected Instances, Show Occurrences, and All Animated Controllers.

The List Views image from book All Relationships menu command displays a separate dialog box, shown in Figure 11.13, containing a list of nodes and their relationships. The Selected Relationships menu command limits the list to only selected objects with relationships. The List Views dialog box also includes a Detach button to remove the relationships if desired. Double-clicking on a relationship in the list opens its dialog box, where you can edit the relationship.

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Figure 11.13: The List Views dialog box includes a list of nodes with relationships.

Tip 

You can click each column head to sort the entries.

The List Views image from book All Instances menu command displays all the instances found in the scene. This includes all types of instances, including geometry, modifiers, controllers, and so on. For the Instances list view, the Detach button is replaced with a Make Unique button.

Note 

Another way to identify instances is to look for bold text in the node. All label text for all instanced nodes is displayed in bold.

If a node is selected and you want to see all other nodes that share the same type of relationship or that share a property, the List Views image from book Show Occurrences displays them. The final list view shows All Animated Controllers.




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

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