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3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Unit Setup – Interiors

Best Unit Setup for interiors scenes and human character animation.

MAIN TOP MENU:

Customize>Units Setup…>System Unit Setup>System Unit Scale>1 Unit=1,0 Centimeters

Customize>Units Setup…>System Unit Setup>Display Unit Scale>Metric>Centimeters

Customize>Units Setup…>System Unit Setup>Lighting Units>International

Tools>Grid and Snaps>Grid and Snap Settings>Home Grid>grid Dimensions>Grid Spacing>10,0cm

Tools>Grid and Snaps>Grid and Snap Settings>Home Grid>grid Dimensions>Major Lines every Nth Grid Line>10

MAIN TOP LEFT ICON:

– Reset

Now in the perspective viewport try to create a cube 100x100x100cm = 1x1x1m

HELPERS

To manage the size of objects:

RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Helpers> Tape (metro estensibile)

RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Helpers> Protractor (goniometro)

3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Object Selection

GENERAL:

LMB single click: single object selection
LMB + DRAG: selection region
LMB + CTRL: multiple object selection

MAIN TOOLBAR:

– Select Object

– Select by Name (obsolete, the most powerful selection tool is Tools> New Scene Explorer)

– Selection Region: rectangle, circle, poly, lasso, paint selection.
Windows Selection: you select only the objects within the selection.
Rectangular Selection: you select all objects within the region, plus any objects crossing the boundaries of the region.

– Edit Named Selection Set
– Named Selection Set Rollout

– Manage Layers (here you can select object)

– Curve Editor (here you can select object)

– Schematic View (here you can select object), really a great tool!

MAIN TOP MENU:

Edit> Select All
Edit> Select None
Edit> Select Invert

Edit> Select Similar (example: all Pyramid, all Cylinder…)
Edit> Select Istances

Edit> Select by… Layer, Name, Color

Edit> Select Region… rectangle, circle, poly, lasso, paint selection / window, crossing

Edit> Manage Selection Sets
To create a selection set: select 2 or more objects in the wiewport, click Create New Set

Tools> Open Container Explorer

Tools> New Scene Explorer…
Tools> Manage Scene Explorer…