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Histor y —Displays a list of the most recent
directories searched. Whenever an image is
selected, the path used is added to the top of the
history list as the most recently used path.
The history information is saved in the 3dsmax.ini
(page 1–18) file.
Save In—Opens a navigation window to browse
other directories or drives.
Up One Level—Moves you up a level in the
directory structure.
Cre a te New Fol de r —Lets you create a new
folder w hile in this dia log.
View Menu—Provides several options for
how information is displayed in the list window:
• Thumbnails : Displays the contents of a
directory as thumbnails, without the details.
• Tiles: Displays the contents of a directory as
large icons, without the details. If you widen
thedialog,thesetileacrossthewidth.
• Sm all Icons: Displays the contents of a
directory as small icons, tiled across the width,
without the details.
• Lis t : Displays the contents of a directory
without the details.
• Details: Displays the contents of a directory
withfulldetailssuchassizeanddate.
List of files—Lists the contents of the d irectory, in
the format specified by the View menu.
Tip: When the active display format is Details, the
contents of the directory are displayed w ith Name,
Size, Type, Date Modified, and Attributes. You can
sort the list according to a column’s contents by
clicking that column’s label.
File name—Displaysthefilenameofthefile
selected in the list.
Save as type—Displays all the file types that can be
saved. This serves as a filter for the list.
Note: Thechoiceinthisfielddeterminesthefile
type saved, regardless of the fi le name extension
ent ered in the File Name field.
Save—Sets the file information for saving upon
rendering. Closes the dialog if you haven’t changed
theoutputfiletype.
If you’ve changed the file type, clicking Save opens
the Setup dialog for t he specified file type. Change
the settings as necessary, and then click OK to
close both the Setup and the Output dialogs, or
click Cancel to return to the Output dialog.
Cance l—Cancels the file save and closes the dialog.
Devices—Lets you choose the hardware output
device, for example, a digital video recorder.
To use the device, the device, its driver, and its
3dsMaxplug-inmustallbeinstalledonyour
system.