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Save Copy As
File me nu > Save Copy As
Save Copy As allows you to save a copy of the
cur rent scene under a different file name. It does
not change the name of the file being worked on.
Impor tant: Save Copy As does not update the original
file name as Save does, and Save does not update the file
you last saved using Saved Copy As. For example, if you
make edits to a 3ds Max scene named filename.max,then
useSaveCopyAswiththefilenamefilename01.max,
make additional edits, and then click Save, your second
set of edits will be saved as filename.max but not as
filename01.max.
See also
Save (page 3–390)
Save As (page 3–391)
Auto Backup (page 3–819)
Procedure
To save a copy of the file to a di ffer ent na me:
1.
Choose File > Save Copy As.
2. Browse or type the name of the file you want to
create or update.
3. Click the Save button.
Inter face
Save Copy As displays a st a ndard Windows save
dialog.SaveCopyAsincrementsthenumberat
theendofthefilenameinordertoproposeunique
but similarly-named fi les each time the command
is used.
ClickingtheSavebuttonsavesthefiletothename
displayed in the File Name text box.
Tip: You can resize the dialog by dragging an edge
or a corner.
Clickingtheplusbuttonsavesthefilewitha
name ending in a number one increment greater
than that displayed in the File Name text box.
Save Selected
Select objec ts to save. > File menu > Save Selected
Save Selected saves the selected geometry as a
scenefileunderadifferentfilename.
Ident ically named bitmaps with different
properties are stored as different fi les. Objects
linked to a selected object are also saved. The
following dependencies are preserved for a Save
Selected operation:
• Ancestors of selected child objects are saved, all
thewaytotherootofthehierarchy.
• Space Warps to which selected objects are
bound are saved.
• IK follow objects to which selected objects are
bound are saved.
Procedure
To save selected objects to a new file:
1.
Selectoneormoreobjects.
2. Choose File > Save S elected.
3. EnteranameintheFileNamefield.
4. Click Save.