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Meaning
File is checked out by someone else in a setup
where the working folder is shared on the
network, but the local copy is newer than the
latest version.
File is checked out by someone else in a setup
where the working folder is shared on the
network, and the local copy is older than the
latest version.
Status for the file could not be obtained. This
typically means you are not logged into the
provider.
Thefileisnotunderversioncontrol.
You are not logged in to the provider.
You are logged in to the provider.
Archive
File menu > Archive
Archive creates a compressed archive file or a text
file listing the scene bitmaps and their path names.
3ds Max automatically finds the files referenced
inthesceneandcreatesthearchivefileinthe
executables folder. During the archiving process, a
logwindowisdisplayed.
Compressed archive files are created using an
externalprogram. Youspecifythenameand
location of the archive prog ram (page 3–819) you
want to use in the Files tab of the Preferences
dialog.
Pr ocedur es
To set up an external archive program:
1.
Choose Customize > Preferences.
2. Click the Files tab to display the Files panel.
3. In the Archive System group, enter the full
path and executable file name, and any
command-line option you want for your
externalarchiveprogramintheProgramfield.
To ar chive a file:
1.
ChooseFile>Archive>Archive.
2. EnteranameforthearchiveintheFileName
field.
Includetheappropriatefileextension(for
example .zip).
3. Chooseafiletype:3dsMaxArchiveorListOf
Files.
• To create an archive file, choose 3ds Max
Archive in the Save As Type list. The archive
file contains the scene plus all bitmaps used
for the scene, including Video Post bitmaps.
• Tocreateatextfile,chooseListOfFiles
(*.txt) in the Save As Type list. The resulting
file is an ASCII list of scene fi les.
Summary Info
File menu > Summary Info
SummaryInfodisplaysstatisticsaboutthecurrent
scene.
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