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Use the << and >> buttons to step to the previous
orthenextfileinthefoundlist.
While in the property viewer, the search continues
in the background.
Resour ce Collector Utility
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities
dialog > Resource Collector
TheResourceCollectorgatherstheresource
files used by a scene (bitmaps (page 3–917),
photometric distribution files (IES), and
optionally, the scene itself into a single directory.
Wa rning: The Resource Collector does not collect maps
used for displacement mapping or as light projections.
See also
Bitmap/Photometric Path Editor Utilit y (page
3–510)
Inter face
Outpu t Pa th —Displays the current output p ath.
This can be changed using the Browse button.
Browse—Click to display a Windows file dialog
that lets you choose the output path.
Resource Options group
Collect B itmaps/P hotometric Files—When on, the
Resource Collector places the scene’s bitmaps,
and photometr ic files, in the output d irector y.
Default=on.
Include MAX File—When on, the Resource
Collector places the scene itself (the .max file) in
the output directory. Default=off.
Compr ess Files—When on, compresses the files
into a ZIP file, saved in the output directory.
Default=off.
Co py or Mov e—ChooseCopytomakeacopyofthe
files in the output directory. Choose Move to move
the files (they are deleted from the directory in
whichtheyoriginallyweresaved).Default=Copy.
Update Ma ter ia ls—When on, updates material
paths. Default=off.
Begin—Click to collect the resource files according
to the settings above this button.
Fix Ambient Utility
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities
dialog > Fix Ambient
The Fix Ambient utility solves a compatibility
problem that sometimes occurs when you use
3dsMaxtoopenfilesfromearlierversionsof
3ds Max or Autodesk VIZ.
In 3ds Max, the ambient (page 3–908) and
diffuse (page 3–929) color channels are locked
for standard materials. However, t his was not
always the case with earlier versions of 3ds Max