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Restore Scene State
Enter a Scene State name—Displays the scene
name that was selected in the Manage Scene States
dialog. Use the drop-down list to select a different
scene state to restore.
Select Parts—Displays a list of scene parts from
which you can restore for the scene state. To
highlight a continuous range of parts, drag or
Shi f t +click. To highlight noncontinuous items,
use
Ct rl +click.
Restore—Click to restore the scene state in the
active viewport.
Cancel—Closes the dialog without restoring the
selected scene state.
Rename Scene State
Enter a Scene State Name—Enter a new name in the
Namefieldforthehighlightedscenestate.Click
OK to accept the change or Cancel to close the
dialog without renaming the scene state.
Internet Access
The Asset Browser (page 1–17) can locate locally
or network-stored materials, textures, geometry,
and other 3D assets that can be easily dragged and
dropped into the 3ds Max workspace. The Browser
can also access the Internet to do the same.
The Asset Browser provides embedded Web
browser functionality, so you can go directly to
the Internet to c apture 2D and 3D content for use
in 3ds Max. For example, a visit to any of several
manufacturers’ sites, such as www.formica.com,
can yield flooring, coun tertop , or other samples
in bitmap form. Provided a site encourages such
useofitscontent(andmostdo),thesethumbnails
canbedraggedinto3dsMaxwithasinglemouse
move ment and dropped onto objects in a scene for
instantaneous "what if " visualizations of different
textures and treatments. They can a lso be saved
for later use.
2D and 3D geometry can als o b e c aptured off the
Internet and put to immediate use in 3ds Max
scenes. You can also use the Asset Browser with
topographical maps, detailed aerial and satellite