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Lens Effects Focus Filter.......................................... 362
Glow Filter............................................................. 364
Lens Effects Glow Filter........................................... 364
Glow Properties.................. ..................................... 365
Glow Preferences ..................................................... 367
Glow Inferno ........................................................... 368
Highlight Filter...................................................... 370
Lens Effects Highlight Filter............ ........................ 370
Highlight Properties................................................ 371
Highlight Geometry................................................ 374
Highlight Preferences .............................................. 376
Lens Effects Gradients.......................................... 377
Lens Effects Gradients..... ........................................ 377
Gradient Options ..... ............................................... 378
Types of Gradients................................................... 379
Gradient Colors....................................................... 381
Layer Events .......................................................... 381
Alpha Compositor................................................... 381
Cross Fade Compositor........................................... 381
Pseudo Alpha Compositor ...................................... 382
Simple Additive Compositor ......................... .......... 383
Simple Wipe Compositor........................................ 383
20 Managing Scenes and Projects ...............385
Managing Scenes and Projects................................ 385
File-Handling Commands .................................... 386
File-Handling Commands .... .................................. 386
New.......................................................................... 386
Reset ........................................................................ 387
Open ........................................................................ 387
Open from Vault.............................. ........................ 389
Open Recent ............................................................ 390
Save .......................................................................... 390
Save As..................................................................... 391
Save Copy As ........................................................... 392
Save Selected...... ...................................................... 392
Set Project Folder .................................................... 393
Exter nal R eferences (XRefs) ................................. 393
External References (XRefs).. .................................. 393
XRef Objects............................................................ 394
XRef Objects Dialog ................................................ 397
XRef Record List Right-Click Menu ....................... 403
XRef Entities List R ight-Click Menu...... ................. 405
XRef Merge Dialog .................................................. 406
XRef Scene............................................................... 407
XRef Scenes Dialog.................................................. 411
XRef Object Rollout ................................................ 414
Proxy Object Rollout............................................... 414
Missing XRef Paths D ialog............................ .......... 415
File Link ................................................................. 416
File Link................................................................... 416
Working with Drawing Files ................................... 417
File Link Tips........................................................... 419
Interpreting Layer Data from AutoCAD,
AutoCAD Architecture, or Rev it................ .......... 421
Scale Synchronization ............................................. 422
File Link Manager ................................................. 422
File Link Manager Utility ........................................ 422
File Link Settings Dialog ......................................... 428
Basic File Link Settings............................ ................ 429
Advanced File Link Settings.................................... 431
Spline Rendering File Link Settings........................ 435
New Settings Preset Dialog .... ................................. 437
Rename Settings Preset Dialog ............................... 437
Preset Editing .......................................................... 438
Differences Between Layers and Blocks in
AutoCAD and 3ds Max ........................................ 438
Select L ayers Dial og......... ........................................ 438
Resolve External Reference File Dialog................... 439
Select Linked Objects Dia log .................................. 440
Work ing with AutoCAD, AutoCAD
Architecture, and Revit Files ............................. 440
Working with AutoCAD, AutoCAD
Architecture, and Revit Files .. .............................. 440
AutoCAD Geometry in 3ds Max........................... 441
AutoCAD Geometry in 3ds Max ............ ................ 441
AutoCAD Entities and Blocks in 3ds Max.............. 441
Resetting Transforms on Linked AutoCAD
Objects .................... .............................................. 442
Restrictions on Ed iting AutoCAD Geometry ......... 443
AutoCAD Architecture Files in 3ds Max .............. 444
AutoCAD Architecture Files ................................... 444
AutoCAD Architecture Objects in 3ds Max ........... 444
Mater i als a nd Linked AutoCAD Architecture
Objects ................................................................ 445
Materials and Linked AutoCAD Architecture
Objects .................... .............................................. 445
Assigning Materials to Linked AutoCAD
Architecture Object s.. ........................................... 445
Making Changes to AutoCAD Architecture
Materials ............. .................................................. 446
UVW Mapping in A utoCAD Architecture
Objects .................... .............................................. 447
Drawings Exported from Revit in 3ds Max ......... 447
Drawings Exported from Revit............................... 447
Revit Elements in 3ds Max .................. .................... 447
Suggested Settings and Work flow ...................... 450
Suggested Settings for Rev it Projects ...................... 450