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672 Chapter 21: User Interface
3dsma x cMaxCustom
See also
Startup Files and Defaults ( page 1–17)
Saving and Loading Custom User Int erfaces (page
3–804)
Graphics Driver Setup Dialog (page 3–838)
Ru nning Scripts from the Command Line (page
3–783)
Using t he -V Option
You use the -V option to load a different display
driver at startup. This option overrides the setting
in 3dsmax.ini.
Follow the -V with one of these letters for the
driver you want to use:
s:Loadsthesoftwaredriver.
o:LoadstheOpenGLdriver.
d: Loads the Direct3D driver.
n:Loadsanulldriver.
For example, if you ordinarily run OpenGL and
want to switch to the software driver for a session,
you would type: 3dsma x
vs
Using the -Z Option
If you call product support, the representative
might ask you to run this option to determine the
exact version of your software. This option only
writes to a file; it does not start 3ds Max.
Follow the -Z with a file name:
3dsma x
zid.txt
Thefile(inthisexample,id.txt)iswrittentothe
3ds Max root directory.
Menu Bar
The menu bar is located directly under the main
window’s title bar. The title of each menu indicates
the pur pose of the commands on the menu.
Each menu uses standard Microsoft Windows
conventions.
File Menu (page 3–673)
Edit Menu (page 3–673)
Tools Menu (page 3–674)
Group Menu (page 3–674)
Views Menu (page 3–675)
Create Menu (page 3–675)
Modifiers Menu (page 3–678)
reactor Menu (page 3–681)
Animation Menu (page 3–681)
Graph Editors Menu (page 3–682)
Rendering Menu (page 3–683)
Customize Menu (page 3–683)
MAXScript Interface (page 3–780)
Help Menu (page 3–684)
Interfa ce
When you click a menu name, a number of
commands are listed below it.
Asanalternativetousingyourmouse(orother
pointing device), each menu name incl udes an
underlined character. Pressing that character key
while holding down the
Alt key opens the menu,
unless that particular key combination is assigned
to a keybo ard shortcut. Some commands and
subheadings in the open menu have an underlined
character as well. While the menu is open, pressing