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Render Shortcuts Toolbar 689
The Extras toolbar contains several miscellaneous
tools for working with your 3ds Max scene.
Note: The default UI does not display this toolbar;
to open it, right-click an empty portion of any
toolbar, and choose Extras from t he menu.
AutoGrid (page 2–7)
Array Flyout (page 1–448)
Preset Rendering Options (page 3–23)
R ender Shortcuts Toolba r
Right-click the unused (gray) portion of the main toolbar
or another toolbar. > Render Shortcuts
TheRenderShortcutstoolbarletsyouassign
settings to three custom preset buttons. You can
then us e these buttons to switch among various
render presets.
Pr ocedur es
To define the presets for a button:
1.
Choose one of the default shortcuts from the
Presets d rop-down list, or u se Load to lo ad the
presets from an RPS file.
The Select Preset Categories dialog appears.
See Preset Rendering Options (page 3–23).
2. Choose the categories you want, and then click
Save.
The preset render settings are now act ive.
3. Shi f t +click the button you want to define.
3dsMaxassignsthepresetstothefilethat
corresponds to the button: a.rps, b.rps, or c.r ps.
To use a saved preset:
1.
Click one of the buttons you defined.
The button’s name appears in the field above
thedrop-downlist:“a,”“b,”or“c.”
If the button has not yet been defined, clicking
it has no effect, and no name appears in the
preset field.
2. On the main toolbar, click Quick Render.
The scene is rendered using the presets you
chose.
Interfa ce
Render Pr eset S lot A, B , and C—Click a button to
make its presets active.
If you haven’t assigned presets to a button, clicking
it has no effect. If presets are assigned, t hen af ter
you click the button, its name appears in the field
above the drop-down list: “a,” “b,” or “c.”
After assignment, each button has its own render
preset (RPS) file: a.rps, b.rps, and c.rps.Theseare
saved in the \renderpresets folder in the 3ds Max
root directory. The active preset status is not
saved with the MAX scene, but it is saved in the
3dsmax.ini (page 1–18) file.
Render P res ets d rop-down li st —Lets you choose
from among a set of preset rendering parameters,
or load or save rendering par ameter sett ings. See
Preset Rendering Options (page 3–23).
This list is the same as the one that appears at the
bottom of the Render Scene dialog (page 3–2).