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you use Key Steps mode. If you tur n this off, the
transforms of all (unhidden) objects in the scene
are considered. Default=on.
Use Current Transfor m—Disables Position,
Rotation, and Scale and uses the current transform
in Key Mode. For example, if the Rotate button is
selected in the toolbar, you stop at each rotation
key. If none of the three transform buttons are on,
Key Mode considers all transfor ms.
To make the following control available, tur n off
Use Current Transform.
Position, R otat ion, Scale—Specifies which
transforms are used by Key Mode.
Clear Use Current Transform to make the Position,
Rotation, and Scale check boxes available.
Viewport Controls
When you star t 3ds Max, the main screen cont ains
four equal-sized viewports. The one in the
lower right is a perspective view, and the others
correspond to the three views: top, front, left. By
default, the Perspective view port displays your
scene in Smooth + Highlights mode, and the other
three show wiref rame (page 3–1034) views.
You can cho ose different v iews to display in these
fourviewportsaswellasdifferentlayoutsfromthe
viewport right-click menu (page 3–731).
See also
View por t Configuration (page 3–853)
View por t Right-Click Menu (page 3–731)
Viewport Layouts
You can choose from other layouts different from
the default configuration. To choose a different
layout, right-click the viewport label and choose
Configure. Click the Layout tab of the Viewpor t
Configuration dialog to see and choose the
alternative layouts.
Typical viewport layout
Note: The v iewport layout is saved with your MAX
file.
Tip: You can change the default viewport layout
by saving a maxstart.max file with the desired
viewport configuration and placing it in the
\defaults folder (page 3–790).
Active Viewpor t B or ders
When four viewports are visible, one viewport,
marked with a highlig hted border, is always active.
This is where commands and other actions take
effect. Only one viewport at a time can be active.
Other viewports are for observation only; unless
disabled, they simultaneously track actions taken
in the active view port. When Auto Key or Set Key
is on, the active viewport border changes from
yellow to red.
In general, a viewport becomes active as you work
init.Youcanmoveanobjectinoneviewport,and
thendragthesameobjectinanotherviewport
to continue the move. To activate a viewport
without changing t he selection, right-click it. If
you left-click a viewpor t, the viewport is ac t ivated
and whatever you click is selected, or, if you click
an empty area, e verything is deselected. You can
restore previous selections with U ndo.