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backups are created. Also, if you save the scene file

manually, Auto Backup resets the Backup Inter v a l

timer.

Auto B ack up File Name—Lets you enter an

alternativenamefortheautobackupfile. Auto

backup files with a different name still have the

filename extension . max.Default=AutoBackup.

Log File Maintena nce group

The following controls affect the max.log file.

Never Delete Log—Determines how long the log

file is maintained. When you cho ose Never Delete,

the max.log file remains on the hard disk and

continues to grow.

Maintain Only...Days—Resetsthefiletozerobytes

after it reaches the number of days specified in this

field.

Maintain Only. .. K bytes—Resetsthefiletozero

bytes after it reaches the number of kilobytes

specified in this field.

Err ors—Writes fatal er rors to the max.log file

instead of generating Alert d ialogs. Alerts halt

network rendering for one or more servers.

Wa rnings—Writes warning messages to the

max.log file instead of generating Alert dialogs.

Info—Writes general information to the max.log

file instead of generating Alert dialogs.

Debug—Wr ites debug messages to the max.log file

instead of generating Alert dialogs.

Thetypeoferrorscoveredbythesefourcategories

include maps that can’t be found, missing UV

coordinates, missing output directories, full disks,

missing DLLs, disks to which you don’t have

access, invalid meshes, and obsolete MAX fi les

Import Options group

Zoom E xtents on Impor t—Zoomsallviewportsto

scene extents after importing a file. If this is turned

off, zoom extents isn’t performed.

Archive System group

Progra m—Specifies the name and location of the

program to use for archiving. The program must

be independently installed on your system. You

can add command-line arguments to follow the

executable file name. For example, for the PKZIP

program , the arguments might be:

project1.zip c:proj0?.max -o

Viewpor t Pr eferences

Customize menu > Preferences > Preference S ettings

dialog > Viewports tab

On the Viewports p a nel of the Preference Settings

dialog, you set options for viewport display and

behav ior.

YoucanalsosetthecurrentDisplayDriver.