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The layout is saved with the .max file, so you can
storedifferentlayoutsinseparatescenefiles.Load
thefileyouwant,thenmergeinthecontentsof
other files to maintain the layout.
Tip: Through MAXScript, there are commands
tosetthecurrentlayouttoanyofthe14available
setups. You can a lso act ivate any viewport and set
the view type. This enables you to create macros
and custom user interface buttons to set any layout
you choose.
Inter face
The Layout panel is arranged in two general
areas. At the top are icons representing the
possible division methods. Below these is a screen
representation of the currently selected lay out.
Clickanicontoselectthedivisionmethod,which
appears in the larger screen representation.
To assign specific views, click the viewport in the
screen representation. Choose a viewpor t type
from the menu that appears.
Safe Frames
Customize menu > Viewport Configuration > Viewport
Configuration dialog > Safe Frames tab
Right-click a viewport label. > Configure > Viewp ort
Configuration dialog > Safe Frames tab
Keyboard > SHIFT+F
Safe frame borders show which portions of a viewport will be
visible wh en rendered to video.
You toggle the status of the video safe frame (page
3–1030) forthecurrentviewportandadjust
its parameters on the Safe Frames panel of the
View por t Configuration dialog.
Video Safe Frame displays a series of concentric
rectangular frames in the viewport. Use Safe
Frametoseetheproportionsofyourrendered
output within the viewport. This is particularly
useful when you are rendering to output that
doesn’t match the viewport’s aspect ratio.
TheprimarypurposeofSafeFramesistosuggest
safe areas for work intended for display on TV
monitors. It is l ikely that the bezel will cover about
10% of the image so you don’t want important
objects or action to fall outside the Action Safe
area. High contrast titles falling outside the Title
Safe area are likely to bleed or be obstr ucted by the
bezel of the TV screen.