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Railing 217
Show group
Controls the display of leaves, fruit, flowers,
trunk, branches, and roots of plants. Avai lable
options depend on the type of plant you select.
For example, if a plant doesn’t have fruit, 3ds Max
disables that option. Turning off options reduces
the number of vertices and faces displayed.
Viewport Canopy M ode group
In3dsMax,thecanopyofaplantisashellcovering
the outermost parts of the plant, such as the leaves
or the tips of the branches and trunk. The term
derives from "forest canopy." U se reasonable
parameters when you create many plants and want
to optimize display performance.
Because this setting applies only to the plant’s
representation in the v iewports, it has no effect on
how 3ds Max renders the plant. For information on
how 3ds Max renders the plant, see Level-of-Detail
(page 1–217).
When Not S elected—Displays the plant in canopy
mode when it’s not selected.
Always—Always displays the plant in canopy
mode.
Never—Never displays the plant in c anopy mode.
3ds Max displays al l the features of the plant.
Level-of-Detail group
Controls how 3ds Max renders the plant. For
information on how 3ds Max displays the plant in
the viewports, see Viewport Canopy Mode (page
1–217).
Low—Re nders the plant canopy, providing the
lowest level of detail.
Medium—Renders a reduced-face-count version
of the plant. How 3ds Max red uces the face count
varies from plant to plant, but it usual ly involves
removing smaller elements of the plant or reducing
the number of faces in the branches and trunk .
High—Renders all the faces of the plant, providing
the hig hest level of detail.
Tip: Set the parameters before creating multiple
plants. T his can avoid slowing down the display,
and mig ht reduce editing you have to do on the
plants.
R ailing
Create panel > Geometry > AEC Extended > Railing
button
Create menu > AEC Objects > Railing
Components of the railing object include rails,
posts, and fencing. Fencing includes either pickets
(balusters) or solid-filled material, such as glass
or wood strip.