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iv Contents
Link Display Rollout.................................................. 58
Object Display Culling Utility......... .......................... 58
3 Selecting Objects ................. .................. .... 61
Selecting Objects ....................................................... 61
Introducing Object Selection .................................... 61
Basics of Selecting Objects .................................. ...... 64
Selecting by Region ................................................... 65
Using Select By Name................................................ 67
Using Named Selection Sets.................................... .. 67
Using Selection Filters............................................... 68
Selecting with Track View ......................................... 69
Selecting with Schematic View.................................. 69
Freezing and Unfreezing Objects .............................. 70
Hiding and Unhiding Objects by Selection .............. 70
Hiding and Unhiding Objects by Category .............. 72
Isolate Selection......................................................... 73
Introduction to Sub-Object Selection....................... 74
Selection Commands ............................................. 76
Selection Commands ................................................ 76
Select Object ................................................. ............ 77
Select By Name ......................................................... 77
Selection Floater........................................................ 79
Selection Region Flyout............................................. 80
Selection Filter List ........................................... ......... 81
Filter Combinations Dialog....................................... 81
Named Selections ................................................... 83
Named Selection Sets ................................................ 83
Named Selection Sets Dialog ................................... 84
Edit Named Selections Dialog ................................... 86
Select All.................................................................... 87
Select None................................................................ 88
Select Invert............................................................... 88
Select By..................................................................... 88
Select By Color .......................................................... 88
Select By Name (Edit Menu)......................... ............ 88
Select Similar ............................................................. 88
Region Selection..................................................... 89
Rectangular Selection Region .................................. 89
Circular Selection Region ......................................... 89
Fence Selection Region .................................... ......... 90
Lasso Selection Region ............................................. 90
Paint Selection Region .............................................. 91
Region ....................................................................... 92
Select Region Window .............................................. 92
Select Region Crossing ............................................. 93
Window/Crossing Selection Toggle ......................... 93
Edit Commands ....................................................... 94
Edit Commands ...................................................... .. 94
Undo/Redo ............................................................... 94
Hold/Fetch................................................................. 95
Delete......................................................................... 95
Groups and Assemblies.......................................... 95
Groups a nd Assemblies............................................. 95
Using Groups............................................................. 96
Using Assemblies....................... ................................ 98
Character Assembly ................................................ 102
Group Commands................................................. 104
Group Commands .................................................. 104
Group....................................................................... 104
Open Group ............................................................ 105
Close Group............................................................. 105
Ungroup .................................................................. 106
Explode Group ........................................................ 106
Detach Group.......................................................... 106
Attach Group........................................................... 106
Assembly Commands ........................................... 107
Assembly Commands ..... ........................................ 107
Assemble.................................................................. 107
Open Assembly ....................................................... 109
Close Assembly........................................................ 109
Disassemble............................................................. 110
Explode Assembly................................................ ... 110
Detach Assembly..................................................... 110
Attach Assembly...................................................... 111
Assembly Head Helper Objects........................... 111
Assembly Head Helper Object ................ ................ 111
Luminaire Helper Object ....... ................................. 111
Character Assembly Commands ......................... 112
Character Assembly Commands ........................... 112
Create Character...................................................... 112
Destroy Character ................................................... 115
Lock/Unlock Character........................................... 115
Insert Character...................... ................................. 115
Save Character......................................................... 115
Skin Pose Commands ....................................... ...... 116
4 Object Proper ties... ..................................117
Object Properties..................................................... 117
Object Properties Dialog Panels ......................... 117
General Panel (Object Properties Dia log) .............. 117
Advanced Lighting Panel (Object Properties
Dialog) .................................................................. 123
mental ray Panel (Object Properties Dialog).......... 126
User Defined Panel (Object Properties Dialog)...... 127
Rename Objects Tool .............................................. 128
Custom Attributes................................................... 129
Parameter Collector ............................................. 138