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All, None, and Invert—
These buttons alter the
pattern of selection in the list window.
Display S ubtree—Displays each item in the list so
that its hierarchical branch (page 3–951) is included
(for example, Thigh/Shin/Foot). Hierarchical
branches are indented.
Select Subtree—When this is on and you select
an item in the list window, all of its hierarchical
children are selected as well.
Display Influences—When this is on and you select
an item in the list window, all of its influences
are shown in blue. If you want to hi ghlight these
influences, click Influences.
You can choose to load and save influences with or
without their dependents.
Select Dependents—When this is on and you select
an item in the list window, all of its dependent
objects are selected as well.
When both Select Subtree and Select Dependents
are on, the subtree of any newly selected node is
selected, and then the dependents are selected.
(Dependents of the subtree are selected, but not
the subtrees of all dependents.)
If you click Select By Name while Select And
Link is active, then the Select Subtree and Select
Dependents check boxes are not available.
You can choose to load and save dependents
w ith or without their influences. To maintain the
behav ior and relationship b etween the dependents
and their influences, you need to load and save
dependents with their influences.
Sort group
Specifies the sort order of the items displayed in
the list.
Alphabetical—Sorts from numeric characters at
the top, then A to Z at the bottom.
By Type—Sorts by category, using the same order
as the check boxes in the List Types group.
By Color—Sorts by object wireframe color. The
sorting order is arbitrary; the value of this option is
that objects of the same color are grouped together.
By Size—Sorts based on the number of faces in
each object. The object with the least number
offacesislistedfirst,followedbyobjectswith
successivelygreaternumberoffaces.
List Types group
Determines the types of objects to display in the
list.
All, None, and Inver t—These buttons alter the
patternofactivationoftheListTypesoptions.
Selec tion Sets g roup
Lists any named selection sets that you have
defined in the scene. When you choose a selection
set from the drop-down list, 3ds Max highlights its
comp onent objects in the main list.
Selection Floater
Tools m enu > Selection Floater
This modeless dialog lets you select objects in the
scene.