3ds Max Bible
Chapter One
Exploring the Max Interface
IN THIS CHAPTER
Learning the interface elements
Previewing the menu commands
Becoming familiar with the
toolbars
Using the Command Panel
Examining the Lower
Interface Bar
Interacting with the interface
Getting help
Well, here we are again with a new version of Max, and the first question
on the minds of existing users is "Did the interface change?" The
answer is a happy "very little." Most serious users would rather go
through root canal surgery than have their user interface (UI) change, and
Autodesk has learned and respected this valued opinion by keeping the interface
changes to a minimum.
As you look around the new interface, you'll see that everything is still there but
that Max has a few new additions. You may find yourself saying, as you navigate
the interface, "Where did that come from?" But, just like encountering a new
house in your neighborhood, over time you'll become accustomed to the addition
and may even meet some new friends.
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