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3ds Max 2008 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The entire interface can be divided into five easy elements. Each of these interface elements, in turn, has grouping of sub-elements. The five main interface elements are listed here and shown separated. Menus: This is the default source for most commands, but also one of the most time consuming interface elements. The menus are found along the top edge of the Max window. Toolbars: Max includes several toolbars of icon buttons that provide single-click access of features. These toolbars can float independently or can be docked to an interface edge. By default, the main toolbar and the reactor toolbar are visible. Viewports: Four separate views into the scene show the Top, Front, Left, and Perspective viewpoints. The selected viewport will have yellow border. Right-clicking on any viewport will bring up a list of more options to let you further customize the windows or edit the objects and their assigned modifiers. Command Panel: The major control panel located to the right of the four viewports, it has six tabbed icons at its top that you can click to open the various panels. Each panel includes rollouts containing parameter and settings. These rollouts change depending on the object and tab that is selected. Lower Interface Bar: Along the bottom edge of the interface window is a collection of miscellaneous controls.

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