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Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max

Saving and loading a custom interface
Custom interface schemes are saved with the .ui extension using the Customize ➪ Save Custom UI Scheme
menu command. When you save a custom scheme, Max opens a file dialog box where you can name the .ui
file, and then the Custom Scheme dialog box, shown in Figure 4.14. This dialog box lets you choose which
customizations to include in the custom scheme. It also lets you select the icon type to use. The options are
Classic and 2D Black and White.

FIGURE 4.14
The Custom Scheme dialog box appears when you’re saving a custom interface and lets you select which
items to include.

You can load saved user interface schemes with Customize ➪ Load Custom UI. These custom UI files are
saved in the Program Files/Autodesk/3ds Max 2011/UI folder. The default Max install includes several pre-
defined interface setups located in the UI directory. These standard interfaces are available:
l DefaultUI: Default interface that opens when Max is first installed.
l Ame-dark: Displays the standard interface with black windows, backgrounds, and viewports. All
the icons and menus are light gray, and many of the icons are different, as shown in Figure 4.15.
l Ame-light: Same as the Ame-dark layout, except the icons and menus are black and the back-
grounds are all light gray. Many icons are different here, too.
l ModularToolbarsUI: An interface that breaks the main toolbar into many smaller toolbars that
are easier to move and arrange.
You also can use both the Load Custom UI and Save Custom UI menu commands to save and load any of
the custom user interface files types, including these:

l Interface Scheme files (.ui)
l UI files (.cui)
l Menu files (.mnu)
l Color files (.clr)
l Keyboard Shortcut files (.kbd)
l Quadmenu Options files (.qop)

Note
You can set Max to automatically save your interface changes when exiting. Select the Save UI Configuration on
Exit option in the General tab of the Preference Settings dialog box. n

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