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Chapter 4: Customizing the Max Interface and Setting Preferences

Setting Preferences

The Preference Settings dialog box lets you configure Max so it works in a way that is most comfortable for
you. You open it by choosing Customize ➪ Preferences. The dialog box includes several panels: General,
Files, Viewports, Gamma and LUT, Rendering, Animation, Inverse Kinematics, Gizmos, MAXScript,
Radiosity, mental ray, and Containers.
Tip
The quickest way I’ve found to open the Preference Settings dialog box is to right-click the Spinner Snap Toggle
button on the main toolbar. n

General preferences
The first panel in the Preference Settings dialog box is for General settings, as shown in Figure 4.21. The
General panel includes many global settings that affect the entire interface.

FIGURE 4.21
The General panel lets you change many UI settings.

Undo Levels and the Reference Coordinate System
The Scene Undo spinner sets the number of commands that can be kept in a buffer for undoing. A smaller num-
ber frees up memory but does not let you backtrack as far through your work. The default Undo Levels is 20.

Tip
Although it takes up some valuable memory, I’ve found that increasing the number of Undos is very helpful. When
working on a model, it takes almost no time to do 20 commands. n

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