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Chapter 6: Selecting Objects and Setting Object Properties

The Link Display rollout at the bottom of the Display panel includes options for displaying links in the
viewports. Links are displayed as lines that extend from the child to its parent object. Using the Link
Replaces Object option, you can hide the objects in the viewport and see only the links.

Tutorial: Hidden toothbrushes
In this example, I’ve hidden several toothbrushes in the scene, and your task is to find them. To find the
hidden objects, follow these steps:
1. Open the Toothbrushes.max scene file.
This file appears to contain only a single toothbrush, but it really contains more. Can you find
them? The toothbrush model was created by Viewpoint Datalabs. You can find it in the Chap 06
directory on the DVD.
2. Locate the hidden object in the scene by opening the Display Floater (choose Tools ➪ Display Floater).
3. In the Display Floater, select the Hide/Freeze tab. In the Unhide section, click the Name button.
The Unhide Objects dialog box appears, which lists all the hidden objects in the scene.
4. Select the green toothbrush object from the list, and click the Unhide button.
The Unhide Objects dialog box closes, and the hidden objects become visible again.
Note
Notice that the Display Floater is still open. That’s because it’s modeless. You don’t need to close it to keep working. n
5. To see all the remaining objects, click the All button in the Unhide column of the Display Floater.
Figure 6.15 shows the finished scene with all toothbrushes visible.

FIGURE 6.15
Here are toothbrushes for the whole family; just remember which color is yours.

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