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Chapter 24: Building Complex Scenes with Containers and XRefs

the right to add new objects to the container, but not to edit any of the existing content; and Anything
Unlocked, which gives the user that opens the container access to edit anything that is unlocked. Using the
four toggle buttons at the bottom of the Rules rollout, you can select to lock all modifiers, materials, trans-
forms, and objects. Clicking the Edit button opens the Track View where you can choose tracks to lock.
New Feature

The Rules rollout for containers is new to 3ds Max 2011. n

FIGURE 24.3
The Rules rollout lets you define precisely what in the container can be edited.

Lock All Objects

Lock All Transforms
Lock All Materials
Lock All Modifiers

Using container proxies
As an alternative to unloading a container from memory, you can specify a proxy container to take the place
of the current container with the Proxies rollout, shown in Figure 24.4. The drop-down list can hold multi-
ple proxy containers, allowing you to quickly change between different resolutions. Click the Modify List
button to add proxy containers to the list.
New Feature
The Proxies rollout for containers is new to 3ds Max 2011. n

FIGURE 24.4
The Proxies rollout lets you substitute proxy containers for the current one.

Modify List

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