| Power Solids Operator Parameters Panel Quick Help |
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| About PS/PT |
| About: Gives information about Power Solids / Power Translators / Power NURBS |
| Short Cuts |
| The "C", "M", "F", and "N" buttons are shortcut options for settings that apply to all of the Power Solids / Power Translators / Power NURBS objects in the model. C: Set display quality to Coarse. M: Set display quality to Medium. F: Set display quality to Fine. N: Launch Power Navigator dialog. Note: We recommend defining keystroke shortcuts for these buttons. This can be done in the Customize UI dialog (under Keyboard). |
| Display |
| Nearly all BrepObject commands are compound objects (more than one input sub-object) like the Loft or Boolean that comes with 3ds max. The commands in this dialog allow you to modify the display, ordering and selection of the sub-objects and also gives you the ability to remove and make copies or instances of sub-objects. Result: The default display option. It will display the result of the Boolean or other Power Solids operation. Operands or sub-objects are normally hidden. All Sub-Obj: Displays the operands or sub-objects. This option is useful for selecting and modifying sub-objects / operands. Selected Sub-Objects: This option will display only the operands or sub-objects that are selected in the Sub-Object List Window (the bottom part of this panel which lists all of the sub-objects in the BrepObject). You can select these objects by clicking on them in the list box or by using the standard Sub-Object selection tools. |
| Sub-Object List Window |
| The Sub-Object List Window displays a list of all of the sub-objects in the selected BREP object. The sub-objects displayed depend on the Power Solids command that you are running. For the BrepBoolean command, it lists the operands that define the selected Boolean. For BrepExtrude (for instance), it will list the extrusion and the profile curve that defines the extrusion. Each time a Power Solids operation is performed, the Sub-Object List Window is updated to include the new sub-objects. The Sub-Object List Window is provided for convenient selection and editing of BREP objects and sub-objects. The "Show Selected Operands" option (see above) will display only the operands which are selected in this Sub-Object List Window. |
| Sub-Object Editing |
| Extract Sel: Extract the selected sub-object / operand. How the sub-object is extracted depends on the Extract Option (Remove, Copy, or Instance). Extract All: Extracts all the sub-objects / operands. How the sub-objects are extracted depends on the Extract Option (Remove, Copy, or Instance). Remove: Removes the selected sub-object from the BrepObject. It essentially performs an undo on the operand. The extracted object becomes a top level object again. Copy: Extracts a copy of the Operand. The original operand remains part of the Boolean. Inst: Extracts an instance of the Operand (future modifications of this extracted operand will also modify the original operand) Re-Order: Changes the ordering of the selected (in the Sub-Object Display List) operand. The operand will be moved to the position listed in the text field next to the "Re-Order Ops" button. Set the order position, and then click on the Re-Order button. This is useful in editing Boolean operations which are order dependent. |
| Mesh Settings |
| 2-Sided Mesh: 3ds Max doesn't display surfaces whose normal vectors point away from the screen. The 2-sided mesh option will allow surfaces to display even when facing in the wrong direction. |
| License |
| License: Use this button to enter your license information for customer licensing. |