	Summary of Alias Menus and Palettes
Introduction	Introduction to the Alias Interface Introduction Using the Menu Bar Using the Tool Palette and the Shelf Using Marking Menus Using Option Boxes and Control Windows Using Modeling Windows Using Alias with Digitizing Tablets Quick Tips Getting Help Exiting from Your Alias Session
File Operations	Working with Files File Menu Summary Keeping Track of your Files Creating a New File Opening Files Saving Files Importing Files Importing Image Planes Importing Paint Textures Exporting Files Storing Scene Information Saving the Entire Screen Saving the Current Window Exporting Polygons
Working with Your Models	Picking Pick Palette Summary Pick Modes Deselecting All Items Picking Objects Picking Components Picking Joints Picking Templated Objects Picking Edit Points Picking Various Types of Objects Picking Point Types Transforming Objects Xform Palette Summary Deforming Geometry by Moving CV along a Normal Moving Objects Rotating Objects Scaling Objects Changing the Dimensions of Objects Updating Geometry Underneath a DAG Node Deforming Curves and Surfaces About a Pivot Point Setting Local Pivots Reshaping Regions of Curves and Surfaces Setting Local Axes Moving Selection Handles Projecting Texture Placement Objects Standard Editing Operations Edit Menu Summary Undoing Actions Reinvoking the Last Function Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects Making a Mirror Copy Duplicating Objects Grouping Objects Ungrouping Objects Creating Selection Handles Working with Layers Layers Menu Summary Introduction to Layers The Layer Stats Window The Layers Bar Creating New Layers Selecting Layers Setting the Layer State Deleting Layers Changing the Visibility of Layers Setting Symmetry on Layers Setting Animation Playback Setting the Creation Layer Assigning Objects to Layers Enabling and Disabling Layers Toggling between Layer Names and Numbers Working with Sets Creating Sets Creating and Editing Sets Picking Sets Editing Sets in the Set Editor Changing the Display Attributes Summaries of the ObjectDisplay and DisplayTgls Menus Viewing and Hiding Controls Diagnostic Shading Hiding Objects Making Hidden Objects Visible Again Templating Objects Specifying Line Style Speeding Up the Display of Objects with Quick wire Simplifying the Display of Objects Using Bounding Boxes to Display Objects Displaying and Hiding Image Planes Toggling between Shaded and Wireframe Views Displaying and Hiding Wireframe Models Smoothing Aliased Lines Setting Pivots Viewing Selection Handles Deletion Operations Delete Menu Summary Deleting Active Items Deleting Locators Deleting Selection Handles Deleting Image Planes Removing Windows Deleting Dangling DAG Nodes Delete Projection Objects Deleting All Objects Deleting Stage Contents Deleting Everything from a Scene
Alias Interface and Windows	Essential Windows Windows Menu Summary The SBD Window The ASBD Window Getting Detailed Information Loading Plug-ins Using Stages Layouts for the Modeling Windows Layouts Menu Summary Viewing Combinations of Windows Filling the Screen with One View Creating New Windows Displaying or Hiding Windows Reopening Windows Setting Up Your Own Window Layout Using Cameras Cameras Palette Summary Using the View Panel Synchronizing Orthographic Views Looking at a Specific Object Tilting the Perspective View Revolving the View Around a Center of Interest Changing the Viewpoint of the Camera Dollying the Camera Tracking Around in a View Tumbling the View Tracking, Dollying, and Tumbling Changing the Point of Interest Zooming In and Out Undoing a Camera Operation Resetting Windows to Default Views Matching Perspective Cameras to Image Planes Creating New Perspective Cameras Changing the Display of Cameras Providing a Grid or Customized Overlay Adjusting the Clipping Planes Cloning the Current Window Customizing the Interface Preferences Menu Summary Setting Palette and Shelf Layout Editing Marking Menus Setting Colors for Your Alias Interface Saving Your Settings Retrieving Previously Saved Settings Setting Performance Options Controlling the Number of Choices in Menus Changing Interface Options Editing Alias Preferences Alias Preferences: Restart Needed Alias Preferences: Restart Not Needed Setting Up Your Own Menus and Hot Keys Switching to Single Hotkeys Mode Creating Custom Shelves and Menus Stepping Forward through the Command Stepper Stepping Backward through the Command Stepper Restarting the Command Sequence
Utilities	Utilities Utilities Menu Summary Accessing the UNIX Shell Minimizing the Alias Interface Sending Alias Windows to the Back Using Impressario Scanners Printing Alias Images Plotting Wireframe Models Viewing File References Displaying Image Files Viewing the Alias Error Log Running External Applications

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