• Understand the Autodesk 3ds Max interface components

Default shading

, 

Facets

, 

Flat color

, 

Bounding 

Box

, 

Clay

, and so on. However, some other shading 

types are available in the cascading menu of the 

Stylized 

option, refer to Figure 1-16. These shading 

types are 

Graphite

, 

Color Pencil

, 

Ink

, and so on. You 

can choose any one of the options to change the 

shading. 

Viewport Navigation Controls

There are various tools available at the bottom right corner of the Autodesk 

Figure 1-17  

The viewport 

navigation controls

3ds Max screen, as shown in Figure 1-17. These tools are known as 

viewport navigation controls and they are used to control the display 

and navigation of the viewport. The tools displayed in the viewport 

navigation controls depend on the viewport selected. For example, if 

the Camera viewport is selected, its corresponding tools will be displayed 

in the viewport navigation control. These tools are discussed in detail in 

the later chapters.

Viewport Layout Tab Bar

The Viewport Layout tab bar enables you to store multiple viewport setups in a single scene. You 

can switch between different viewport setups with a click. To display the viewport layout tab bar 

if it is not displayed, right-click in the blank area on the 

Main Toolbar

; a shortcut menu will be 

displayed with the names of all toolbars. Next, choose the