• Understand the Autodesk 3ds Max interface components

Time Configuration 

dialog 

box, about which you will learn in the later chapters. 

Status Bar

There are various tools in the status bar that provide information about the scene and the active 

command, as shown in Figure 1-21. The prompt line, which is located at the bottom of the screen, 

displays information about the active command or tool. On top of the status bar, a text box 

known as the status line is available. This status line displays the number of currently selected 

objects (current selection set). The 

Selection Lock Toggle

 tool on the right side of the status 

bar is used to lock the selection set. The Coordinate display/transform type-in area displays the 

X, Y, and Z coordinates of the cursor or the currently selected object. The Coordinate display/

transform type-in area can also be used to enter transform values while moving, scaling, or 

rotating the selected object(s).

Figure 1-21  

The status bar

The Grid setting display area is placed on the right of the Coordinate display area. It displays the 

size of the grid. The time tag area located below the grid setting display area is used to assign 

the text labels at any point of time in your animation. Click on the time tag area; a flyout with 

the