This method of viewing hierarchies is powerful, because you get an
immediate visualization of how the objects in your scene work and relate to each other.
While we??™re talking about hierarchies, let??™s return to the Mobile exercise from the previous
chapter and see how the Schematic View depicts the scene. Figure 3.46 shows the
Mobile scene in the Schematic View.
To select more than one object in a viewport, press the Ctrl key as you click on additional
objects to add to your selection. Many applications use the Shift key to add to a selection;
however, 3ds Max uses Ctrl.
100 ?– chapter 3: The 3ds Max Interface
A scene can become so complicated that trying to select one object is impossible. The
Schematic View makes editing character rigs easier, allowing you to view, create, and edit
links between objects. The Schematic View simplifies the selection process by clearly displaying
every object in the scene as a box with the object??™s name displayed in it. You can
use the middle mouse button to pan around in the Schematic View, or you can use any
of the familiar navigation icons found in the lower right-hand corner of the window, as
shown in Figure 3.46.
When you select any object in the schematic, its parameter automatically appears in the
Modify panel for easy editing.
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