File menu > Properties
File Properties allows you to enter information about a scene that can later be read by Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 when viewing the properties of a gmax file. This information can also be used to locate gmax files with the gmax File Finder utility.
The Properties dialog comprises three tabs.
The Summary panel displays pre-defined fields that are commonly used.
The Contents panel displays scene information available after the scene had been saved.
The Custom panel enables you to create new fields that can also be used by the MAX File Finder utility.
Interface
Summary panel
Summary provides fields for entering information related to the saved scene. Many commonly used fields are available from the Summary tab. If there is a field you would like that is not represented in the Summary tab you can use the Custom tab to define new fields for information.
Title: Enter the title of your scene or animation here.
Subject: Enter the subject of your scene or animation here.
Author: Enter the author of your scene or animation here.
Manager: Enter the manager of your scene or animation here.
Company: Enter the name of your company here.
Category: Enter the category of your scene or animation here.
Keywords: Enter keywords that identify your scene here.
Comments: Enter personal comments here.
Contents panel
When a scene is saved, the program generates a summary list of everything contained in the scene and displays it under the Contents tab. If a scene has not been saved, the Contents panel remains empty.
Note: There is currently a bug in Windows NT 4.0 that causes the information in the Contents tab to look garbled when you view a gmax file in Windows Explorer. The problem has been corrected in Windows 98. Although the information looks garbled, it is internally correct and the gmax File Finder utility can still read it.
Custom panel
The Custom panel lets you create custom fields. Custom is useful when there is more information that needs to be entered into the properties of a scene but there is no field or no room in the Summary panel.
Name: Enter the name of a custom field. You can manually enter anything you want into the Name field. A drop-down list provides commonly used field types.
Type: Specifies the type of information to be entered into the Value field: choose from Text, Date, Number, and Yes or No. This dictates the type of information to be entered into the Value field.
Value: Enter the data here.
Add: Adds the Custom properties entered into the Name, Type, and Value fields to the Properties list.
Delete: Removes a selected Custom property from the Properties list.
Properties: Displays all Custom properties entered into the scene.