File Properties

File Properties allows you to enter information about a scene that can later be read by Windows, using a program such as Windows Explorer to view the properties of the scene file.

• File menu > Properties > File Properties

This information can also be used to locate scene files with the File Finder utility.

The Properties dialog comprises three tabs:

• The Summary panel displays predefined 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 File Finder utility.

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. Information that you add to the Description field on the Summary Info dialog will appear in the Comments field and vice-versa.

Contents panel

When a scene is saved, a summary list of everything contained in the scene is generated and displayed in the Contents tab. If a scene has not been saved, the Contents tab remains empty.

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.