This modeless dialog lets you select objects in the scene. You can keep the dialog open while you work in your scene, making it easier to select objects.
Enter a name to highlight objects in the list whose names begin with the text you specify.
When on, the select objects field above the list is case-sensitive. For example, if the list contains objects named apple and Apple and Find Case Sensitive is on, typing “a” will highlight only the apple entry. Also, sorts the list so uppercase names come before lowercase.
Lists objects according to the current Sort and List Types choices. Does not display hidden and frozen objects.
To highlight an object name in the list, click with the mouse. To highlight multiple object names, drag, or click and then Ctrl+click or Shift+click, or use the search field above the list. To select highlighted objects, click the Select button.
Alternatively, you can highlight and select a single object in the list by double-clicking its name.
After selecting objects, the dialog remains open until you close it explicitly.
These buttons alter the pattern of selection in the list window.
When you highlight an object in the list window and then click the Influences button, the selected object's influences are highlighted as well.
Displays each item in the list so that its hierarchical branch is included (for example, Thigh/Shin/Foot). Hierarchical branches are indented.
When this is on and you select an item in the list window, all of its influences are shown in blue. If you want to highlight these influences, click Influences.
When this is on and you select an item in the list window, all of its hierarchical children are selected as well.
When this is on and you select an item in the list window, all of its dependent objects are selected as well.Dependents include instances, references, and objects sharing a common modifier (the same objects that appear green when Show Dependencies is on in the View menu).
When both Select Subtree and Select Dependents are on, the subtree of any newly selected node is first selected, and then the dependents are selected. In other words, dependents of the subtree are selected, but not the subtrees of all dependents.
Lets you choose the sort order of the items displayed in the list. This option is unavailable when Display Subtree is on; in that case, sorting is always alphabetical.
Determines the types of objects to display in the list.
These buttons alter the pattern of activation of the List Types options.
Lists any named selection sets that you have defined in the scene. When you choose a selection set from the drop-down list, 3ds Max highlights its component objects in the main list.