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    Managing Surfaces

    Topics in this section
    • To Edit and View the Surface Definition
    • To Rebuild a Surface Automatically
    • To Rebuild a Surface
    • To Copy a Surface
    • To Delete a Surface
    • To Lock a Surface
    • To Move, Scale, or Rotate a Surface
    • To View Surface Statistics
    • To Create a Surface Snapshot
    • To Rebuild a Surface Snapshot
    • To Delete a Surface Snapshot
    • About Surface Settings
      Use surface settings to specify the default behavior for surface-related commands.
    • To Change the Surface Creation Settings
    • To Change the Surface Style Settings
    Parent topic: Surfaces

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