Controlling the grid display in 3ds max

           In today tutorial we will learn about Controlling the grid display in 3ds max  This command displays the Grid And Snap Settings dialog. This modeless dialog establishes settings and options for snaps, theHome Grid, and user-defined grids.

• Standard menu: Tools menu > Grids and Snaps > Grid and Snap Settings
• Enhanced menu: Scene menu > Grids and Snaps > Grid and Snap Settings
• Right-click any snap toggle button on the main toolbar.
• Shift+right-click a viewport. >> Snaps Shortcut Menu >> Snap Options quadrant > >Grid and 

snap setting

Controls on the Grid And Snap Settings dialog determine which snap settings are used when you activate snaps by clicking 3D Snap Toggle. Adjusting any of these snap settings does not automatically turn on snaps.

You can use objects within an XRef scene as snap references.

Procedures

To change grid and snap settings:

1. Choose Tools menu (or Scene menu if using the Enhanced menu system)  Grids And Snaps  Grid And Snap Settings and click the appropriate tab.
2. Choose the type of snap you want (Standard or NURBS).
3. Select the snap settings.

Topics in this section

• Snap Settings
  Snapping gives you additional control when creating, moving, rotating, and scaling objects by causing the cursor to “jump” to specific portions of existing geometry and other scene elements during creation and transformation of objects or sub-objects. The controls in this dialog set the snap strength and other characteristics such as the snap target.
• Snap override
  Snap Override lets you supersede all the currently selected snap types and temporarily use only one, or none, of the snap types currently selected on the Grid And Snap Settings dialog. For example, you might be creating a spline while snapping to grid points, but then need to snap one of its vertices to the midpoint of an object.
• Snap option
  The Options panel of the Grid And Snap Settings dialog lets you set options related to snapping.
• Home Grid Settings
  The Home Grid panel of the Grid And Snap Settings dialog sets the spacing and other characteristics of the Home grid. Choosing useful home grid settings can simplify the construction process. The home grid provides a visual reference for creating objects in a scene.
• Use Grid settings
  The User Grids panel controls automatic activation of Grid objects and settings forAuto Grid.

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New feature in 3ds max 2018

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Enhancements and Changes

NVIDIA mental ray renderer	While still compatible with 3ds Max, NVIDIA's mental ray rendering software is no longer included with 3ds Max. See NVIDIA for more information.
Alembic	Visibility track support and shape suffix management has been added via MAXScript. See AlembicFloat Controller for more information.
Chamfer modifier	Chamfering now supports quad intersection to control how corners are affected when multiple edges connect to the same vertex. Also applies to the Edit Poly Chamfer tool. See Chamfer Modifier and for more information.

What was new in 3ds Max 2017.1 Update

Data Channel modifier	The Data Channel modifier is a tool for automating complex modeling operations. Available operators include but are not limited to Tension, Curvature, DeltaMush, Decay, Node influence, and Element transform.
Blended Box map	The Blended Box map simplifies the process of blending projected texture maps, allowing you to easily customize maps and output. Can project onto individual objects as well on models made from multiple meshes.