The Quad Menu in 3DS Max – Quick Access to Essential Tools

• The Quad Menu in 3DS Max is an efficient way to access frequently used tools. You can bring it up by right-clicking anywhere in the viewport. It consists of four quadrants with different functionalities.

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• 🟢 Tools 1 – General Commands for Objects

• 🔹 Includes top-level commands for objects and subobjects.
  🔹 Offers quick access to:
  ✅ Cut and Quick Slice for making fast geometry edits.
  ✅ Subobject Modes (Vertex, Edge, Polygon, Border, Element).

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• 🟠 Tools 2 – Context-Sensitive Modeling Shortcuts

• 🔹 Changes depending on your selection (Vertex, Edge, Polygon, etc.).
  🔹 When in Polygon Mode:
  ✅ Create
  ✅ Extrude
  ✅ Bevel
  ✅ Detach
• 🔹 Custom Shortcuts Added for Faster Workflow:
  ✅ Detach
  ✅ Working Pivot to Edge
  ✅ Regularize (Perfect Circles from Selections)
  ✅ Auto Smooth Faces
  ✅ Flip Normals
  ✅ Edit Triangulation

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• 🔵 Display Menu – Hide & Unhide Options

• 🔹 Quickly hide/unhide objects for better scene organization.
  ✅ Hide Selection
  ✅ Hide Unselected
  ✅ Unhide All
  ✅ Unhide by Name (Search for specific objects).

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• 🟣 Transform Menu – Move, Rotate, Scale & Cloning

• 🔹 Clone (Ctrl + V) brings up the clone dialog:
  ✅ Copy – Creates a separate duplicate.
  ✅ Instance – Changes to one object affect all instances.
  ✅ Make Unique – Converts an instance into a separate object.
• 🔹 Object Properties Panel:
  ✅ Controls hide/freeze settings (important when importing scan data).

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• 📌 Customizing the Quad Menu for Efficiency

• 🔹 Add frequently used options like:
  ✅ Edit Working Pivot
  ✅ Use Working Pivot

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• ✨ Why Use the Quad Menu?

• ✅ Saves time by reducing clicks.
  ✅ Automatically updates based on selection mode.
  ✅ Can be customized to fit your workflow.