These are key tools and commands you??™ll use throughout
LightWave, both in Modeler and Layout (Figure 2.19).
Note
File Menu
Let??™s talk about the first of these buttons: the File drop-down menu.
When we say drop-down menu (or just drop-down), we??™re talking
about a button that has a small tiny downward-pointing arrow.
Click this button and you??™ll find additional tools (Figure 2.20).
Note that you do not need to click on the arrow to expand the
menu; just click anywhere on the button.
The File drop-down menu allows you to load and save scenes, and use
the new Save Scene Increment feature. Using this feature adds 001,
002, and so on to the end of your scene name each time you save. You
can also export scenes through LightWave??™s Content Manager.
Note
Pressing Ctrl+s (Mac or PC) on your keyboard tells LightWave to Save Scene As,
whereas pressing Shift+s automatically saves a scene in increments.
Remember that we??™re using the default LightWave tabs and menus
throughout this book. Although you can change the menus to look
like anything you want, the default setup keeps these nine tool buttons
at the top left of LightWave Layout.
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