Remember to select Save All Objects as well as Save Scene. Objects retain surfaces,
image maps, color, and so on. Scenes retain motion, items, lighting, and so on. Both
objects and scenes should always be saved before you render. This is a good habit to
get into!
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Note
Just beneath the Filter By setting, you have a field available to type in a pattern name. The
Pattern field enables you to limit your surface list by a specific name, and it works in conjunction
with Filter By. Think of this as an ???include???filter. Only surface names that ???include???
the pattern will show up in the Surface Name list. For example, suppose you created a scene
with 200 different surfaces, and 6 of their names include ???carpet.??? Type carp into the Pattern
field and your list will narrow to surfaces whose names contain that letter sequence??”the
six carpet surfaces, and possibly others related to carports, escarpments, carp (the fish), and
so on.Continue typing the full word carpet and your list will probably narrow to just the six
surfaces you seek. Handy feature, isn??™t it? Just remember that if you don??™t see your surface
names, check to see whether you??™ve left a word or phrase in the filter area.
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