The choice is yours.
Note
Using LightWave with a dual-monitor system is great when setting up surfaces. Simply
set the Preset Shelf wide open on the additional monitor to maximize preset visibility
and workflow real estate. If two monitors are beyond your needs, at least consider a
bigger single screen. Monitors have become even cheaper, and it might be a good time
to invest in a nice 24-inch-wide model??”or go for broke and get the 30-inch-wide
monitor from Apple or Dell. Go ahead, you know you want to. Dan said it??™s OK.
Loading and saving surfaces works as well, yet the Preset Shelf shows you a small
thumbnail of the surface. Nice!
Exercise 3.5 Saving a Surface
If you set up a surface you??™d like to keep, you can simply save it in the Preset Shelf. To do
this, follow these steps:
1. Make sure the Preset Shelf is still open. Then in the Surface Editor, select the Ball_2
surface. Double-click on the display preview at the top of the Surface Editor.
You??™ll see that surface sample appear on the Preset Shelf (Figure 3.42).
Figure 3.42 Double-clicking the display sample in the Surface Editor, shown on the right,
instantly adds those surface settings to the Preset Shelf, shown on the left.
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