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3D Max Camera Navigation Shortcut Keys

To make things easier, just use Perspective view instead of setting cameras.

• Alt + W  ==   Toggle Max / Min Viewport
• MMB = pan.  
• Ctrl + P = pan mode
  
• MMB + Ctrl = pan quickly.
• MMB + Shift = constrain pan horizontal or vertical.
• MMB + Shift + Ctrl = pan quickly, constrained.
• MMB + Alt = arc rotate.
• MMB + Alt + Shift = constrain arc rotate (let go Shift to change axis)
• MMB + Ctrl + Alt or Scroll = zoom
  (see Preferences, Viewports tab, Mouse Control section)

You can customize your short cut key
Customize > Customize User Interface

Some Default Key May Be Useful:

• Ctrl + C  Create Camera From View ( in case you going to repeat your render )
  
• F3  wireframe / shade mode toggle  (make user easier to see through the object size)
• F4 View Object Edge ( perspective view)  
• Ctrl + L  Toggle Light
   ( some times working mode is dark even you put up light toggle this key to view the effects )
• Alt + X   Display as see through  
  ( some times wall is blocking your view in your render view,
       just make the object see through or hide it using this key )
• Alt + E    Extrude along the spline
     ( make a spline line make a circle , you want to make a tube by cloning the circle along the line )
• Shift + E   Extrude face 
• Shift + C   Toggle hide camera
• M              Material dialog
• Ctrl + Shift + Q   Slice 
  
• Alt + N  Normal align ( align objects together)
• Shift + 4   Spot light view
  

Object Navigation

• W or Shift + A ( Two Times )   Move
• E                                             Rotate
• Q        arrow / selection mode
• R         scale
  
• F5  restrict to x
  
• F6  restrict to y
  
• F7  restrict to z
• Shift + Q    Quick Render
• H          Select object dialog
• Crtl + D   Select None
  
•  [    zoom in 
•  ]    zoom out
•  J    show selection bracket ( perspective view)
  

Object Modification Mode

• 1   vertex
• 2   edge
• 3   face
• 4   polygon
• 5   element

reference:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/3DS_MAX/Beginner
http://www.mobilefish.com/tutorials/3dsmax/3dsmax_quickguide_shortcuts.html
http://www.3dvalley.com/tutorials/3d-studio-max-hotkeys-and-mouse-essentials

3ds Max Net Render Settings

Your notebook take long time to render 3D max images ?

You may try Net Render if you have a better Server ( installed with BackBurner Net Render engine )

Hope this help!

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great tools!

Google Goggles

Visual Recognition / Search is great. Waiting for this feature to be mature.

Using Digital Camera As Scanner

I wonder whether there are no software or method to replace bulky scanner with digital camera.

Now days, everyone having a digital camera, probably every phone have digital cam features, so how we can use it to make the world paperless or help to protect our world ?

I just subscribe 350.org and try to help as I can to save our earth for next generations.

Here my issue while using digital camera:
Pro:
1. fast and easy to snap one
2. macro mode allow me to snap a very clear documents
3. lower resolution, easy to attached to email

Cons:
1. lighting issue ( always need to photoshop leveling the image )
2. paper document always moving / flipping / shaking due to wind or ceiling fan
3. need to bluetooth or unload those photos to my pc
4. macro mode might not available for phones camera or some of the old version of digital cam
5. cam lens have to always flat aligned with paper
6. after scanned, the images always larger if you print out
( always need to photoshop adjust to the actual size )

Finally, I found this software
Snapter
http://snapter.atiz.com/

for iPhone guy you may like this
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I am still learning how to operate those software.

Really wish it able to ease my job to resize those digital photos.

You may download and have a try. Hope it helps to save your penny for a scanner to scan simple documents.