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Display Properties In the Layer Properties dialog on page 7451, you can specify layer visibility individually for each viewport. If you don't want to display a certain layer, you can hide that layer. 3ds Max hides the layer in the viewport, but not in any output rendered image of the scene. NOTE For hidden geometry to render, Render Hidden Geometry must be on on the Render Setup dialog > Common Parameters rollout on page 6121. You can specify layers to display objects shaded on page 7576, in wireframe mode on page 8172, as a bounding box on page 7932, or as whatever is set on the Viewport Properties menu on page 7576. Using this method, you can have different objects displayed differently in the same scene. You can display layers in See-Through mode on page 7454. See-Through mode temporarily displays selected objects in translucent form so you can see through them without applying special materials. You can toggle See-Through mode for all objects per layer. NOTE You can control whether newly created objects adopt the default layer settings on a per-object basis by using Default To By Layer For New Nodes in the General Preferences panel on page 7743. You can also Freeze, Hide, or Isolate the layer of a selected object using the corresponding command in the display quadrant of the quad menu. Layer Names You can create and name a layer for each conceptual grouping (such as walls or terrain) and assign common properties to those layers. By grouping objects into layers, you can control their display and make changes quickly and efficiently. When you name layers, you can use names of variable length up to 255 characters. These names can contain letters, digits, blank spaces, and the special characters dollar sign ($), hyphen (-), and underscore (_). NOTE Any layers from a linked AutoCAD file are automatically imported to 3ds Max. 3ds Max names the converted layers based on the layer names from the AutoCAD drawing. See also: ■ Layer List on page 7459 ■ Layer Manager on page 7441 7440 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects