Save Selected

Command entry:

Application menu

Save As

Save Selected

Save Selected saves the selected geometry as a scene file under a different file name.

Identically named bitmaps with different properties are stored as different files. Objects linked to a selected object are also saved. The following dependencies are preserved for a Save Selected operation:

Ancestors of selected child objects are saved, all the way to the root of the hierarchy.
Space Warps to which selected objects are bound are saved.
IK follow objects to which selected objects are bound are saved.

Procedures

To save selected objects to a new file:

Select one or more objects.
Click Application menu Save As Save Selected.
Enter a name in the File Name field.
Click Save.

To save selected objects to a previous version:

Select one or more objects.
Choose Application menu Save As Save Selected.
Choose “3ds Max 2010 (.max)” or "Save As 3ds Max 2011 (.max)" from the Save As Type drop-down list.

See Save As Previous.