The topics in this section describe a number of utilities that are provided to help you manage files, especially external files such as bitmaps, photometric web (IES) files, and so on.
The Asset Browser provides access from your desktop to design content on the World Wide Web. From within the Browser you can browse the Internet for texture samples and product models. This includes bitmap textures (BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, and TGA), or geometry files (MAX, DWG, and so on).
The Bitmap/Photometric Path Editor lets you change or remove the paths of bitmaps and photometric distribution files (IES) used in the scene. It also lets you see which objects use a resource in question.
The MAX File Finder utility lets you search for MAX files containing specific properties.
The Resource Collector gathers the resource files used by a scene (bitmaps, photometric distribution files (IES), and optionally, the scene itself into a single directory.
The Fix Ambient utility solves a compatibility problem that sometimes occurs when you use 3ds Max to open files from earlier versions of 3ds Max or Autodesk VIZ.
The Bitmap Pager Statistics dialog provides information to help you resolve issues with scenes that require large amounts of memory for texture maps. It is intended for advanced users to debug scenes and help shorten render times.
