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SHORT TITLE FOR SUGGESTION/BUG/ENHANCEMENT REQUEST
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Simplified GUI for Beginners

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF YOUR REQUEST
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Having been self taught in 3DS Max for 10 years now, I have often thought there should have been an option to select a very simplified interface.

An example of the application of this is

A check box for [x] Realistic global lighting and shadows.

Below it would be an advanced button to open a dialog with all the options.
This wasn't feasible before as one needed to tweek the settings to achieve realism, but now Mental Ray and V-ray Max could do this with presets very nicely.


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WHY THIS REQUEST IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
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There are thousands of settings one has to learn and remember. I have lately been involved in teaching new users and it has stressed the need for this.

I believe that we could list 1/10 of the advanced settings into presets.

I have template files I have created for Arch Viz that I only change about 20 different settings. I believe that with 15 years of feature upgrades the GUI could now use some simplification. At least as an option for beginners and advanced users.

Thanks

Shaun