Project Setup/Management and Quality Assurance for Small Business
by Anselm v. Seherr - Thoß, Germany


Now you should set up the right units. In my case that’s the metric system…


Now you should pay attention to the File > File Properties. Type in desired file comments and your name so that other artists can see who did the job and come to you to eventually ask stuff.

PLUS it makes it easy to find missing files via the MAX File Finder: Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities dialog >MAX File Finder or Max ROOT.


File > Summary Info is a neat feature too! In the Description box you can type in some meaningful info about what´s in the max file and what you did lately.



In the Windows Expolorer right click on “Name” and check “Comments”. Now you can see the Summary Info Description you just typed in after saving:


Using Summary Info other artists can see what´s going on without even having to open the file ;) Isn’t this is a neat feature?