Artists and designers in different industries use 3ds Max’s tools
in different ways.
The Initial settings for tool options control the initial
settings of the tools in 3ds Max, to more closely match the type of
work you are doing, while the UI schemes options control how
the user interface of 3ds Max will look.
Click on an item in the list on the left above to choose a group of
initial tool settings most suited to your type of work.
Click on an item in the list on the right to choose a tool layout you
prefer.
Click on any item to get more information about that choice –
you have not committed to that choice until you click the Set
button below.
Note: The 3ds Max's tutorials assume that you are using the
DefaultUI interface scheme and the Max initial settings
(defaults).