Command Panel - create panel, display panel, hierarchy panel, motion panel, utilities panel

• Comprises six user-interface panels: create panel, modify panel, hierarchy panel, motion panel, display panel, and utilities panel

create panel

provides the controls for creating objects. This is the first step in building a new scene in 3ds Max.

display panel

provides access to tools that control the display of objects in the scene.

hierarchy panel

provides access to tools to adjust the hierarchical linkage between objects.

motion panel

provides an alternative to Track View for assigning animation controllers.

utilities panel

gives you access to a variety of useful tools (utilities such as, MaxScript and Reset Xform are here)