Save Selected saves the selected geometry as a scene file under a different file name.
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Application Menu > Save As > Save Selected
Identically named bitmaps with different properties are stored as different files. Objects linked to a selected object are also saved. The following dependencies are preserved for a Save Selected operation:
- Ancestors of selected child objects are saved, all the way to the root of the hierarchy.
- Space Warps to which selected objects are bound are saved.
- IK follow objects to which selected objects are bound are saved.
Procedures
To save selected objects to a new file:
Select one or more objects. - Click
Application menu 
Save As Save Selected. - Enter a name in the File Name field.
- Click Save.
To save selected objects to a previous version:
- Select one or more objects.
- Choose Application menu Save As Save Selected.
- From the Save As Type drop-down list, choose an earlier version of 3ds Max, back to “3ds Max 2012 (.max)”.
See Save As Previous.