The Proxy features of Fusion work great for their simplicity, but sometimes you need a bit more control.  We’re all about the control…

Cropped compare of anisotropic proxy of a 4k plate

Along those lines, we’ve taken to using an inline proxy setup that provides some benefits over the built-in proxy.  It’s based around the assumption that tools take into account the pixel aspect ratios, which differs from the code branching that occurs with proxy, so you may not get correct results, but it’s also shows when tools are improperly handling pixel aspect ratios.

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New Quick Tips:

Fusion:

7.  Stop Squinting! Ctrl-mousewheel will make the fonts used in text entry boxes larger. -Chad
8.  Itty Bitty 3D! Change a viewer to 3D, then turn on the 3D SubV.  Now you can put any 3D tool in that SubV, and set the main view to 2D. -Chad

3ds Max:

1.  Mouse Chase! You can truck a view so that it centers on your mouse point with the “i” key.  Interactive viewport pan I think is what the kids call it.  Nice thing is that you can do it whenever, so even if you are in the middle of a modeling operation, you can change the view, allowing you to zoom in really close, but still cover a wide area.    -Chad

We keep a running list of these tips up there between “Tools” and “About”.