The tools on the Modeling tab are: Line Shape, Circle Shape, Rectangle Shape, Edit Spline Modifier, Loft Compound Object, Extrude Modifier, Lathe Modifier, Bevel Modifier, Bevel Profile Modifier, CrossSection Modifier, Surface Modifier, Quad Patch Object, Edit Patch Modifier, Relax Modifier, Box Object, Cylinder Object, Sphere Object, Plane Object, Edit Mesh Modifier, Mesh Select Modifier, Volume Select Modifier, Face Extrude Modifier, Affect Region Modifier, Push Modifier, MeshSmooth Modifier, FFD Box Modifier, NURBS Point Curve, NURBS CV Curve, Point Surface (NURBS), CV Surface (NURBS), and the Isolate Tool.
3D Studio Max Lesson 1.2: Tool Tabs Overview
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com Guide
The Modeling tab is actually a bit of an abridged summary of several other tabs and toolsets: combining a selection of the most commonly-used sets of each tool type and the objects they're used on into a single tab, so that all of the most oft-needed tools are at your fingertips.
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