In previous versions of 3ds Max, specifically 2009, any help windows opened were configured to be always on top, so that if focus was taken away from the help window, it would still appear, which was very helpful.  In 3ds Max 2010, the Help windows are not always on top, so clicking away from the window causes it to disappear.

Is anyone else able to confirm this with as well?

Thanks a bunch for checking.

Robert G Graf
http://www.goofers.org

What always happened to me was that with Material Editor opened, the help Window could not stay on top.
Closing the Mat Editor used to solve the problem for me.

Not a lot of responses, but it’s happening to at least two other people (me being one of them:P ) --> http://area.autodesk.com/for...deliberate-or-just-a-bug/

Max 2009, 2010 32/64
VistaP 64 SP1
Intel Q9550 8GB
ATI 4870x2
Patriot 128GB SSD

Confirmed. Material editor open or not..

MeltingPoint 20 May 2009 02:51 AM

Not a lot of responses, but it’s happening to at least two other people (me being one of them:P ) --> http://area.autodesk.com/for...deliberate-or-just-a-bug/

Make that 3 (or is it 4 now? ;-) ) http://area.autodesk.com/forum/index.php/forums/viewreply/115847/
And mighty annoying it is too…

Max 4.2 through 2013.
XP-64 (SP2)
NVidia 9800GTX-512 (Driver 266.58).
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

Perhaps not a lot of help, but if you install Filebox extender freeware you can choose which windows should always stay on top.

My help also doesn’t stay on top in 2010 and all I can say is… “thank god”. I used to launch the help in a sperate process just so I could alt tab to it rather than having it blocking everything all the time.

--
James Kelly
fo co mo so

Excubitor 20 May 2009 08:31 AM

Perhaps not a lot of help, but if you install Filebox extender freeware you can choose which windows should always stay on top.

Thanks for the info!

Max 2009, 2010 32/64
VistaP 64 SP1
Intel Q9550 8GB
ATI 4870x2
Patriot 128GB SSD