I want to get rid of the time slider, and all animation and time controls elements.

I hardly ever use the animation tools in max, so they just add unnecessary clutter to my UI. I mostly just use it for modeling and rendering stuff I’ve sculpted in ZBrush. Is there a way to get rid of the time slider and the other animation controls so can capitalize on that extra real estate? I’ve been poking around in the Customize User Interface tool and I don’t see anything that would get rid of these UI elements. There are entries for animation controls in the quad menu, but that’s about it.

Thanks,
Dustin

You can use Expert Mode (CTRL+X by default), then bring back your command panel, main toolbar, and any of the others you want. I gave my command panel a shortcut so I can hide and unhide it easily.

3ds Max 2009 SP1, 2010 SP1
Maya 2012
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Dual Intel Xeon E5520, 6 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 OC

Find these and set a keyboard shortcut:

Show Track Bar Toggle
Show Time Slider

That’s about as far I as know to get rid of the stuff at the bottom,
except of course Expert Mode which has been mentioned.

Also, some might be interested in:

Toggle Trackbar

Max 2012
Windows 7 64 SP1

Thanks for the info, guys. I appreciate it.

-Dustin