http://area.autodesk.com/forum/ The Area en Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T02:49:46+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/disappearing-graphics/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/disappearing-graphics/page-last/#When:14:55:42Z I'm working in the left viewport: while rotating or moving parts in the assembly, all other items of the assembly disappear, in all of the viewports. As soon as I stop the rotation or move, the other graphics reappear. Why are the graphics of the other parts disappearing? 2012-02-01T14:55:42+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/backburner-error-after-switching-to-gigabit-switch/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/backburner-error-after-switching-to-gigabit-switch/page-last/#When:06:36:03Z I just bought a Linksys gigabit switch to replace my old 10/100 switch. Copying files over the network works beautifully - no problems there. HOWEVER - when I try to submit a network rendering job it no longer works. It says "error message: File I/O error with job archive". If you then go & try to open the ZIP file of the project in the backburner network job folder it is corrupted every time (on the original manager computer the zip file is OK). As soon as I switch back to the 10/100 switch the problem goes away. Any thoughts what this could be ?? 2012-02-01T06:36:03+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/vibrating-guitar-strings/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/vibrating-guitar-strings/page-last/#When:13:48:03Z I'm sure this has probably been answered before, however my search turned up nothing. I have a guitar model, and I have a six strings (Currently four tightly coiled springs and two cylinders) and I want the strings to vibrate as part of an animation. Is there a plug-in or an inbuilt feature that can achieve this? Thanks, Turaga Nuju 2012-01-31T13:48:03+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/changing-the-default-preview-file-player/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/changing-the-default-preview-file-player/page-last/#When:05:24:31Z i want to use the fast media player classic, but it opens Windows media player 11 by default, i forgot how i got it to work before (i just formated) 2012-01-28T05:24:31+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/the-case-of-the-mysterious-crashing-modify-panel/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/the-case-of-the-mysterious-crashing-modify-panel/page-last/#When:07:36:22Z I'm a character TD at a game studio. I've been using Max for a few years now, and issues with the modify panel are nothing new to me; throughout my time with Max, there have been occasional bugs. Sometimes the modify panel glitches out, and refuses to report until Max is restarted. At one point it was causing the program to hang for a second when a new object is selected. But recently I've run into a new and particularly annoying problem. We got a couple of new animators set up, and on both of their machines, selecting objects on the rig causes Max to lock up, stone cold, not responding to windows, and maxing out one core of the processor. Sometimes it comes back after 30 or 45 seconds (and then immediately locks up again on the next selection). Other times, the hang appears to be permanent. This happens frequently (usually within the first 4 or 5 picks), but not on every pick. It only happens when the modify panel is open. And it happens on these two machines, while the rest of our animators have been using the same setup for years without issue (well, at least without _this_ issue). It wouldn't surprise me if the rig were at fault somehow; it's custom, heavy, and for legacy reasons it is necessarily composed of CAT objects, further complicating the situation. Plus it employs some spooky event-driven callbacks. But the bug persists even when all of my scripts are removed from the installation, so I think I've ruled those out as suspects. If the scene is at fault, it's something in the dependency graph itself, or in the internal attribute scripts. In any case, if it is a scene bug, I'm perplexed at how it manages to be so machine-specific. Being so machine-specific suggests maybe a driver bug... but if it's a driver bug, I'm perplexed at the way it manifests; usually a driver bug leaves the processor idling at zero while it waits for a response. Besides, the modify panel is just a bunch of windows buttons... seems strange if it is sensitive to drivers... Any ideas? 2012-01-26T07:36:22+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/configureuserpath/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/configureuserpath/page-last/#When:13:09:41Z Hi, I want to point the AutoBackup folder on each local machine, and not all at the same place For that, I need the Variable that use MaxScript to take the WindowUser and replace it in the configuration. Any ideas? Rightnow: C:Users[b]myUserAccount[/b]Documents3dsMaxautoback Later: C:Users[b]WindowUserAccount[/b]Documents3dsMaxautoback Thank you all I've tried the relative path, but it doesn't work properly 2012-01-24T13:09:41+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/3ds-max-stereoscopic-viewport/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/3ds-max-stereoscopic-viewport/page-last/#When:12:25:14Z Hi guys, my concern here is viewing stereo inside 3ds max viewport, just like Maya and Houdini they offer stereo function inside the viewport. i have done some reserch and the only thing i found was the 3ds_Max_Performance_driver from Nvidia. also known as Maxtreme. im using 3ds max 2009 on a windows xp 64 bit workstation with Quadro fx 4500 and have installed the 3ds_Max_Performance_driver from nvidia but i cant see any function to enable stero viewport. dose anyone know how to do this or is it possible in the first place? Thank you. 2012-01-24T12:25:14+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/mitering-dissimilar-molding-shapes/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/mitering-dissimilar-molding-shapes/page-last/#When:12:16:25Z I need to miter the circled shapes in the attached image. I've been unsuccessful using booleans. The pink object in the upper left was modeled as an AutoCAD solid. I'm trying to duplicate it in Max 2009. Thanks in advance for your help 2012-01-22T12:16:25+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/help-importing-and-exporting-coordinates-from-a-mesh-3ds-file/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/help-importing-and-exporting-coordinates-from-a-mesh-3ds-file/page-last/#When:11:44:43Z Hi. I have a .3DS file of a pc game very simple, (18 MB is the size of the game). I import this file with 3DS Max, and can see a wall: The problem is when i export this file to the game, in the game the wall don't have the correct coordinates... In the game, the wall correctly put: And this is the wall when i export the file: Why can't import and export this mesh with the correct coordinates? Thanks in advance for the help. 2012-01-06T11:44:43+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/missing-dll/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2009/missing-dll/page-last/#When:12:42:44Z Hi, I'm new to this forum. Just want to know how to remove missing dll from a file that has used plugins that we don't have and won't use in our current work. If the solution is finding the plugin and that won't solve my problem. i tried merging in to a new scene but still it has the missing dll warning, by the way the missing dll is "vrayshadow" which we are not using at the moment. we are quite happy with 3d max 2009 mental ray. if there are already thread mentioning this problem can anyone redirect me. Cheers fr down under. :) 2012-01-05T12:42:44+01:00