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Max 4.2 through 2012 (SP2+SAP).
XP-64 (SP2)
NVidia 9800GTX-512 (Driver 266.58).
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

mantis3d 26 June 2008 02:44 AM

The Area light problem is still not fixed in max2009 SP1.

1,create a Photometric Light.
2,change the light shape to “Rectangle”
3,create a plane near the light to illume.
4,choose Mental ray renderer.
5,render it

in max2008, the shape of lighten part in the plane is Rectangle, but in max2009, the shape of lighten part in the plane is a stretched dot.

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Link to Thread: http://area.autodesk.com/for...g-in-the-viewport/Page-0/

Bug: Materials not updating in the viewport

3ds max v9 : This is a regular occourence, when modelling in edit poly with a split mesh, selecting ring across a row of edges or loop that have borders on both sides or even one side results in a crash. Usually save before this happens but it occasionally still gets me. It’s pretty random as you can get past the ring or loop selection to a connect function then it will crash. Anyone want to jump in with a cure?

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System Specs
MB-Supermicro X7DWA-N||CPU-Dual Intel Xeon E5472||MEM-8Gb ECC Supermicro||Video-ATI Radeon HD4870X2||OS-Vista Ultimate x64

In 2009 version 64bit with vista, over 1.000.000 polygons it crashes continuosly when i simply use pan, both by mouse or icon, and even if i turn off the layers.
I have never seen, and i started with 2.0, a 3dsmax version crashing so much, over 3 - 4 milion polygons it crashes every 5 minutes for very simple operation, it’s impossbile working professional in this way.

Please, instead adding anusefull things, fix these huge bugs that are much more important for professionals.

3ds Max 2009, 3ds Max 2009 SP1

Net Render does not work on dual Athlon MP processor machines.

1. F10 > Check Net Render
2. Click Render.

The 3ds Max 2009 window ‘flashes’ and the Network Job Assignment window never appears.

http://area.autodesk.com/for...ort-athlon-mp-processors/

kaleden 20 November 2008 03:50 PM

3ds Max 2009, 3ds Max 2009 SP1

Net Render does not work on dual Athlon MP processor machines.

1. F10 > Check Net Render
2. Click Render.

The 3ds Max 2009 window ‘flashes’ and the Network Job Assignment window never appears.

http://area.autodesk.com/for...ort-athlon-mp-processors/

for me is the same backburner doesn’t work, it says to me

“error retrieving configuration file”

but just in 64bit version, in 32 version works

I run Dual monitors on Vista 32 bit and have my command panel on the right hand monitor and have had problems with the command panel blocking other windows. It even happens when I am dragging another window. It is similar to the Windows media player being always on top. Is this a Max bug or a Vista issue? Should mention that I have an NVidia GeForce 8600GT card. Latest drivers.
Kind regards, Tom

Dell XPS 8100
Intel I 7, 860 @ 2.80 Ghz 8 cores in the task manager
16 GB ddr3 Ram
NVidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5 Gig ram PCI Express
NVidia GeForce 8400 GS 512 MB ram PCI
Nitrous and Shade back and forth 850 Watt Black Widow
Cache memory 8 Megs
Sata 7200, 1.5 TB
Sata 7200, 1.0 TB
4 @ Samsung Sync Master SA550 27” Widescreen Monitors
64 Bit Windows 7 Home Premium

Edit: Problem solved.

Gigantic .max files.
Takes forewer to load, cannot be reduced even by deleting all the geometry.
Same bug as discussed on max2008 thread

Discussion thread

Max2012
Quad Xeon 3.2Ghz, 8Gb RAM
Geforce GTX460 2Gb
Windows 7 64-bit Business