http://area.autodesk.com/forum/ The Area en Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T03:21:20+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/question-about-max-2010-memory-usage/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/question-about-max-2010-memory-usage/page-last/#When:19:16:07Z I seem to recall that the memory usage would increase/decrease as I maximized/minmized Max 2009. Lately I've noticed that (when using Max 2010) the memory usage pretty much stays the same. Right now Max is open and I chose 'Reset'.....it's hovering at 320,508K.... Is this normal/average behavior? 2012-02-09T19:16:07+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/resizing-textures-within-3ds-max/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/resizing-textures-within-3ds-max/page-last/#When:09:23:22Z Software: 3ds Max 2010 Needed Script: Ability to rescale assigned diffuse map bitmap based on surface size. Example: I have a scene with multiple objects grouped together. I have a Server Chassis which is the the largest geometry in the scene with multi-sub object material applied - Each sub-object has a standard map with a diffuse texture. Now I have a rack server group inside that server, with another multi-sub object material with diffuse maps. I want the ability for max to resize the textures based on the surface area that polygon face takes up in the scene. So the script would resize in groups - If object face takes up the 75% of the group size - resize texture to 1024 x 1024, if group face takes up 50% - resize to 512, if group face takes up 25% - resize to 256, if it takes up 10% resize 128. If it is not available to do so in 3ds Max 2010 - BUT available to do so in any newer releases of Max - Tell me - That will justify my company buying me the new software. 2012-02-09T09:23:22+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/dwg-file-importing-help/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/dwg-file-importing-help/page-last/#When:06:42:24Z Hello, I am importing wood moulding DWG files and some of the files are not importing correctly. I have attached a sample of one not working for me. The wood at the top should have a carved look to it, but instead what should be carved is just flat lines. I was hoping someone could tell me if there was something I am missing and should be doing. Thank you so much in advance for any help. D.Hudson 2012-02-07T06:42:24+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/fix-for-viewport-switching-in-max2010/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/fix-for-viewport-switching-in-max2010/page-last/#When:06:37:26Z I've got all the kinks worked out and I figured it deserves it's own thread :) In max2010 there is a bug/bad-UI-design thing where there is a change in how viewports switch their view. Lot's of threads full of shock and horror about it. I've made a script that makes the viewport switching in max2010 behave like max2009. So changing a view (when maximized) has it's memory back. (also works as 'normal' when not maximized) http://www.jdbgraphics.nl/clients/ProViewportSwitcher.zip -unpack and save script file in a folder of choice -load scripfile in the max script editor (maxScript/open) -do an 'evaluate all' ( in the script editor: tools/eval all) -now in max go to 'Customize/Customize user interface -goto 'keyboard' tab -in 'category' pulldown select 'JDBgraphics' there you'll find alot of ‘swapToLeft’, ‘swapToCamera’ etc commands. Assing those to the t,l,f,c,b,p etc keys to override the max2010 behaviour and make it workable again. These are all the different views are supported by the script: #view_top—Top #view_bottom—Bottom #view_right—Right #view_left—Left #view_front—Front #view_back—Back #view_persp_user—Perspective #view_iso_user—User #view_camera—Camera #view_spot—Light 2012-02-06T06:37:26+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/baked-lighting-vray/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/baked-lighting-vray/page-last/#When:06:51:32Z Dear users, I'm stuck with a rather weird problem, and I can't seem to find a fix. I need to Render to Texture. All lighting, textures and shadows on one texture. I do this often, only this time I got some weird results. (See attachments) No idea what happened here. Weirdest thing is, if I save the texture from the render window by hand, the image is correct. Can anyone help me out here? 2012-02-01T06:51:32+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/problem-with-garment-maker-seams/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/problem-with-garment-maker-seams/page-last/#When:04:30:55Z Well i tried modeling a shirt [cloth] with a youtube guide and in the guide you need to create seams which connect all of the panels, in the youtube video he can click on each part of the seam but when i create it - it automaticly highlights the whole seam. his tut: http://up351.siz.co.il/up3/zyco4tcmmmxd.png you can see he chose only a small part of the whole panel's seam. on my max http://up351.siz.co.il/up2/ntjcimzzzyjm.png automaticly chosen the whole seam. help? 2012-02-01T04:30:55+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/messed-up-batch-rendering/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/messed-up-batch-rendering/page-last/#When:02:51:38Z In 3dsmax0 2010, if you dare to use the same filenames for multiple batch jobs, i.e. if you need the files rendered from 400-600 and 1200-1800, 3dsmax DOES NOT save the frames (both local and over backburner). I just noticed this after wasting rendertime for about 3000 frames without getting pics. I JUST CAN'T believe this s**t, 3ds just messed up my current job together with the deadline. Can someone reproduce this? Is this that complicated to just fix bugs and introduce new features instead of introducing NEW BIG bugs? EDIT: it is just even worse: batch render is simply saving over and over one pic, without inserting suffix numbers. 2012-01-31T02:51:38+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/mental-ray-render-to-texture-ambient-occlusion-produces-weird/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/mental-ray-render-to-texture-ambient-occlusion-produces-weird/page-last/#When:16:56:52Z Hello all, i have an issue with mental ray. on my ambient occlusion texture bake, the mental ray renderer produces weird black outlines of the edges along where the uvw map finishes. it looks like this: http://www.tricorponline.com/phox/Phoxfiles/ap/train2.jpg the uvw map is clean and does not show any issues in those parts, furthermore, whenever i render this by default scanline, i get no issues. http://www.tricorponline.com/phox/Phoxfiles/ap/uvtrain.jpg any clues where i'm going wrong? thanks guys :) -ben 2012-01-25T16:56:52+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/any-way-to-render-just-an-object-id/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/any-way-to-render-just-an-object-id/page-last/#When:13:35:44Z Hey everyone. Just wondering if there is a way to render an object id or any other render element alone without having to render off an entire image? Anyone know of one? 2012-01-25T13:35:44+01:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/crashing-while-rendering-to-texture/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2010/crashing-while-rendering-to-texture/page-last/#When:13:26:44Z Hello, My computer keeps crashing while I am rendering to texture. I get this message: mental ray has encountered a fatal error and the application will now shut down. The error is: MEM 0.9 fatal 031008: can't allocate 20480 bytes. I close that window, then I get another window that says: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program: C:Program Files (x86)Autodesk3ds Max 20103dsmax.exe R6025 -pure virtual function call Any ideas of what I should do please? Thank you! 2012-01-25T13:26:44+01:00