I can’t get the ‘manage scene states’-window to pop up. Tried to access it both thru the quad-menu as well as the tools-dropdown. Is there anybody out there, with the same problem?

I’ve used it in previous versions, where it worked fine -for me.

If you open it, do the Tools > Manage Scene States option have a “tick” beside it? If it does, the dialog is probably just off-screen.

Open Max, open the dialog. Without pressing any other keys or mouse buttons:-
Alt+Spacebar
M
then use the Cursor Keys to bring it back into view.

If you changed from a 2 monitor system to a single monitor (the most common cause of this issue) you will likely find other dialogs with the same problem. The same procedure should work for the vast majority of them.

Max 4.2 through 2014, Composite 2014.
XP-64 (SP2).
nVidia 9800GTX+ (512MB) (Driver 314.22).
i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

Thanks Steve

No, the funny thing is that I’m unable to tick the ‘Manage Scene States’. It’s just like this feature is removed from the program, though it still appears in the different menus.

I just wanted to know if other users had the same experience with the 2013-version (64-bit by the way), before I did anything else…

It’s definitely there - no problem viewing that dialog here.

Could be corruption of configuration files - try renaming your enu folder then restarting Max (it will create a new, clean one). If it doesn’t help you can put your old one back.

Max 4.2 through 2014, Composite 2014.
XP-64 (SP2).
nVidia 9800GTX+ (512MB) (Driver 314.22).
i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

And then, after a restart, it’s gone again. Can you make any sense of that?

You were probably right Steve, and I also started getting ‘invalid flyout button ID’-error, which Autodesk themselves says require a deletion of the maxStartUI. In the 2012-version at least.

Didn’t help me though, so I went for a total reinstall. Seems like it did the trick, but keeping my fingers crossed :)

I have the same problem, it is a fresh install of 3ds Max 2013 with PU 3. Renaming the ENU-folder did not change it. It is also no problem of two monitors, since my second monitor is switched on and does not show the Manage Scene States window either.
Just nothing happens at all, when clicking Tools - Manage Scene States, no window, no tick.

thanks for all the information about this problem, but I have PU6 now installed on Max Design 2013 64-bit and I have this problem. I am just trying the removal of PU6 and to try and clean up the install, so I’ll report back when I’m done… I can’t believe the updates take SOOO long!

Just reporting the same issue here.  Fresh install of 2013 Design 64-bit with the 6th update and can’t get to the manager or even save states via direct quad instruction.  If they fixed it in pu4, seems they broke it again by pu6.

same problem here

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Here is how I solved it:

I logged on in Windows as Admin user, started 3dsmax started the Scene State Manager and it works.
Going back to my user and it works also.