Hi,

I’m trying to map an object to a bitmap.
Clicking “Show Standard Map in Viewport” in Material dialog
does not show either (Please see attachment).

But i can only see it after render.

How can i make mapping visible in viewport before rendering?

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mappping_does_not_show.bmp

Maps built into Promaterials do not show in the viewport.  If you’ve added a Bitmap map, and hit the button to Show Map in Viewport at the Map level, then it should show just fine.  Make sure you have the correct mapping on the object.

It’s hard to tell from your screen shot what is wrong.  You have a Promaterial selected in the Material Editor, but the object you have selected is using a different material.

If you still can’t get it to work, do a Save Selected on one of the objects, then zip it along with your map file used, and post it here so we can take a look.

3DS Max Design 2011 64-bit - Advantage Pack
Dell Precision T5500, Dual Six Core Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz, nVidia Quadro 5000, 24 GB RAM, Win 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

Attached is the file that mapped with the bitmap.
Not sure if the mapping will be shown in your software.

Coz...i can’t c it in mine.

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i_reactor02.max.zip

Reposted.

Attached mapping in 3ds Max format.

I opened your file, and because your images were not included I had to replace them with an image from my library.  Worked fine here.

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Any idea why it does not show in viewport for my case?

Been searching for some hotfix but to no avail.

Not sure why it isn’t working for you.  Have you tried using a different image in the bitmap slot?  Maybe there’s something with the image you’re using…

Otherwise, I have no clue.

3DS Max Design 2011 64-bit - Advantage Pack
Dell Precision T5500, Dual Six Core Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz, nVidia Quadro 5000, 24 GB RAM, Win 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Minneapolis, MN, USA

i had the same trouble. For me… it’s some kind of glitch when importing an FBX from Revit. If I replace the diffuse with a new bitmap and reference the same image file...it shows up fine.  Kind of a pain when your talking about aligning lights to a mapped ceiling grid.