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5 Delete the 3dsmax.ini file.
6 Restart 3ds Max.
A new 3dsmax.ini file is automatically created using default settings.
You need to be careful when using this method, because you don't necessarily
know what custom settings are saved in the 3dsmax.ini file. Perhaps you have
3ds Max set to display the command panel on the left and you've changed
the viewport background color. Furthermore, if you have third-party plug-ins
installed, they sometimes write information to the 3dsmax.ini file. If you
delete the file, you will losing all those settings.
If you're not sure about customized settings that are stored in the 3dsmax.ini
file, you can rename the file to something like old3ds.ini. When you restart
3ds Max, you can continue working and, at a later time, compare the two files
and copy the data you need from the old one to the new one.
Material Editor Defaults to Architectural Materials
When you open the Material Editor, you encounter Architectural Materials
instead of original Autodesk VIZ Standard materials.
3ds Max allows you to set default user interfaces. If you build architectural
models or require photorealistic rendering, you can set the user interface to
default to features more relevant to the way you work. This is a new feature
that is set from the Customize menu >
Custom UI and Defaults Switcher
dialog
on page 7483
The program saves this setting to the 3dsmax.ini file and you have to restart
3ds Max after using the defaults switcher.
Missing Command Panel
The command panel normally appears along the right side on the user
interface. If you start 3ds Max and notice that the command panel is missing,
there are usually three causes.
■ The command panel is turned off.
■ You floated the command panel to another monitor and attempted to
drag it to a new location. When you released the mouse button, the
command panel disappeared.
■ A custom user interface is active that places the command panel off-screen.
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