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General CG Discussion / Re: 3DS Max can't create any new objects

« on: 2025-05-06, 15:07:14 »

Hi everyone, first of all sorry if i missed the category, but after searching all over i couldn't fix the problem i have.

I literally can't create anything, any objects, cameras, forestpack, literally any object in 3DS Max, i suspect it happened after i imported another model into a scene. I tried reseting the preferences, reseting the controller to default aswell but nothing seems to help. I want to point out that this is only a case on a specific scene, new ones and other scenes i have work propertly.

So if anyone has any idea on how to fix this it would be a lifesaver, thanks!

Make sure the home grid is active, as opposed to a secondary grid you may have created before.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

« on: 2025-05-05, 18:00:26 »

but please tell me if what you are describing was ever possible in Corona, in some version.

No. It was never possible in Corona. It should be by now.

It may become a feature request in the end.

yes please.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

« on: 2025-05-05, 15:30:30 »

I believe there's a bug:

https://youtu.be/pBMelae7118

To replicate it:

1- Open a scene, create somthing, render and save CXR.
2- the the VFB clear, open the CXR from history and edit it.
3- Draw a region and click render.

The image in the VFB goes away.

In any case, an "open" option under the little disk icon in the regular (not history) VFB would be better in my opinion.

EDIT: 3ds Max 2025.3, Windows 11 latest update AFAIK.

3 - instead of Render, draw a region and do Resume in rendering (play button for history item).

Hi Aram,

Resuming the rendering is not what I'm looking to do. If I do that the result I get is the mix of new pixels with older ones.
I want to re-render a region in an existing saved CXR file, while keeping that CXR image in the VFB.
In other words, I want to load a CXR file, draw a render region, and render from scratch for that region only without affecting the rest of the image.
Is that possible without having to use "resume file" and then click cancel and wait for the processing to finish before I can go ahead and render the region?


Thanks.

Edit: see attachment please.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

« on: 2025-05-02, 17:12:37 »

I believe there's a bug:

https://youtu.be/pBMelae7118

To replicate it:

1- Open a scene, create somthing, render and save CXR.
2- the the VFB clear, open the CXR from history and edit it.
3- Draw a region and click render.

The image in the VFB goes away.

In any case, an "open" option under the little disk icon in the regular (not history) VFB would be better in my opinion.

EDIT: 3ds Max 2025.3, Windows 11 latest update AFAIK.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

« on: 2025-05-01, 23:22:01 »

Ok. I was referring to a "open" option directly in the vfb.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Still no OPEN button to open a CXR in the VFB?

« on: 2025-04-30, 15:22:10 »

Hi,

I have logged this as a feature request in our system to be further reviewed by our devs.

(Report ID=CMAX-1449)

Hi Avi.
was this reviewed?
Waiting several seconds or up to a minute just to load a CXR file on the VFB is ridiculous.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Forest Edge in Vantage doesn't seem to work.

« on: 2025-04-04, 15:38:46 »

Thank you, Avi.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Forest Edge in Vantage doesn't seem to work.

« on: 2025-04-02, 16:41:04 »

Anyone?

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: How often do you render your materials to maps?

« on: 2025-04-01, 18:02:28 »

Recently I had to because I needed to use a material with tileMap in Vantage, which is not supported yet.
Other than that I wouldn't.

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[Max] I need help! / Forest Edge in Vantage doesn't seem to work.

« on: 2025-04-01, 15:42:30 »

Hi there,

Nowadays is hard to know where to post a question.
I use Corona in Max, with forest pack. When using vantage, forest edge doesn't seem to work, even when opacity is enabled as explained here:

https://forums.chaos.com/forum/chaos-vantage/chaos-vantage-wishlist/1117820-forest-edge-please

Does it work?
Is it a Corona issue? A forest pack issue? or a vantage issue?

Thank you.
Guido.

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Gallery / Re: Minimal Space – Exploration Playground

« on: 2025-04-01, 14:55:51 »

How did you map this wooden piece here?
Just an unwrap or did you use a paint software?

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Gallery / Re: Minimal Space – Exploration Playground

« on: 2025-03-28, 14:00:23 »

wow.
Amazing work.

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Hardware / Re: AMD 9950x

« on: 2025-03-17, 21:13:33 »

I recently bought my 9950x.

After some tests (testing with 4 of my scenes), the improvement over the 7950x is 16-18%.
(Scene 1: 16.63% improvement
Scene 2: 17.71% improvement
Scene 3: 22.32% improvement
Scene 4: 16.44% improvement)

BUT, I didn't have the 7950x overclocked because the temps were already high at stock.
AMD claims the 9950x is more efficient so I enabled PBO, which led to a higher difference.

Hope this helps.

How is life with the 9950x so far Lupaz? I'm considering to build a new system with that cpu. What amount of ram and motherboard are you using?

All good. No issues that I can relate to the new CPU.
I have 64 MB of RAM. My motherboard is a GIGABYTE B650
I am considering adding 64 more RAM to be honest.

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Interactive rendering slows down.

« on: 2025-02-16, 01:51:26 »

After updating to Windows 11 24H2, I encountered a serious issue with Corona Renderer. During rendering, my computer would completely freeze, making it impossible to use.
However, I found a solution! I installed the Windows 11 update from the Beta Channel (KB5052086), and it completely resolved the freezing problem.
If anyone else is facing similar issues, I highly recommend giving this update a try. Hope this helps!

Could you post a link for everyone else please?

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General CG Discussion / Re: max 2025 selection of objects goes wrong

« on: 2025-02-14, 15:45:15 »

Try this:
https://cganimator.com/csgpuhittest/


More info: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MeTXrEnkV/