3D Max Questions

[Rikard]

Hello,

 

2 questions,

 

In max when you move or rotate your view the objects in the scene stay "normal" but I accidentally pressed a load of keys by mistake and don't know what I done, iv re-set max but it hasn't cured the problem, the problem is this:

 

When I move about, I press the middle mouse button (scroller wheel) and press left/right Alt, when this happens the objects disappear and are replaced with these box outlines while moving

 

Stationary

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While moving my view of the objects go like this....

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As I said it was fine before I pressed all the keys, and resetting max doesn’t cure it.

 

My second question is:

 

If I have an object, a wheel for example, I select it and want to move my view around it, but the "view rotation" I think is centered to rotate around the centre of the scene, but I want it to rotate around the object, the object being the centre.

 

Example, currently I have a wheel in a scene like this;

 

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As I rotate my view to see the other side of the wheel, because the view rotation isn't centred to the wheel the view goes way off course

 

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So can anyone please tell me how to centre the rotation to the wheel?

 

Thanks very much for reading

 

Any help truly appreciated

 

Rikard

[hotrod331]

hi rikard when i rotate a few models at once i get boxes instead if the cars the only thing i can think of about the wheel is that its not lined up right in the middle of the grid:)

hope that helps m8

[erik]

Another thing, those screenies show that you are in "User" view. Shouldn't you be using perspective?

[Nick M48]

Usually to completely reset max, find the .UI files and delete them, when you restart max it should make some new default ones.

 

To rotate the view around the selected object, left click and hold down the rotate tool button and choose one of the other rotate methods that pop up.

 

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[The London Allstar]

i get the same thing with your second problem, i cnt remember what it is that starts it, but it just goes after a while without me realising

[Rikard]

Thanks very much for the replies everyone

 

Next time i get the chance to go on max il give them a go,

 

cheers again!

 

Rikard