Precision rotation in max 7

TorQue[MoD]

So I just upgraded to max 7 and boy is it great! The only think that really bothers me is that I can't seem to figure out how to do precise rotations with the rotate tool. In max 4.2 when animating, you would always rotate to a flat number. Now when using the rotate tool, it always rotates to a decimal number, but even worse is that if you undo the rotation and try to hit that same decimal again, you can never do it. Same thing happens whe moving from one keyframe to another. This is really annoying cause it means that your positions aren't always the same so if you're trying to line something up, like the first and last frames for example, you get a bad wobble effect when playing the animation. I know you can specify a precise rotational value with the X Y Z coords at the bottom tool bar, but sometimes these don't rotate around the proper axis that you want.

Is there anywhere I can specify for the rotate tool to go back to the precise non decimal numbers of Max 4.2 ?
I looked in the preferences for a while but couldn't find anything.

Thanks!

Resin

Click "a"

Cubik

Or just hit F12 and write in exactly how much rotation and which axle you want it to rotate on.
You can also rightclick on the snaptoggle button to open the Grid and Snap settings. Here you can define just how many degrees the snap strength should be.

KDR_11k

Wouldn't copying the keyframes work for lining up the first and last frame?

TorQue[MoD]

You know, call me stupid cause I never thought to copy the key frames to get the first and last frames exact :P

But I was more thinking of other frames in between.

Thanks guys!

Illusions

You can also rotate in intervals of .5 if you rotate in an orthographic view...most times anyway lol...

Ryno

Angle snap (A) or just do a type in rotation. Just activate rotate, and down under the viewports, type in the rotation degrees for whatever axis you want.