Max 7 and 8 crashing on material editor....

adam

The subject pretty much says it all. If I open the material editor first thing after Max loads I'm fine. Close it and do a little work (I'm talkin 60 seconds at least) then try and open it again Max will crash. If I don't open it right away and just work for a bit, it'll crash.

This is happening with both versions 7 and 8. I'm using Direct3D for both - openGL originally with Max 8 and got the same issues.

Anyone heard of this and know a solution - or could point me in the right direction FOR a solution?

Thanks.

yeluis

Ive had max 8 crash when in edge mode a lot but never like what your experiencing, maybe try reinstalling it?

Eric Chadwick

Strange. Only bugs I've had with ME have been when working with Gradient Ramps, never open/close issues.

Is the Macro Recorder on? You can toggle it in the MAXScript menu. I had a bug that went away when I turned that off, but it happened during modeling not materials.

thomasp

do you maybe have a maxstart file with some strange settings? (de)installed a renderer or custom shaders recently? something seems to go wrong inside the material editor.
if all else fails, rebuild the 3dsmax.ini and/or look for other config files to rebuild inside the max-directory.

aesir

reinstall?