Max dual monitor problem

Slash

I have a rather annoying problem. My secondary monitor has died and needs service. I had the render options window on the secondary monitor, which is where max still seem to hide it, but there's no way i can get to it...

Any bright ideas?

kodde

Did you disable the secondary monitor in Display Settings? This forces most monitors to "reposition" windows which are out of bounds.

Slash

yep, the secondary monitor is not connected and not enabled in windows. (it wouldn't even recognize it :P)

So my render options are somewhere out there in the ether.

sir-knight

what if you revert the UI layout?

Slash

I tried that, it didn't work. There might be a different way of doing it tho, so please explain your suggestions. ^^

sir-knight

if you know the window is open for sure, hit alt then down once (or twice), hit enter and use the dpad and move it left... that's all I can think of

kodde

Is there any user preference map for max like there is in maya? If so, make a backup and delete it (or just rename). This should force the program to revert to default, this might solve your issue?

renderhjs

run this script in your maxscript listener (F11 - > new script -> paste -> file -> evaluate script )

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--    Fix MAX's window positions
--    version 2.0
--    max version 6, 7, 8, 2008, 2009
--    written by Joshua Newman
--    www.joshuanewman.net
--    written 		26/09/05
--    last updated	10/04/08
--    copyright 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
-- Execute this script when dialogs and windows are off screen, 
-- for example when switching from two monitors to one
--
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-- revisions
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-- 10/04/08	updated so the utility now finds the ini files whereever they are...
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maxini=getMAXIniFile()
-- MISC:
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "SelectObjectsDialog" "500 282 838 714"
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "BatchRenderTool" "35 70 558 711"
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "BatchRenderProgressTool" "4 61 382 245"
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "SceneStateSaveDialog" "526 367 753 628"
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "DwfExporter" "513 270 767 726"
	setinisetting maxini "DialogResizer_SizeAndPositions" "CloneAndAlignTool" "84 99 362 669"

-- MATERIAL:
	setinisetting maxini "MaterialBrowserDialogPosition" "ModalDimension" "174 75 187 745"
	setinisetting maxini "MaterialBrowserDialogPosition" "Dimension" "248 123 115 823"
	setinisetting maxini "MaterialBrowserDialogPosition" "NavDimension" "375 77 542 653"
	
	setinisetting maxini "MtlEditorPosition" "MainWindow" "655 0 368 1024"

	setinisetting maxini "MtlEditorPosition" "MagWindow0" "250 410 255 293"
	setinisetting maxini "MtlEditorPosition" "MagWindow1" "260 420 255 293"

-- RENDERING
	setinisetting maxini "RenderProgressDialogPosition" "Dimension" "110 112 379 372"
	setinisetting maxini "RenderVFBPosition" "Position" "412 156"
	setinisetting maxini "RenderDialogPosition" "Dimension" "523 0 457 1023"

-- UTILITIES
	setinisetting maxini "MoreUtilitiesDlgSize" "Size" "781 78 314 418"
-- LAYER DIALOG:
	setinisetting maxini "LayerDialog" "Dimension" "155 3 578 679"
-- ENVIRONMENT:
	setinisetting maxini "EnvironmentDialogPosition" "Dimension" "654 32 348 820"

-- XREF:
	setinisetting maxini "ObjectXRefDialogPosition" "Dimension" "420 188 439 619"
	setinisetting maxini "SceneXRefDialogPosition" "Dimension" "427 206 424 583"

now press F10 twice and it should appear visible on your screen again

Slash

I owe you a beer! Thank you!