Max showing wrong normal map

00Zero

hey guys. i tried searching for this problem but didnt find anything.

when i have a lot of materials all using normal maps, max starts to confuse them with each other. It will show the correct diffuse but will grab the wrong normal map from another material even though the paths are correct.

is this some sort of memory issue?

MoP

Probably, yes - max is fairly buggy when dealing with lots of DX previews.
Have you tried using an actual DX Shader material, or is that what you're already doing?

00Zero

nah havent really tried those. ill try them.