3DS Max - 2009-2012 - Custom Bring Around?

Ace-Angel

Hey to all,

I have a small question, how can I bring around my 3DS Max, and all the small stuff I customized in it, with me?

For example, I have customized the colors and the menu's of my 3DS Max, but no matter what version I try it on, whenever I move to another PC, it defaults back to the old outlay.

I also tried simply copying my files (mnu's and such) on the root directory for replace the files, and they didn't work.

Any tips? Cheers and ciao.

miauu

The mnu file are located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\3dsmax\2009 - 32bit\enu\UI, not in max root directory
So, when you on other PC try to load all mnu's and other files. Then close max and run it again.

Eric Chadwick

Using a command line switch is better.

Help file
http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/13/ENU/Autodesk%203ds%20Max%202011%20Help/index.html?url=./files/WSf742dab041063133-5029f504112a1ce7dbd-7fee.htm,topicNumber=d0e466638

pior

Woah that command line switch sounds awesome! Thanks for the link.
I have been fighting with the weird "enu" stuff for too long, it's such an annoyance.

Ace-Angel

@Miauu: Wow, I didn't know this! I always that it saved my stuff in 3DS Max directory. Thank you for the information.

@Eric: You can do that? Nice, I'll take a look at the link you put in, thanks!

@Pior: Indeed it is!

Eric Chadwick

I coulda said RTFM, but that's a little impolite.

Ace-Angel

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

I coulda said RTFM, but that's a little impolite.

Hey, remember, this is only a manual for 3DS Max, not the infinite power of Christ.

Eric Chadwick

Hmm. I don't get it.

Ace-Angel

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Hmm. I don't get it.

I mean, I don't rely on the manual of 3DS Max much after several cases of it being wrong, links below:

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85989
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85968
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85987

They most likely fixed it up, but I'm always wary of whats written in their (unless another users confirms said functions works).

Eric Chadwick

Are you saying you won't read the manual because some of it is wrong? You should always be wary of everything you read, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read.

First thing I do is start playing with the app itself, see what it does. Then I look at the help file, since it's usually the most informative resource. Then Google. But the help file is often very good.

Ace-Angel

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Are you saying you won't read the manual because some of it is wrong? You should always be wary of everything you read, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read.

First thing I do is start playing with the app itself, see what it does. Then I look at the help file, since it's usually the most informative resource. Then Google. But the help file is often very good.

Well, ofcourse not, that would be silly for me not reading the Help file, I always do that, but I don't really like most Help files which are created under the same system of Max, since they're not flexible.

I think I spent a good half hour yesterday looking for something about Space Warps, only to find out because of a small typing mistake, it wouldn't show me the correct documentation.

And today, it was showing me that the Bridge function was indeed open for the Quad Menu, until I finally gave up and asked, only to find out it was not true. In 2012, a friend of mine literally burst into rages when he found out that half of the Nitrous viewport settings aren't correctly documented for the texture quality.

I'm not trying to sound like an anti conformist ass who don't like following or read rules, but then again, I do live my life by my Siggy, so do tend to go mental with my problems. :poly142:

Eric Chadwick

I don't think you're alone, we all experience a ton of problems in the software we use.

About typos... you could try using Google instead of the built-in search
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&q=space+wrap+site:http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.autodesk.com%2Fus%2F3dsmax%2F2012help

Ace-Angel

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

I don't think you're alone, we all experience a ton of problems in the software we use.

About typos... you could try using Google instead of the built-in search
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&q=space+wrap+site:http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.autodesk.com%2Fus%2F3dsmax%2F2012help

Ha, I started doing that a few minutes ago, good stuff, thanks

cw

You know, as of 2012 the docs are online so they can be updated/fixed more frequently than, well, each release. Fingers crossed the mistakes get all swept away nicely in a tide of fixing by good old autodesk.

Mark Dygert

I dropbox the UI and any important scripts and plug-ins I use. If you really wanted to automate it, you could look into setting up a .mzp file that installs everything when you drag and drop it into the viewport. I maintain a bunch of scripts at work through this method, it wouldn't be too hard to incorporate a few more files in a few more places...

I should really take the time to set that up and use it personally...

More on that here, giant thank you to RenderHJS and SyncViews:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71570

Andreas

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Are you saying you won't read the manual because some of it is wrong?

Its also incredibly boring to read/ ingest information from :P

Ace-Angel

Mark Dygert wrote: »

I dropbox the UI and any important scripts and plug-ins I use. If you really wanted to automate it, you could look into setting up a .mzp file that installs everything when you drag and drop it into the viewport. I maintain a bunch of scripts at work through this method, it wouldn't be too hard to incorporate a few more files in a few more places...

I should really take the time to set that up and use it personally...

More on that here, giant thank you to RenderHJS and SyncViews:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71570

Nice, thanks for the link, I should get into that from the looks of it, unfortunately I have no idea on how to go about this since by nature, I tend to screw things up. I think it took me 5 tries to install a script on Max today at my lab when it installed perfectly fine at my home PC.

Is there an easy dummies guide to this? I mean really dummies, as in I cannot possible go wrong or screw up something?

So far I just drag my whole Max directory with me and deposit on the desktop and work with that, so far is served me well, but I want to level up.