3DS Max clone stamp issue

se7ered · Mar 2014

I'm trying to use viewport canvas and the clone stamp won't sample anything when I hold 'Alt'. Any ideas?

se7ered · Apr 2014

It's been a few days, any suggestions?

SsSandu_C · Apr 2014

From what I know you have to press alt and left click and release to choose the area from where to clone. Been a while since I used it. One more thing to take into account is the layer you want to clone, making sure you have something on it. My 2 cents

se7ered · Apr 2014

Yea. I know how it works. I was using it just fine before it broke on me. I tried defaulting the UI, and uninstalling an reinstalling max, but it doesn't help. I'm wondering if there is a setting I'm missing somewhere that is causing it.

Crisis · Apr 2014

Are you sure it was "alt" ? try "shift+left click"

edit:
Yeah I tried, alt is the sampling button.

Eric Chadwick · Apr 2014

What is your Clone Source set to? Paint Behavior rollout.

If it's set to Current Layer but the layer is empty, or you're trying to clone from somewhere off the object, then you'll get nothing.

David1983 · Apr 2014

3ds max clone stamp? what the heck is this? i'm working for 7 years with Max but i never hear something about a clone stamp?

but it sounds interesting….

Eric Chadwick · Apr 2014

Viewport Canvas is pretty good actually, worth a good look. It's come a long way.

monster · Apr 2014

Are you using Maya navigation in Max? That breaks the ALT key in some cases. Also, what version of Max are you using? Have you installed the latest service pack?

se7ered · Apr 2014

So, 'shift + left click' is to erase the background layer. I do have current layer selected and I am sampling off the diffuse, but it like it doesn't see the layer. It's strange because it works fine when I have 'screen' as the source. That only works on flat surfaces and if I have lighting set to consistent otherwise it picks up shadows too. Going to install all the service packs again, never reinstalled them after I reinstalled max.

se7ered · Apr 2014

Installed updates, still broken. Tried changing viewport drivers and nothing, clone source 'screen' stops working in Direct 3D, but works in Nitrous.

I looked in custom UI to see if i could change the sample key to something other than 'ALT' and found nothing. Does anyone know of a way to get deeper into the UI presets to alter that?

Eric Chadwick · Apr 2014

To be clear, if you change your Clone Source (in the Paint Behavior rollout) to All Layers, and try to clone from the object, what happens?

se7ered · Apr 2014

Also nothing.

Eric Chadwick · Apr 2014

What version of Max? Can you upload a simplified scene for people to try? I only have 2012 here, required for a client of mine.

se7ered · Apr 2014

I didn't even think about trying it in a new file. I opened a new scene and played around on a cube and clone stamp works just fine. It must either be my file or my mesh that is broken. I'm in Max 2013.

Eric Chadwick · Apr 2014

Hrmpf. I just had Viewport Canvas fail on me, trying to paint on a sphere with flipped normals. To edit a cubemap, basically. VC flips out, paints erratically. Oh well. Glad you (kinda) solved it.

se7ered · Apr 2014

It's funny because this was my first time using it. I always assumed it would be glitchy. This is how we learn. Thanks man.

3DS Max clone stamp issue

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