3DSMax documentation for 2017+ is unsearchable?

PolyHertz · Jun 2018

How exactly are you supposed to find things in the documentation for Max 2017 and newer? Google no longer indexs it, and the built in search feature seems to be in a barely functional state. I use the documentation a lot when doing maxscript in Max 2016, but it seems like starting with 2017 there's simply no good way to quickly search for anything.

Eric Chadwick · Jun 2018

It seems to work OK for me. How exactly are you searching, and what for?

I type "render to texture maxscript" in the top right search bar, and the result I want is the 10th item "Render To Texture Using MAXScript"
http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2018/ENU/?query=render to texture maxscript

monster · Jun 2018

I dislike that everytime you search it clears the search filters. The 2016 online help you change it to scripting and it stays there.

You can try the offline CHM help, but it's only maxscript, python, sdk, and not regular stuff:
https://www.autodesk.com/developer-network/platform-technologies/me-sdk-docs-2019

PolyHertz · Jun 2018

@monster Thanks for the suggestion, the CHM search feature works much better!

3DSMax documentation for 2017+ is unsearchable?

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