does anyone know how i can put my max looking like

Pedro Amorim · Jul 2006

so.. does anyone know how i can put my max looking like max r3?
i mean. how can i have a shelf like that. with all the stuff.

fritz · Jul 2006

you mean to have quad views? if so, customize>viewport config>layout.

Pedro Amorim · Jul 2006

hehe. no.
im talking about the menu bar on the top. it looks like maya. in the pic it has lots of tabs with all the stuff under the create tools.

Slum · Jul 2006

Haha, I had the same thoughts when I saw it. I was like 'wtf do you want?'

I have no idea where that came from or if it's even possible in newer versions of max.

Toomas · Jul 2006

I dont remember r3 having this kind of menu thingy, actually i think the interface has not changed atall apart for some new buttons for new features.

Funky Bunnies · Jul 2006

Rodney Olmos made a UI for max 7 and max 8 called ROTools
I have some problems with it. I guess it's mostly hard to get used to, even after using Maya for a while.

Anyway, there are some cool features. Check it out.

thomasp · Jul 2006

phew... well yes, that shelf was "the shit" in magma/R3 back in the day. i love it, too, but autodesk disabled it by default around R6 for "performance reasons" afair. so now, every upgrade is a pain. i usually manage to do it by copying over my old settings files from a R4/5 install and hacking those.
the functionality is still there, just the gui way to enable it has been removed.

you might want to check CGTalk, i know i got some answers there back in the day. look for "tab panel", that's how it's called in max.

just like in maya, you can put scripts, buttons, etc there by drag&drop.

edit: that ROtools might give you tabs more easily, indeed. maybe just change the menu structure back to defaults or make your own instead.

spitty · Jul 2006

i think you just need to right click in that area and select "tab panel"

fritz · Jul 2006

haha. sorry bitmap. not trying to insult your knowledge or nothing. i just didn't see the tabs. ahaha.

Pedro Amorim · Jul 2006

no prob fritz.

i gonna check out rotools, and i'll tell ya guys how it went

sinistergfx · Jul 2006

In previous versions you could enable them with maxscript.

AFAIK, the tab panels aren't in Max8 -at all- now (tried toggling them with script earlier today; no dice).

Pedro Amorim · Jul 2006

so.. i installed the ROtools. and basicaly he adds tabs and stuff. its a couple of UI files and icons and an mcr.

does anyone know how i can put my max looking like

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