3ds Max Viewport
polycounter lvl 17
Stupid question. I can't seem to figure it out and I have done this many times in the past. I need to increase the cut off in my viewport (clipping) when I get close to a mesh because it keeps cutting it off on me.
I'm using max 9
I'm using max 9
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You tried moving the sliders at the left and right of the viewport after enabling clipping, right?
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hmmmm not sure if i know what you mean here MoP so no I don't think I tried that.
*** AHHH I found the sliders you were talking about. Thanks man. BUT when i still get close it still cuts out and the sliders are maxed out. Oh well I can get as close as I need to I think. Thanks again
Just make sure the cam's target is centered on your object or you'll have wacky camera control.
Personally I switched over to using walk-thru mode and it made zipping around in max much more enjoyable. Either way I would suggest not using middle mouse scroll to zoom. Bind the proper zoom tool to an easy to access keyboard shortcut.
It just seams like switching to user mode is just running away from the problem and not addressing it?
Vig that doesnt really help the zoom tool also suffers from the clipping problem when you have a small scale, and walk thru mode's zoom increments are far too large so it jumps when I try to zoom in.
Nice the way all of max's default settings for tools can't cope with a tiny scale either...
Max Help -> Search -> Walkthrough Navigation.
The section on "Using Walkthrough Navigation" explains what it is for you Adam, is it really so hard to just press F1 and type one word?
Gordon: I'm pretty sure you can change the "step size" increment ( [ and ] keys by default) when in Walkthrough mode, so you maybe able to use it after all... true that Max doesn't cope very well with tiny scales though.
Vig what is this walk-thru mode you speak of?
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Turns perspective view or camera into first person shooter controls. WASD + Mouse Look FTW! You can also activate it by clicking the little feet icon down in the right corner by zoom extents. Right clicking exits. Works great for taking control of a camera and adjusting its target. Or creating a camera from a view you like. (Edit > Create Camera From View).
I would suggest binding walk-thru mode to something like Shift-C. Also bind walk/run to Q or something handy. Use [] to control the step distance/speed.
It's great, I love it for doing environments, I even use it for characters to get into those tight places.