Lame: 3ds max gizmo is gone

adam · Feb 2009

And before you recommend it, Transform Gizmo Toggle or.. "Press X" as most of you are thinking, isn't it $:\$ . The gizmo is entirely gone...

almighty_gir · Feb 2009

select everything, export to .3ds, save scene just in case.

close max

open max

import.

if that didn't fix it you still have the backup saved and i have no clue.

pior · Feb 2009

Hehe at first I would say LUCKY YOU! Because gizmoless transformation is indeed kindof cool. For organics it is extremely useful, someone made me a script for that a long time ago (switching to screen mode at the same time) and I still use it today.

Anyways. I would say, go to the keyboard shortcut editor and reassign the toggle gizmo fonction to whatever. It might be as simple as that?

Tumerboy · Feb 2009

press X stoopid!

killingpeople · Feb 2009

Transform is "w" silly billy!

okay, it's not "x"? well then!

Reset Xform?
Centered Pivot? 0,0,0?
Reopen the Scene?
Restart teh Max?

Export, Import typically tends to fix weird shit like this.

good luck.

vik · Feb 2009

press + a few times?

Michael Knubben · Feb 2009

There's actually another toggle for the gizmo somewhere. In view, or viewport settings or whatever. I remember freaking out a coworker back when I was using Max for the first time, because I'd done it the non-traditional way

edit: I think this way actually removes it entirely, rather than just 'lock' it so it becomes a few red lines. SI can't check where it is right now, though

Bal · Feb 2009

I know I had to reinstall max a while back cause of a similar problem, I'm sure it's just some toggle somewhere, but couldn't for the life of me find where...

Hey Pior, care to share that max script? I have one for maya I use alot (I think you requested it from Gilles too, heh), and I'd like to have something similar for max, as I use screen mode transform alot.

Psyk0 · Feb 2009

Maybe reloading a previously saved interface? or default one.

ElysiumGX · Feb 2009

Hop on one leg while juggling and saying the alphabet backwards...naked. I think that helps.

animax · Feb 2009

in customize > preferences under Gizmos tab theres a transform gizmo "on" check box see if it's un-ticked by chance.

or try executing this in the script editor, which does the same thing..:)

max showaxisicon

ironbearxl · Feb 2009

Pior, Bal: It's called Haywood Tools, from James Haywoods website:

http://www.jhaywood.com/maxScripts.htm

Tumerboy · Feb 2009

animax wrote: »

in customize > preferences under Gizmos tab theres a transform gizmo "on" check box see if it's un-ticked by chance.

That's what X toggles.

Xenobond · Feb 2009

And if you haven't already, reboot.
If that doesn't, rename 3dsmax.ini to something else (like 3dsmax.ini.bak, or just 3dsmax.bak) and see if that fixes it.

adam · Feb 2009

Hey, so it was View > Show Gizmo or whatever that was my problem. Thanks everyone
X button can suck it.

Michael Knubben · Feb 2009

That's the one!

You're not the first to have been confused by the multiple toggles, I've had it happen.

Junkie_XL · Feb 2009

almighty_gir wrote: »

select everything, export to .3ds, save scene just in case.

close max

open max

import.

if that didn't fix it you still have the backup saved and i have no clue.

ewww, use .obj instead. .3ds is the ass cakes.

Lame: 3ds max gizmo is gone

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