Used the keywords in your post and managed to find one now, thanks ;D This one right? http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/shortcut-modifier-stack-jump-and-loop (Sorry for taking the post hostage)
I solved this issue via script years ago: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4210886/g_subObjectLevel.mcr Just go into category > GregsScripts, and assign them the the keys you want to use for each sub-object level.
This is super useful and very close to what I wanted, thank you for the link. I found this one(http://blog.matfacer.com/post/77352269691/modifier-auto-select) but it apparently only works when the script is open.
Installed the script and setup the hotkeys, but still not working. If I press 1, I go into Vert mode - if I press 1 again, I exit vert mode. Have you had a chance to test this with 2016?
@daemius Not exactly what you are asking for, but it could address your issue. I use Paul Neale's Stack Tools. It auto selects the previously selected stack item when you change selection. The default behavior seems wrong to me now. http://paulneale.com/script-stack-tools/
Frankly I don't even recall if it's always done this, but I'm in 3ds Max 2013 and it's annoying the shit out of me. It's so basic, but I'm realizing just how much time I'm wasting because of this. Workflow sample - If you press 1, you're in Vertex Mode. If you press 1 again, you exit sub-object mode and go into Object…
@Altea I think the link just expired since the file is still in my dropbox. Here's a new link for it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/86o8vxm89votav7/g_subObjectLevel.mcr?dl=1 Also, in case anyone wants it in the future and the link expires again, here's the text (just save it to a text file with the extension ".mcr" and run it…