http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-3ds-max/autodesk-3ds-max--3ds-max-design-2011/autodesk-please-stop-inventing-part-2#p198681 Fixed it today at work. My god if feels good to rid of this garbage.
there is a thread on autodesk area about a temporary fix using some max 2010 files. the thread is called something like die caddies die in the 3ds max 2011 sub forum