That sounds like an ugly problem. Working from Vig's script, you can put the function inside a general event callback so that it runs automatically every time a file is opened. Save this code to a new text file named EnableAutoback.ms. And put it in the Max\Scripts\Startup folder. Like Vig said, feel free to change the…
Try changing the callback from #filePostOpen to #filePostOpenProcess. I'm not sure that will work though. Would it be possible for you to upload the file? Autoback isn't usually a setting that is saved per file. You could also try a demo of a newer version of Max to see it still happens.
That script tweak didnt change it. I tried opening some of the files with 3ds max 2009, it always freezes while loading. I guess the files are corrupted in a very strange way. I Couldnt imagine either how the autoback setting is connected to the files but with 3ds max bugs everything is possible i guess. Atleast i dont…
startup folder... callback... /forehead slap =P Nice one Monster! Davision, that's freaky and I agree its probably max being max. If I had to guess they where files that crashed at some point. Disabling autoback sounds like something they would do when saving or trying to crash max gracefully. It probably stuck hard and…
max9 wow... I dunno. But you could copy this maxscript into maxscript editor, then highlight and drag it into the toolbar to create a button that turns it on and off, it will tell you in the lower left if its on or off. Feel free to adjust the orange numbers to your liking.if autosave.Enable != true then ( autosave.Enable…