Max is getting me frustrated

[Taoizm]

This is something that I've never run into, or even heard about. Hrmmm.....let's try an old MAC solution. Delete your prefs file (3dsmax.ini...save your UI first if you're using something special) The next time MAX loads it'll use default settings again.

[claycw]

was it working before? or have you never been able to rotate with the mouse?

[AJ]

Erm - not being all to helpful, but I've never had this problem... ever! (been using since r2.5)- very odd indeed, so if you do locate what it is - please let us know!

[LFShade]

I don't know your experience level with MAX, so forgive me if the following suggestion seems a little...simple.

I used to frequently hit the spacebar by mistake, which locks transformation on whatever object you have selected. Sometimes it took me a few frustrating minutes to figure out that this was why I couldn't manipulate anything. Have you checked to see if this is the problem? There's a button along the bottom under the trackbar/timeslider that looks like a little lock, and if it looks 'locked' then that's why no rotate!

BTW, I would agree that 4.2 sucks dirt, mainly based on the fact that it's so much slower to load up than previous versions. It also sucks up memory during rendering more than any previous version that I have used (unless I render from video post - for some reason that works on much less RAM).

[Pistols]

Taoism your my savior :)

I lost some of my settingsbut anyway, it tuuuurns !!

I never think about this raw method, but it works ...
Imgoing to compare the 2 .ini, the old and the new one to see whats is going in

Anyway lets get back to work :)

[Pistols]

Ok, If found my mistake, so This will be the last reply for this post :)

Unfortunatly, it was my fault, my mistake...chabadabada

If the fact that you cant rotate anything with your mouse, just check this

Preference settings/Viewports/Move/rotate Tranforms
And you will find a small "Rotation Incr" spinner, put a nice "1", removing this awful "0.0001" as a value, voila, it works.

Im a such idiot =)

[Taoizm]

Whoo-hoo.....glad it turned out to be something simple. :-D

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