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Soultwister

02-06-2003, 04:06 PM

I am wondering if it's my voodoo 3 card that gives the trouble here, but I have an odd problem with my own system.

On the system I run 3d max 5 on in the afternoons I have no trouble at all, but at home, when I am working with uvw maps they do not show up in the viewport at all. Only way to see them is by rendering.

I have the same problem when I use a rectangle with a bitmap (for reference images) while they do show up correct when I use a box instead.

Anyone knows what causes this problem?

Soultwister

jadedchron

02-06-2003, 04:25 PM

try changing your viewport driver over to something different. you're clicking Show Map in Viewport right? :wip:

Soultwister

02-06-2003, 04:46 PM

Yep, I have clicked show map in viewport, but I'm wondering what the cause of the problem is. Other voodoo 3 users having the same problem?

To illustrate the problem better, look at the Joan of Arc tutorial for example, where rectangles are used to show the reference images. When I use rectangles instead of a box for a reference image on the system I can use most afternoons, the image shows up correctly. When I do so at home, the bitmap won't show up on the rectangle, though it will show up on a box.

jadedchron

02-06-2003, 04:55 PM

well it'll help to know what versions you're running on both machines. what viewport driver you're using on both. etc.

Soultwister

02-06-2003, 05:36 PM

On both systems the same version is running, version 5.0. The viewport driver I use on the one that works properly is a direct3d driver, I use OpenGL driver from voodoo 3 on my own system.

OpenGL driver version: 1.0.0.0734

Soultwister

02-07-2003, 11:06 AM

I think I know what may cause the problem now. The voodoo 3 supports textures up to 256*256 only.

Equinoxx

02-07-2003, 12:25 PM

if that's not it, open your oglgfx.ini [in the root of your maxfolder] and see if it says

Allow Multi-Textures=1

is it says

Allow Multi-Textures=0

set it to 1

gaggle

02-07-2003, 02:07 PM

Have you tried Software mode? ..or, hell, D3D as well I suppose, although idunno what level of support Voodoo's has for that.

Software mode ain't all bad imo if the graphicscard won't accept proper hardwareaccelleration (cue users of Matrox cards.. :))

sixeastmain

08-08-2003, 12:05 PM

The only thing that I might add is, instead of using a rectangle or box to use for your maps, use a plane. Also make sure that you have Smooth & Highlights turned on in each of the viewports. Just because it's on in one, doesn't mean it's on in the other.

Peter

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