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Tom N.
02-21-2003, 06:41 AM
I just installed max and downloaded the beginner videos from 3dbuzz.com, and he says that going from the 4 view to just having one view be full screen, to press "w" and thats the hotkey. But when I hit the "w" key, it goes into the move tool, kinda like maya.

So my question is, what is "w" supposed to do? and how do i get full screen with max 5.0?

-Tom N.

Also, could maya prefs be interfering with max..?
Martijn Wijmer
02-21-2003, 07:26 AM
The "W" key should show the active viewport full-screen.
You could check (and also change the hotkey settings): Go to customize->Preferences->Keyboard. Under command "Maximize View (toggle)" you should change your hotkey to "W" (Or use the hotkey that's assigned to it now)
tubby
02-21-2003, 07:27 AM
alt + w . it use to be w in old versions, now its knda like the maya shortkeys for rotate(E), move(W) and scale(R).:)
gaggle
02-21-2003, 10:09 AM
tubby, what on earth do you mean "kinda like"? :rolleyes:

Tom N., I don't see how your Maya preferences could interfere with MAX, the settings for each program is stored in completly seperate places. All is well :) The tutorial you're reading is simply using, as the others say, shortcuts for MAX R4, but you're on MAX R5.
Tom N.
02-21-2003, 02:27 PM
Ohh ok. Thanks for all your help guys!

-Tom N.
tubby
02-21-2003, 03:30 PM
tubby, what on earth do you mean "kinda like"?


ok, ok, it's a excact copy of maya's shortkeys, gosh:)
mattregnier
02-21-2003, 03:34 PM
I think gaggle was trying to over-analize the problem :) He just meant the keys are similar, not some preference override software glichy mumbo jumbo :)
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