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voyer
04-09-2003, 08:24 PM
I was wandering if anyone knows how to turn off mutiple instances of the max program?
Every time i double click on max files it opens another instance of max instead of opening it in the one i have open presently.......
Can i make it work the way i wish......open in the current instance of max, instead of loading up another one?
using max 5.
thanks.
:rolleyes:
BrandonD
04-09-2003, 09:22 PM
Try dragging a .max file into an open MAX viewport. It'll give you the option of Opening, Merging or XRefing the file.
EricChadwick
04-09-2003, 09:28 PM
Yeah, and if you use this method you'll want to clean out the \3dsmax\downloads\ folder periodically. Every drag-n-drop .max file gets copied there, then loaded.
voyer
04-09-2003, 09:29 PM
I already knew that.......but thanks anyway.
What i want to know is if there is an option anywhere that i can turn off the multi instances of max so it doesnt open by accident.(I have a bad habit of double clicking stuff)
EricChadwick
04-09-2003, 09:30 PM
Sorry. Maybe change mouse prefs in Windows so the double-click speed is slower?
voyer
04-10-2003, 08:49 PM
Originally posted by posm
Sorry. Maybe change mouse prefs in Windows so the double-click speed is slower?

hahahah....
funny....
gaggle
04-11-2003, 09:38 AM
You're not running MAX on a Mac, we have the ability to launch several instances of our programs :)
Ack lemme stress I'm only joking with that.

In all seriousness I think you should stop doubleclicking things. I can't imagine that's a habbit that'll be too hard to kill if you apply a bit of effort. From time to time I find it quite nice that MAX can be launched in several instances..

All said and done, sure, I wouldn't mind a setting somewhere that could toggle the behaviour for those that wants that.. as far as I know it's not in there though, and it's likely going to be a lot easier just changing your strange behaviour :)
halo
04-11-2003, 09:45 AM
the copies from in the downloads only appear if you drag from another drive or network server
EricChadwick
04-11-2003, 02:11 PM
Hey, thanks halo. Good to know.
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