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Synkronizer
06-23-2003, 07:31 PM
3dsmax cleares my undo levels every time i hit the render button.
When my scene is rendered all my undos are gone.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

I'm using 3dsmax 5.1 with the servicepack 1
on an AMD 2000+ with 1 gig ram and a pagefile that's 3080MB
Onno
06-23-2003, 08:52 PM
Hehe, I know, that's how Max works.

Solution: suggestionsfor3dsmax6@discreet.com :P

Just kidding, sorry for the non-seriousness, ehm, have you tried quick rendering (Shift + q), it works for me then, I still have all the undo levels.
Hm... just tried rendering (not quick rendering it) it and I still had the undo's.

How many undo levels you got? Customize > Prefence Settings > Scene Undo > Levels
Synkronizer
06-23-2003, 09:24 PM
Well, i usually use the quick render button....

I've set my undo levels to 200, but i don't remember having those problems in the past....
Taoizm
06-24-2003, 02:26 AM
If I remember right it's all a memory issue. having 200 undo's is extreme (IMHO) and it's no wonder MAX is flushing the cache before rendering. Personally I run anywhere from 10-15 undos and very rarely do I get stuck. (I'm also a compulsive iteration saver :))

Basically (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) it just comes down to not having enough RAM.
Synkronizer
06-24-2003, 01:15 PM
I've been using 200 undo levels for a long time, but i noticed this problem only recently..... Maybe because my scenes get heavier? Having this many undos is quity handy when you do some serious vertex pulling and tweaking.

I also recently upgraded my 512 mb ram to 1 gig, and as i stated before, i have a pagefile that's 3080 mb!

How many gigs of ram would be recomended for max then?
gimpgutter
06-24-2003, 03:21 PM
Your not the only one this has happened to. A couple months ago it just happened all of a sudden...i made no pref changes, no memory upgrades...it just happened. The sad thing is, the only way i found to fix it is reinstalling max. Just another lovely bug from discreet.
Synkronizer
06-24-2003, 04:36 PM
Man, that blows!

this is a very annoying bug. They should definetly fix that for max6, or even better: a service pack 2!

I really don't feel like re-installing max, with all the plugins and scripts i have installed that could take a full day, and i have deadlines!!!
trask
06-27-2003, 03:27 AM
i've noticed the same thing.

even without rendering, randomly, ill just lose all my undo's. i got a gig of ram and have my undo's set at 50 (using max5)

:shrugs:
Synkronizer
06-27-2003, 12:30 PM
This is really weird!

I'm glad i'm not the only one with the same problem, cause usually i think i did something wrong.
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