Re-Saves & Glitchy Materials

#1

I have been using AM 10.5 for a little while now but I still have two little problems that continue to re-occur from version 10 they are:

  1. When I am working on a project which I had saved with a file name and I make a modification when I hit save it prompts me for a file name… It shouldn’t do this - it is highly irritating!

  2. When I import a material the interface goes all glitchy and I cannot select the material and I have to quit AM and restart it.

My machine I thought… Nope! I tried this on two other machines and same thing happens.

If anyone would care to try this test to see if they get the same problems. Just launch AM 10.5d create any object you desire in the modeling window save the project. Make a modification and it will prompt you for a file name when you try to save. Next import a material from the AM 2003 CD and try and click on it - does the interface go glitchy?

If it doesn’t for you the PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell me what it could be - it’s driving me nuts!

#2

When I make any changes to a prj and I hit save AM asks me to save the prj all over again. I just say save over the current one-this can be irritating.

#3

  1. Yep, get the same. Although I’m in the habit of saving new versions every time I save (hard disc space is cheap), so I’m okay with it.

  2. Turn off the preview in the open dialog (the little button in the top right corner), that should get rid of the workspace getting messed up. I had the same things happen, and managed to track it to the preview thing…after ripping my hair out.

Cheers,

Ragnar

#4

I only notice it if I have a material from the CD in the project. If I copy the material to the project’s folder first, then load it into the project I don’t get that problem. (I think…)

Jim

#5

Well I sent my bug (cos that’s what it looks like) to Hash and they said they are working on it.

Ragnar, I will try turning the preview off and see if that stops this annoying ‘creature feature’. I think that you have misinterpreted what I was saying. The re-saving doesn’t mess up the PWS it’s just an annoying glitch. It’s when I import a material from the Hash CD, an Egginton material or whatever and the PWS goes glitchy. The only fix is to quit Hash and re-start the program.

I don’t like saying this, but version 10.5 may be a great improvement but I find these mundane glitches really irritating just bring it down again…:annoyed:

#6

Sorry Ragnar! I read your post arse-about-face! Yes, turning off the preview window stops both the material import causing the PWS to go glitchy, and the constant re-save prompt!

Cheers mate, I will tell the support gang at Hash and the list members for that matter. Does seem like a sloppy little bug though - but I am happy now :slight_smile:

#7

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