Hi. I’m using an old copy of Max 2014 and the default reference coordinate system setting is ‘View’. It drives me mad having to constantly change it to ‘World’. Is there a way to modify it? I’ve tried looking but can’t find a way, is it possible using a script maybe?
-many thanks…
open notepad, type in:
toolMode.coordsys #world
Save this as a .ms file in:
C:\Users[b]YOURUSERNAME[/b]\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2014 - 64bit\ENU\scripts\startup
This will automatically switch it on startup
You sir, are a legend!
EDIT: Okay, after recovering from my initial jubilation, I have noticed that the default for each tool is still ‘View’, i.e. I load up Max, the default is now World, but as soon as I select a tool (move, scale, rotate etc) it automatically switches back to bloody ‘view’.
Is there a script to change the individual tool defaults?
haha, sorry to get you all excited then let you down.
Try this
Customize menu > Preferences > General > Reference Coordinate System > Enable
lol glad it worked for you 
ah man, i spend wayyy too much time in 3dsmax lol. Im also a boring old basterd and read the manual when I want to learn something else, weird i know o.O
In this case it wasnt too much investigative work I basically turned on the macrorecorder in the maxscript listener, switched to world view and it gave me that piece of code I gave you earlier:
toolMode.coordsys #world
Then when you said it switched I looked in the manual and it had written something about keeping the coordinate system and I tried that and it worked.
http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2017/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_408F43DA_6C99_4CF5_96D5_78836A5DCB02_htm