Here should be made a list of the most annoying errors in 3dsmax.
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The new PhysCamera has many Bugs. Some settings would be ignore if render passes is activated or if the camera is on a hidden layer.
These errors are logged serveral times.
- Error known since: 03-02-2016, see thread Render passes with Physical Camera not aligning in composit (en) or Probleme mit PhysCamera (de)
- Affected max versions: 2016, 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Available solution/work-a-round: no
Sometimes the max settings will be reset. (3dsmax.ini completely new created) Seems to be related to run more than one max instances. But not really confirmed.
This error is logged serveral times.
- Error known since: 2014, see threads:
- Affected max versions: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Available solution/work-a-round: backup 3dsmax.ini
With ServicePack 3 for max 2015 the "Save As" dialog start always in the "scene" folder of the project directory. Before SP3 it was the current .max file directory.
- Error known since: 23-12-2014, see thread Forum Thread and 3dsmaxfeedback idea
- Affected max versions: 2015 with SP3, 2016
- Bugfix from Autodesk: fixed in max 2017
- Available solution/work-a-round: maxscript
Normally, the viewport should remember their last xform. switching from top (step 1), to perspective (step 2) to top again (step 3) should bring you back to the same location as you had in step 1
- Error known since: November 03, 2010, see thread 3dsmaxfeedback idea
- Affected max versions: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Bugfix from Autodesk: fixed in max 2017
- Available solution/work-a-round: Some maxscript solution are availale:
The "mental ray Satellite" windows service is not installed correctly in max 2017. The user can't start it, so the DBR is not usable.
- Error known since: 04-19-2016, see thread max 2017: MR DRB satellite doesn't start!
- Affected max versions: 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no logged as MAXX-30618
- Available solution/work-a-round: github.com/jedie/3dsmax_patches
- Known since: 2010, see: Forum Thread
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Affected max versions: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Available solution/work-a-round: no (Use a other render engine?!?)
Steps to reproduce:
- start a DBR job
- just kill the raysat subprocess from one statelite
- max will freeze
Sometimes backburner server yields the error, like:
Incompatible Adapter: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\maxadapter.adp.exe
So the server can't render jobs.
- Known since: 07-11-2012, see threads:
- Affected max versions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Available solution/work-a-round: Delete backburner data directory
The MentalRay subsurface.mi config text file contains error. The result are many rendering warning messages. Render localy will not affected, but this will slow down rendering via backburner massively.
- Known since: 06-13-2011, see thread sss material error
- Affected max versions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Bugfix from Autodesk: no
- Available solution/work-a-round: github.com/jedie/3dsmax_patches
Steps to reproduce:
- Just render a animation scene with SSS material via backburner