3DS Max Help

[brummer_13]

Ok, im using 3ds max for a school project and i have accedently done something. i have somehow locked all the figures and objests i import onto the orgin. if i make a just a plain circle, the center of the circle is the orgin and i am unable to move it. how can i fix it?

[BuddyB309]

try hitting space bar. That unlocks things. Other than that i cant visualize your problem. Can you explain some more?

[brummer_13]

that didnt help. when ever i try to place a circle for example, it is automatically centered on the orgin. and that would be ok but after that circle is created, i cant move that circle anywhere.

[Kevin Thorp]

It might have something to do with the Transform Controller.

1. Select your object & click the Motion Tab (wheel icon)
2. Under Assign Controller choose Transformosition/Rotation/Scale
3. Click the little square icon w/the question mark
4. Is the "Position/Rotation/Scale" controller checked? If not, it should be, and click the 'Make Default" button.

Let us know if this helps!

[brummer_13]

no that didn't help. it was already checked. the worst part is that i uninstalled and reinstalled 3ds max and the problem was still there it didn't get reset at all. could it somehow be a problem with my computer? i'm running it on a laptop (that can handle it) but the other copies i have access to are on slower desktops that have not had this problem.

[Kevin Thorp]

Sorry. I know you must be frustrated.

On a 3ds Max forum I read about a guy having an identical problem with an older version of Max. He fixed it by exiting the program & deleting his max.ini file. When he restarted Max it created a new "clean" ini file and his new objects behaved normally.

I know you reinstalled Max. I don't know if that overwrites an existing ini file.

If this doesn't help you might try these forums:

www.maxforums.org
http://area.autodesk.com

Search the archives first, then if you can't find a solution post a new question. Try to be very specific in the subject heading. it'll get a quicker response.

[brummer_13]

wow that helped. thank you. thank you very much! if you ever happen to findout why that happens that would also be very helpful so i wont have to delete all my settings when it happens again. but this is great.