Brian Cassil Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 My installation of max9 32 bit at home will no longer display the 'transform type in' tool. I've tried everything to get it back: F12, right click a transform, and activating via the menu. In the menu it will say it's in use but I can't see it anywhere. Any ideas? I feel like I'm working with one arm without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_w Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Did the menu move offscreen, perhaps? 1. Activate the Transform Type-In tool (F12). 2. Alt-Tab to the Transform window. 3. Alt-Space to bring up the Move option for that window. 4. Press M. 5. Use the arrow keys to nudge the window back onscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks for the tips guys. I suspect that it has moved off screen. I'll give things a try when I get home tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I just tried using alt+tab to see if that switches to the type in tool here at work and it does not, so I don't have too much faith in this working for me at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Norgren Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi Brian, I think that you can try trashing (or renaming) your 3dsmax.ini file (which in max9 is now located in your user directory). I think this might solve it, when you restart max it will ask you what display driver you want (this is how you know it worked). Hope that helps, -Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi Brian, I think that you can try trashing (or renaming) your 3dsmax.ini file (which in max9 is now located in your user directory). I think this might solve it, when you restart max it will ask you what display driver you want (this is how you know it worked). Hope that helps, -Nils If I change res or move max between my two screens (they are different resolutions), I have to del the 3dsmax.ini file from time to time. It's re-created on the fly and fixes any kind of weird menu/display problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 OK, will try deleting the 3dsmax.ini file. I'm trying to remember if that will screw with any of my bitmap paths or plugin paths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_w Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Oops. I left a step out of my method for moving the window back onscreen. When you do the Alt-Tab, make sure you're alt-tabbing to the transform type-in window from a program other than 3DSMax. I just alt-tabbed from Opera to the transform type-in window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 OK, will try deleting the 3dsmax.ini file. I'm trying to remember if that will screw with any of my bitmap paths or plugin paths? im almost positive it will! but u dont have to delete it, just cut it out from the max folder and see if it helps at all before u lose it completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Oops. I left a step out of my method for moving the window back onscreen. When you do the Alt-Tab, make sure you're alt-tabbing to the transform type-in window from a program other than 3DSMax. I just alt-tabbed from Opera to the transform type-in window. Awesome. It worked perfectly. Somehow it got shoved all the way off my left screen. I'm back in action now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Awesome. It worked perfectly. Somehow it got shoved all the way off my left screen. I'm back in action now. what weird behavior... Glad you got it fixed with minimum fuss. thanks for sharing the solution, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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