This section describes a collection of problematic situations and what you can do to diagnose and fix them. These include many common problems that are reported to Autodesk Product Support, and the things you can try in order to resolve the problems yourself.
When starting to diagnose a problem, by yourself or with the intent of contacting Product Support, you should take stock of the situation by answering the following questions.
Issues Addressed in This Section
Creases or Ridges Show in Boolean Objects
Consecutive Booleans Results in Disappearing Components
Splines and Boolean Operations
Tips for Successful Boolean Operations
Files Take a Long Time to Open
Slow Response to Open or Drag Dialogs
Objects Disappear When the Camera Gets Close
Zooming and Panning Are Too Fast or Slow
Multiple or Missing Buttons on the Toolbars
Few things are more aggravating when attempting to open a scene then encountering an Assertion Failed error, File Open Failed error, or perhaps no error at all. The file just does not load. This typically occurs when the file is corrupt.
Boolean operations are a powerful addition to your modeling toolbox; however, they can sometimes give strange or unexpected results. The Boolean button is found on the Create panel in the Compound Objects list; it allows you to join, subtract, intersect, and cut objects. Following is a list of problem scenarios and steps you can follow to fix them.
Slow or sluggish performance while running 3ds Max can usually be attributed to either a video configuration conflict or a memory allocation problem. The hard thing about performance problems is narrowing down the culprit. Here are some common situations that can hamper operation of 3ds Max and steps to take to rectify them.
The unit settings of a model can often get you into trouble. Understanding some of the common problems can help you avoid them. This section addresses the two most common problems that modelers encounter.
This section addresses several common user-interface situations and how you can fix them.
Because 3ds Max heavily relies upon the graphics card in your system, many problems that you might encounter while using 3ds Max can be attributed to the video. Such problems include slow performance, refresh delays, user interface discrepancies, and so on.
