Selection sets dont work anymore?!!

[Anonymous]

Hi all, 

Before this broke, I could select a few objects then type into the 'named slection sets' box, shown here, to create a set.  Then later come back to it, click the drop down and select my set again (very handy!) but now all i can do is click on it to see an empty drop down box, it wont let me type into it at all.  
This has only recently stopped working and I would really like some help, hope you can help me! (and sorry if this has been brought up before, if so please could you link me to it as i can't find any info anywhere) Also im using 3ds max 2014 if thats of any use.  

Thanks in advance for your help! 

[Steve_Curley]

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Modeling/Add-to-named-selection/td-p/5010392 though that is for 2015 and (initially at least) for a slightly different question. I can't recall offhand if it was reported previously for 2014.

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much, that's the same issue, but sadly it looks like there's no conlusion there to how it was fixed?

I'll try resetting the preferences.  

Thanks 

[Anonymous]

hmmmmmmm.... I've tried deleting the preferences and re-installing it, still no joy. 

Going to get 2015 in a few days and hopefully that might sort the issue!

[Steve_Curley · Accepted solution]

Well, seeing as the other thread IS about 2015 you may not see any improvement, though I still can't get it to go wrong here. I still think it could be theme-related - I changed to the ame-light theme (Customise > Load Custom UI Scheme) immediately after installation (I can't stand that dark UI).

[lightcube]

I had this same issue in 2014 recently. Reseting the theme/UI is what fixed it for me. But I had to create a new UI theme altogether.

[paulneale]

Odd, no issue where in 2014 or 2015. 

[Anonymous]

YAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY Thanks all for your help, especially Steve being the first to come up with the idea, changing to another UI through the 'customize - Custom UI' fixed it! Hooray, thanks again guys!

 

[Steve_Curley]

Glad you're sorted, but it's a weird one because most people will be using the default UI so I'd be expecting a lot more folks with problems if it is actually that UI at fault and not random corruption.

[Anonymous]

Yea it's bizarre! But at least there is an easy enough fix for it i spose

[spacefrog_]

maybe your toolbar UI config file ( *.cuix, most propably MaxStartUI.cuix ) got "touched" by the devil's hand, meaning got some error inside the main toolbar's definition structure

[ekahennequet]

Hi coop. Makes sure to give Steve kudos. We want to see him reach 1000 so his avatar is etched in stone on Mount Kudos. 🙂

[Steve_Curley · Accepted solution]

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