icon freezes - max 2013

[Anonymous]

Were I work we have Max 2013 (with update 6) and noone here have seen this problem.

The top left Max-Icon - the one where you get the open, save, export, merge dialog, is sometimes freezes and can only be reactivated with a restart.

My workaround is that I've set a lot of shortcuts for open, save as, merge and export.

But what is going on?

Futhermore, I use OpenGL, but it also happens in Direct3D. Forget about Nitrous - I'm not using that.

It has happend on two different computers. One Windows 7 and one with 8.1. My graphic-driver is up to date.

[Steve_Curley]

Easier to reinstate the original File menu than to set (and have to remember) lots of shortcuts. Because of that change I virtually never use the clown, sorry, application, menu so I've never seen it freeze (in any version). There again I don't use OGL either...

[Anonymous]

Would do that in an instant, if I knew how to.... If I load 2009 UI it's stille there.

[Steve_Curley · Accepted solution]

Customise > Customise User Interface > Menus tab.
On the right (if it's not already shown) select Main Menu Bar from the dropdown list at the top.
In the bottom-left list scroll down to File. Click and drag File from the list to the right hand list which shows the main menu items.
Move it to the top so it appears before Edit. Close the dialog.
Simples 😉

The new(ish) "Send To" Mudbox/Maya/SI options are not on the menu by default. If you need them then they are in the big Actions list so you can add them in a similar way to the File menu.

[Anonymous]

Ah nice - Thank you. You saved me a lot of grey hairs! 🙂