Please help, I cant open my 3ds max design 2012

[Anonymous]

I download the student 3ds Max Design 2012

mine is vista and choose Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2012 32-bit - English

When I run it, it stop with loading plug-in: C:\ Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012\stdplugs\HSDS.dlm

After I choose Change Graphics Mode- English, it still the same

Can anybody help? thx a lot, very urgent :'(

[byron.morales]

Please test resetting the HSDS.dlm configuration file.

1. Close 3ds Max Design 2012.

2. Browse to the following local user application preferences directory-

Windows VISTA / Windows 7

C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3ds​MaxDesign\2010 - 32bit\enu\plugcfg

3. Rename the HSDS.dlm configuration file in this direcrtory to HSDSdlm_old

4. Restart 3ds Max Design 2012, new user application preference file will be created on startup.

I hope that the above information is useful.

If renaming the HSDS.dlm to hsdsdlm_old does not help. You can also copy the hsds.dlm from another working machine and see if that works.

Byron Morales
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[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am having the same problem with 3ds Max 2012 64-bit. When starting it up, it hangs on HSDS.dlm... I went into local app data folder and into the plugcfg folder but theres no HSDS.dlm file there.

[Anonymous]

Ditto. Same problem. Not seeing the noted file in my plgcfg folder.

[Anonymous]

Thank u so much!

I was having the same problem and I renamed the HSDS file and it worked!

Thank you. Days of trying to find solutions finally came to an end.


People... if you are having the same problem... try this! 🙂

[gentlestev]

Help me friends. I bought 3dsmax design 2012. When i start it. It loads all the plugins perfectly but keeps still at 'starting 3dsmax......' without bringing up the user interface and no error even when i left it for almost 10hours i wont come up. Hlp me plzzzzzzzzzzz. Here or email stevenonyeje@gmail.com

[Anonymous]

I had the same problem as gentlestev and it was solved when I chose Change Graphics Mode>English>Open GL

Do give it a shot and lemme know if it works out!

[Anonymous]

In case any one cannot find the HSDS.dlm file in appdata directory stated above, I found mine in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\stdplugs and changed it to HSDS.dlm.off. Max then loaded up fine. I hope I won't need it later.

[Anonymous]

hi go to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2014\stdplugs  (your software folder location) . search for hsds.dlm and rename it to HSDSdlm_old ( the .dlm must be remove)

start your software.