topic Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut in 3ds Max Forum

Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

pixelwash — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:06:18 GMT

I want to use the new Windows 10 screen capture functionality in 3DSmax to make screen grabs of the viewport, and the keyboard shortcut for that is Windows-Shift-S, so when I press those keys, the 3dsmax UI flips into viewport toggle mode before I get to pressing the "S" key, and all I am left to "grab"is the floating viewport toggle UI, instead of the viewport alone.

Max tantilizingly offers an amazingly difficult to use UI to customize keyboard shortcuts, but it does not appear to either register the "Windows Shift" keyboard keys when I attempt to enter them into it, and I could not find "Viewport Cycling" as one of the commands to be customized anyway.

So I an stumped, and so I am asking how to solve my problem here.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:15:10 GMT

Press Shift THEN WinKey+S instead of WinKey first.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

pixelwash — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 19:54:00 GMT

Yay! Not the most elegant solution, as it is all too easy to get the ordering wrong, and I would have preferred a solution which changed the keyboard command for windows cycling within 3dsmax, but doing this does let me to make screen grabs....

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

jibijib — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 21:44:09 GMT

Or plug an XBox 360 controller in and use the big centre home button. 🙂

I'm glad they implemented this feature, ciao Fraps.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

danrod3d — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:32:35 GMT

How do I disable this entirely. I do not like the new shortcut for cycling through view ports since I use my own keyboard shortcuts for views. I am along time user of max, seasoned game artist and never complain hardly on new updates to max, but this is extremely annoying.

Thank you in advance

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

jon79info — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:38:29 GMT

make it disappear

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

CAMedeck — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:29:49 GMT

I actually really like this feature, and use it daily. I used to toggle between full screen views and the 4 viewport layout constantly. But when my model is complex, switching to all 4 views could be slow. The ability to switch directly between two viewports, keeping them full screen, saves me a lot of time.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

jon79info — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:36:10 GMT

instead of key? cycling does make you think instead of direct neural pathway

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

triffski — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:23:44 GMT

Ended up here after working out what was happening, checking the hotkey editor and facepalming for a few minutes - now I'm facepalming some more. 🙄

Autodesk really do know how to make Max hard to love at times, at least when Adobe try and mess with years of muscle memory they give you the option to disable it.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

artersr13 — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:54:15 GMT

So, there are no solution to remove system reserved button from 3DS MAX shortcuts?
Only brain crutch to try work around that very controversial decision.
Shame.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

piXelicidio — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:31:06 GMT

I'm here also to complain. The new fancy Hotkey Editor is good, but if we can't modify the "Win+Shift" thing it breaks the whole purpose of workspace customization.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

-Riki — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:58:26 GMT

Very surprised this is hard coded into 3ds max.Its literally the most useful windows shortcut to take quick screenshots. Please fix this Autodesk!

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

CAMedeck — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:39:24 GMT

Hi @-Riki

As mentioned earlier the way to still get screenshots while in Max is to hold the Shift key, then hit Windows and then S. This method will not invoke the viewport cycling. So really nothing to 'fix'.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

-Riki — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:18:18 GMT

yeah I mean, its a workaround. Just a different hotkey than Im used to. Could be worse.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

artersr13 — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:31:23 GMT

Am I right, Autodesk stuff KNEW the consequences of using reserved WIN key combination and HARDCODED this INTENTIONALLY? And now all artists must do workarounds because of Autodesk seems don't have QA department at all?
It's not hard to remember every time you stumble in this situation, re do that action «right» with "****, sure... That lamers from Autodesk! Huh..."
But there is the question. Is Autodesk really wanted that?

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

medlenen — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:58:54 GMT

who missed the alt+w combination??? Why complicate things?

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

piXelicidio — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:01:32 GMT

Imagine if every workaround to Max issues is labeled as a solution, therefore "nothing to fix"!

"Windows+Shift" is conflicting with operating-system-wide behavior. That's the real issue. Max can't force users into changing the way we use Windows.

Max has a powerful feature, of allowing keyboard customizations for almost everything. That's the fix, allow as to override that shortcut with something else.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

ka_0000 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:20:27 GMT

I agrre with this opinion. It should be at least customizable.

Sending screen captures is a common task.

Hardcoded WIN key short cut is a terrible decision.

Re: Disable or change "Viewport Cycling" keyboard shortcut

sadeghm — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:10:31 GMT

In 3ds Max, Shift+Win+S is a fixed shortcut that can't be changed. To avoid this issue, try not pressing all three keys simultaneously. Instead, hold Shift first, then press Win and S separately.