topic Re: command panel interface size problem in 3ds Max Forum

command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:07:21 GMT

To the pont.

Size of the command panel is taking half of my screen. No use docking it to left or right size, it will minimize but still preserve this huge undesireable size when I place the mouse above.

Before you ask, Yes, I had tryed several times to decrease it's size manually by holding it's window border. No use.

Unninstalling shouldn't be neccesary, what kind of product will this be?

I appreciate the help.

Re: command panel interface size problem

irishman_team_kilber — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:54:54 GMT

you should able to double click on the control panel and it should dock back to the RT handside, and then click on the rt side two arrows will come up and you will able to decrease it that way so you can drag the control panel to the LT making it bigger or to the right making it small that the interface will let you go to

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:31:08 GMT

Well, as I said, I already did the docking (as shown in the attached images) but it wont allow me to drag or modify the interface size. So I'm still stuck.

Btw, I had reset the pc twice but for no avail

Re: command panel interface size problem

irishman_team_kilber — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:02:04 GMT

that is the only way i know of getting the command panel back to the normal size, as a last resort i would delete the max.ini file but i would not do this until someone else chimes in to help you out

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:16:38 GMT

Thx for nothing everyone else.

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:04:06 GMT

Hello @Anonymous and welcome to the community,

I think perhaps your user settings have become corrupted. Would you please try resetting your user settings for me? Also, which graphics card are you currently using? Thanks.

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:01:25 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

I just wanted to follow up here, any thoughts on my previous post? Thanks for the update!

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:36:14 GMT

hi,

same problem here, deleted the user files... started it, problem solved ... klicked on modifier list, boom and again controll panel on half the screen for no reason 😞

pls help.

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:46:04 GMT

ok apperenly its not just corrupting the user files, also the project save files 😕

exportet all objects and importet them in a new file, problem didnt occurred yet again.

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:04:34 GMT

That's an interesting bit of information @Anonymous. Are you or @Anonymous running a custom script which possibly creates objects at some point during your project? Or was just clicking the modifier menu all that it took to do this? Was it an empty scene or an existing scene? Thanks for the info.

If you aren't running a custom script, then it's something else. Would it be possible to attach or PM me a link to one of these problem files, please?

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:02:56 GMT

No didnt used a scriped; only thing i can think of what could haved caused the problem,

was a lot of tabbing to UE4 editor and back to 3Ds Max for about 6 hours staigt.

It happend happend instantly, clicking on any tool tab of the command panel would resolve in that problem.

but easy solution:

- close and delet user files.

- open file and export all assets

- close 3ds

- open 3ds and create new File

- import all assets.

done

hope it helps people save time and mind 😛

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:03:56 GMT

ps. rage deleted the files XD

sry

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:02:41 GMT

That is very strange, but thank you for the details @Anonymous. I've got UDK4 on my machine, I'm working on trying to repro. What version of Windows are you using? Thanks!

@Anonymous I am marking that as one solution but if it doesn't help for you we can keep digging. Please let me know if resetting the user settings helped with your problem. Thanks!

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:11:47 GMT

Hello @Alfred.DeFlaminis

Tryed all solutions above. Nothing helped.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled 4 times by now, but the same thing happens all the times.

Im using windows 8. Tryed it in windows 8.1 and 10 aswell. Same result.

I've long passed from frustration to resignation by now. Its is really annoying to work as it is now, but at least tears are no longer an issue.

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:19:55 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Ack, that sounds frustrating.

I wanted to double check that you reset the user settings. Keep in mind that uninstalling and reinstalling does not clear our your user settings, so if that is all you did then you are still using the old settings. Did you uninstall/reinstall as well as reset the settings? Thanks for the information.

It's a bit surprising that doesn't help though. The first startup should revert to a single 1 column command panel. Do you have Update1 installed? Thanks for the information.

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:29:56 GMT

running win 7 64 pro

3ds max 2017 student version

Ue 4.17.1

Re: command panel interface size problem

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:45:00 GMT

Thanks for the information @Anonymous, I am downloading the new version and installing in the a.m.

@Anonymous, any thoughts about my previous post?

Best Regards,

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Wed, 23 May 2018 20:10:13 GMT

Just wanted to chime in and say that I've had the same problem with 3DS Max 2018 just now.

What happened for me is that the solution that Tezuo had helped somewhat - from deleting the user files, export all assets, close and open 3DS and import all assets... until I tried moving Max to an external monitor. Then it was the same problem. Unplugging the external monitor did not work.

I updated my graphics driver (Nvidia - it was first released a couple of weeks back), then repeated the steps above that Tezuo and that worked. Thank you! Seems to be working so far. (Fingers crossed!)

Re: command panel interface size problem

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:54:02 GMT

Hello, I've got same problem and found some solution. By now it works. Just close command panel, restart Max and open panel again. Then press Customize >>Lock UI layout.