topic Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013 in 3ds Max Modeling Forum

Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:20:44 GMT

I know about F3 and F4, but usually when i used maya and 3ds max 2014, i could see edges when i select an object....now i cant. When i go into edge mode, i cant even see edges at all unless i blindly select them. This image i show has a box of 2 segments and i selected the middle edges....can only see what i selected in red.

Any help?

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Steve_Curley — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:37:27 GMT

Viewport Configuration Dialog (click the "+" viewport label then Configure Viewports) > Visual Style and Appearance (tab) > Display Selected with Edged Faces.

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:43:04 GMT

O M G! thank you soooo much! ive been trying to find this online for 5+ hours and noone had the answer! U are the best thanks!

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:09:38 GMT

thank you too!

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:20:43 GMT

I agree with all the thank yous!

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:38:56 GMT

I can't find it in Max 2017

help please 🙂

Thanks!!!

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2017 07:08:39 GMT

I'm currently having the exact same problem. So frustrating! Did you figure out where this was in the 2017 version?

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2017 08:46:18 GMT

I also encountered this issue in 3DS Max 2017. Couldn't find the option in the preferences, but it seems to help if you select the following from within the viewport (see image in attachment) in the shading options (not on the [+] but the rightmost option [Default Shading] in my case)

Display Selected ==> Display Selected With Edged Faces

That's actually the same setting that was mentioned in the first solution, I guess they just changed the location in the menus.

Hope this helps! Bruno

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

prashantmakwana16 — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:34:29 GMT

Yes it is "Display selected with edged faces"

For 3DS MAX 2017 now it is under Pre-View Preference, (3rd option right to the plus sign)

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Diffus3d — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:15:47 GMT

I don't mean to necro a dead thread but this came up for me today and the posted fix didn't solve it for me. I was doing some work with soft selection and then I attached it to a part that didn't have soft selection enabled. Then my edges didn't show the selection in red. To fix the problem for me, I just had to check soft select on and then off and the problem resolved. Marking this as another solution.

Best Regards,

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:06:03 GMT

I have a 2019 3dmax version I solved this problem by going to views menu in the top of 3d max window:

Views > show materials in view port as > override with fast shader.

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

lauracatalinaperezrodriguez — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:42:08 GMT

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Re: Cant see edges when i select an object 3ds max 2013

Diffus3d — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:45:08 GMT

Looks like there are a couple things in here that worked for people but aren't marked as solutions, I'm going to mark the latest 2 so folks like Laura have an easier time in the future.

Best Regards,