Timeline and Trackbar missing in 3ds Max 2019

[Anonymous]

My Timeline and Trackbar are missing in 3ds Max 2019. Having previously clicked off the curve editor, the trackbar has not returned. I have tried the "Customise" tab options of reverting back to Startup Layout and trying to enable the tick-box for "Show Track Bar" but it doesn't work.

Anyone know how to bring it back?

[brentscannell · Accepted solution]

HI @Anonymous

Could you try right clicking on the top of the scene explorer (or anywhere else you see this line/pattern) and enabling the time slider this way?

If that does not work, or if it has been docked/stored in a mystery place, you could try resetting your preferences to do a full restore of the default UI configuration: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Resetting-3ds-Max-3ds-Max-Design.html

[Anonymous]

Yeah that worked thank you so much. Was unaware of being able to right click the top of the scene explorer to gain access this way.

[^lele^]

That saved my bacon, thank you!

However, with maxscript i can't display it now: 

trackbar.visible = true

won't work.

Any idea?

[berislav_curic · Accepted solution]

trackbar.visible = true    worked for me, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Hi I know this is an old post and I'm in 2020 now. I just need to get this off my chest. 

Am I the only one wondering what the logic is behind this "solution"???? I mean it solves the problem but the fact that it IS a problem stuns me.  

I have been a faithful user of 3dsmax for roughly 25 years. That's a LOT of time Autodesk has had to improve the 3dsmax user experience. Yet here I am googling how to get the ****ing time slider back. And it's somewhere in the right click menu of the scene explorer!!!......... What the effing crap Autodesk?  Decide on a UX design and follow through already. 

[rbering40]

jesus... NEVER would have looked for it there.  dumb.