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Other problems.
1. You can't resize Layer/Scene Explorer, Curve Editor, State Sets and similar windows once you open them. You need to start moving it around and then it will let you resize them.
2. When you undock docked windows, their shape remains the same as when they were docked. It shouldn't do this. Their shape should be the same as before they were docked.
3. Black bars appear over the Command Panel if you resize it. See screnshot below:
How can such simple stupid bugs exist in a final version? Why were they not fixed before official release? That's a shame. If features are not 100% complete and usable, please don't add them into the final version! I don't care if Max 2018 won't have QT 5 or whatever when simplest stuff is broken.
After the 2017 fiasco, this looks like another unfinished unusable version. I will stay on 2016 for a 2nd year in a row. 2800 EUR down the drain so far. "Thanks", ADESK!!!
Hello Office,
Just an FYI -- I've got a 4K monitor here in our offices, and a second HD monitor next to it, and have started seeing this error with other programs, like Skype (but not 3ds Max 2018). Skype had black bars appearing over the UI, and I had to close it from the Task Manager.
As near as I can tell, this isn't a Max issue -- this is, once again, some weirdness with display drivers, mis-matched dual monitor resolutions, and Windows 10. We're looking into it, but just wanted to let you know.
Best regards,
Jon A. Bell
Autodesk Technical Support
Jon A. Bell
Senior Technical Support Specialist, 3ds Max
so
- yes, the console error massages when switching to arnold should be off by default.
- Im confirming that scene, layer explorers and the command panel freezing not just max itself but OS, im getting windows comletely frozen for a moment when trying to resize the mentioned things...
- using old-style file menu seems like a steb back...
- overall its not faster than 2017 even slower with the present bugs
-getting rid of mental ray wasnt a smart decision, a lot of people still using it.
really bad release and it seems to me that im gonna be using 3ds max 2017 for a much longer period than i wanted. 
Be careful with informal polls of forums - those who are satisfied aren't likely to be posting. It's like asking how many angels are dancing on the dot of this "i".
Still, if what you have is working there shouldn't be a blind push to upgrade, especially with that number of installs. Does either newer version provide something you are looking for? Does it impose limitations (like render licenses) that you cannot work around? Do your current work-arounds/plug-ins/etc. function on the new version, or do changes in the program already do that? Have you evaluated cost of various render licenses, if you need to purchase them separately? Most importantly, have *you* tested them yet? Don't depend on others for works/doesn't work comments - everyone's work environment is a bit different. You need to do thorough and in-depth testing in your own environment and work process. At some point you are likely going to need to upgrade, so it's good to have a process in place well beforehand so you can roll out in a controlled (and hair retaining 
) fashion.
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"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
Hello @chris.ollis and welcome to the community,
I'll do my best to address the posts here. To all the posters in this thread, it's always best to make a thread for each issue. This thread can never have a marked solution because there are too many topics here, and responding to this many questions takes a long time. That being said, I'll address these as best I can.
1) These are now up, but you're right the links weren't working on the first day.
2) This has already been addressed it seems, as I no longer get these messages. You can download a newer version of Arnold for Max at Manage.Autodesk.com or on the Solid Angle website. I think this resolves this issue.
3) Yes, the gray materials is being worked on. Diffuse maps work, but you're right that the flat colors do not show currently. A workaround might be to use a simple 1x1 texture of the color you want to show.
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Hello @office,
1) Interesting, I am logging this one now.
2) This is by design according to the tracker. If you want this feature, please put something on the Feature Request board.
3) This is actually a Windows 10 issue. We have repro'd this with Skype and other applications internally.
Having used it for months now, I think 2018 is a great version of Max. To each their own, but it's pretty great for me.
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1) It is now, simply update from Manage.Autodesk.com or from Solid Angle website.
2) Nothing in Max can freeze your OS. That's most likely a hardware, driver, or real time scanning problem coming from your OS. I recently updated Avast at home and it totally stopped Max, Netflix, and Firefox from working and had to reinstall it to fix it. I would create a new thread and we can investigate this together.
3) I personally like the old style menu. Then again, I use the old list view instead of the Scene Explorer and I use the old map browser. This was actually my favorite UI change when I initially opened 2018. I could understand if the menus were too small for some people now though.
4) It's much faster than 2017, especially with opening XRef's, timeline scrubbing, Blended Box Map interaction speed, and things like that. I've measured it myself, it's significantly faster. I think it must seem slow to you because of problems with 2). I'm happy to help with these problems if possible, just create a new thread please.
5) The Save Custom UI schemes are technically meant to backup your workspace within the same version of Max. Ideally they are forwards compatible, but that's not a guarantee due to updates to the UI which are still in progress that will prevent these from working perfectly between versions. However saving and loading them from 2017 into 2017 should work fine. I know it does in 2017, I reload my settings all the time after helping people in the forums.
6) Yes this is annoying. I don't see a log entry in the tracker for it but I am adding one now. Done. @vusta's workaround is a good one for the time being, but this has been logged.
7) Talk to Rappa tools creator about getting an update. Give him/her some time, it's a new version and some changes must be made in the code I'm sure.
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1) Please try to update Arnold from Manage.Autodesk.com or from the Solid Angle website. This has been fixed but happened because the user was scaling the lights. Technically you shouldn't scale lights, you should always use the controls for scale on the modifier menu. (Quad X, Quad Y.)
2) This issue has already been logged. They do show up in the explorer, but not in the lister as you've noted.
3) This is a known issue and is being worked on.
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Hello @SeattlePatrick,
This would probably be better as a new thread. This thread has become too wide to focus on this issue but I'd be happy to discuss it with you in another thread. Long story short, there are some big improvements to 2018 (and some amazing things in the works) but if you have an existing render farm on MR then there would be a rendering node license cost to bear.
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Best Regards,
Alfred (AJ) DeFlaminis
3ds Max Technical Support Specialist
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Hello @nocountryforyoungmen,
That is unfortunately named. I have logged the issue into the tracker. Thanks for reporting it.
Cool username btw.
Best Regards,
Alfred (AJ) DeFlaminis
3ds Max Technical Support Specialist
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