Reverting back to 2023.1

[fpatry]

Any quick way to revert back to 2023.1 without having to reinstall everything?

[Anonymous]

nope

you have to uninstall everything

[DarrenP]

no  the 2023.1 update replaces the 2023 install

so you can't uninstall just the update

you have to uninstall the entire program

[abrahamZZG2U]

I just uninstalled the whole program and then reinstalled 3ds Max 2023.1 from the product updates page of my autodesk account.

All my scripts, plugins, and custom UI was still there and working. So luckily only about a 20 minute exercise.

[fpatry]

Thanks Abraham, that's what i was hoping to avoid, but not that bad if only 20 minutes. Wating for a fix soon.

[fpatry · Accepted solution]

OK, for those of you who cannot wait for a patch, you can do what Abraham posted, just dont forget to use the custom install option and select 2023.1.

[Diffus3d]

@fpatry I went ahead and marked your post as the solution for rolling back since you had the most detailed instructions for anyone else looking for this issue.  Thank you for posting it and thank you @abrahamZZG2U for your initial confirmation. 

Best Regards,

[pixelbox_sro]

i am only gettgin preparing to instal black splash screen trying to do 2023.1 install

gets me nowhere....just sits there for  1 hour already

really well done!

[logan_foster_adsk]

I am pleased to share that an update to 3ds Max, version 2023.2.2, is now available to download through the Autodesk Desktop App (ADA) or through the manage.autodesk.com download portal. This update resolves an issue with Chamfer operations in 3ds Max 2023.2 which resulted in the software entering an endless loop and becoming unresponsive either when loading files (locking up at 73% load) or when applying a Chamfer (through the Chamfer modifier, or Editable Poly or the Edit Poly modifier) to edges that connected to an open edge on your mesh data when using “Limit Effect”.

On behalf of the 3ds Max team I would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their scenes and report this issue to us, your help enabled us to quickly confirm and resolve the issue.

I would also like to take another opportunity to apologize for this issue. We are all as deeply disappointed as you are that this issue shipped with 2023.2, and we hope that with 2023.2.2, and future releases of 3ds Max, will resume the positive trend of releases that provided the stability, features, and functionality that assists you to create expressive content and share creative experiences in your work.

Logan Foster
Product Owner at Autodesk for 3ds Max

[yannverbeke]

Hi, the loading issue is still there in 2023.2.2

Loading freezes at 73% on projects I try to open.

Please this is becoming a nightmare. I'm losing jobs because of this issue. I uninstalled Max already 3 times the past week. Please help me out.