Unable to See All Options in the Composite Map in 3ds Max 2025 Material Editor

[melaniesalvarez1]

Hello!

I hope you're doing well. I’m currently using 3ds Max 2025 along with Corona Render, and I’ve encountered an issue. When I try to use the Composite map, the option to add a layer doesn’t appear. It seems like the "None" button is being cut off. I’ve tried various methods to resolve the issue, but unfortunately, nothing has worked so far.

If anyone has any suggestions or solutions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

Best regards,
Melanie

[RobH2]

Have you tried dragging it off and undocking it? If that looks good, then right click on the label at the top and dock it back and see if it behaves. 

[MartinBeh]

Or maybe you can test with a different screen scaling in the Windows settings, just to see whether that makes a difference.

Another idea: Try to launch 3ds Max in a different language from the Windows start menu.

[melaniesalvarez1]

I will try it, thank you!

[melaniesalvarez1]

Hello! yes, I have tried it and it still shows the same thing.

[RobH2]

Ok, weird one. Have you tried an ENU reset?

[RobH2]

And, when undocked, was it still clipped off?

[melaniesalvarez1]

No yet, I don't know How to do it 😅

[melaniesalvarez1]

Update: Trying different scales from windows settings did not work, but it only worked in different language like in Chinese and Japanese, but not in French, Portuguese and German (I don't know any Asian language 😞 )

[RobH2 · Accepted solution]

Have you looked in the official documentation for Max? Doing an ENU or Factroy Reset is discussed there. Before you do it, go find that ENU folder and copy it somewhere else to save it in case you want to get back to it. 

[melaniesalvarez1]

It worked! Thank you so much 🙂

[RobH2]

Great, nice. Now a "protip.'' Go save that ENU right now and copy it and change the name. Change the name to something like, 'ENU_KnownGood_3-6-25'. Then, if things get strange again, just delete the strange 'ENU' folder and rename your backup file back to 'ENU' and launch Max. Max will use it and it will be just like it was on 3-6-25. You can name it anything you want, just make sure it's not just 'ENU.' If the name has any other characters, Max ignores it.

I back up my ENU weekly. That way, if I've made a bunch of workspace changes and need to revert, I don't go back to a vanilla and default workspace. Simply, make it a habit to back up your ENU after every big workspace customization or plugin installation so you can get back to it if something goes wrong down the road.