My Scale, Move, (etc) Dialog Box is suddenly not on my screen

[stevenbolgiano]

Hi,

When I right click on menu's scale, Move, etc ... I usually get the small floating dialogue control box , on screen to work with and set the numericals manually.

It's no longer visible. I have a feeling its off my visible screen somewhere. How do I get it to return to view?

I've got a laptop, and a second monitor ..... but I've run it like this for years with no problem.

Thanks in advance!

Steven

[RobH2]

I would first try resetting the Workspace. Click on 'Workspaces' and choose 'Default.' See if that helps.

You might also want to reset Max. Go to 'C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2019 - 64bit'  and delete the 'ENU' folder, all of it. If you want, back it up incase you want to restore. Relaunch Max and see if things are normal again. 

[stevenbolgiano]

One more question ....

But YES , ...deleting ENU folder worked (default reset did not, I guess because it was default to begin with).

What is the proper way to remove the side panel on the left, with the Select list (that appeared on the reset ENU)?

Previously, to get that panel out of the way, I just kept hitting buttons until it went away, and then forgot what I did to remove it!

I'm 68, so this is not an unusual method for a lot of things in life now.

Thanks!

Steven

[RobH2]

If you are talking about 'Layer Explorer' which lists all of your scene elements and layers then that just "tears" off. You left-click and drag the top just below the double dotted top edge border. You can pull it off onto your main screen. It will have an 'X' in the corner, just click that and it's gone. If you want it back go to the 'Tools' menu and click on it in the top part of the list. 

However, if you grab the top of the 'Layer Explorer' and drag it to the far left, the left side of Max will turn blue and open a hole you can drop it into. Then it's nested neatly on the left out of the way. It's good to have that always available as you build scenes, especially if they get complex. You can resize it by hovering over the right edge of it and dragging to minimize it. Then if you need it, it's still right there. 

But fortunately, Max gives us all ways to set it up like we want to. So if you want to leave it off till needed, no problem there.