Trouble seeing textures in 3ds Max viewport and strange issue in Slate Material editor...

[ezinbc]

I'm having trouble seeing my textures in the 3ds Max viewport. I've tried enabling both "Shaded materials with maps" and "Realistic materials with maps," but neither display any textures/materials. Additionally, turning on "Show shaded materials in viewport" within the material editor doesn't seem to make a difference.

I've also noticed something that I think is quite odd: When I activate "Show shaded materials in viewport" in the material editor, for a specific material (by selecting the material and clicking the button), then click away and back again, the button has switched back to off! It seems like it doesn't stay enabled after I click on something else. Is this normal behavior, or is there a way to keep it on?

Any advice on resolving this issue would be much appreciated.

[RobH2]

Which version of Max are you using? Always state that when posting. There have been a lot of changes between versions lately. Some things have been fixed in 2025 but others haven't. 

Edit: I'm following your comments above in 2025 and not able to reproduce the issues. If your objects are 'Frozen' and the box 'Show frozen in gray..' is ticked on, you won't see the textures in the viewport. No, it isn't normal for the 

'Show shaded material in viewport' button in Slate to turn on and off at will. It should stay where you leave it. 

Also, what graphics card to you have?

Edit 2: Still experimenting. Is perhaps the switch shown in 'Override.jpg' turned on? If so, set it to 'Override Off.'