I recently upgraded to 3ds Max 2013 from 3ds Max 2011, but I've run into an strange problem where the lighting in the perspective viewport appears too dark.
This only happens in the realistic, shaded and consistent colour display modes. However the viewport is illuminated perfectly in the wireframe mode...
After editing a photo in Photoshop to perfection, converting it to a JPEG and then e-mailing it to someone, the image appears way too dark on the receiving monitor. I've sent images to people using both CRT and LCD monitors, set on maximum brightness, and the images are equally dark in both cases.
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View 4 Replies View Relatedwhenever I open my 3ds Max software I get a black screen in my perspective viewport. When I go to use another viewport that one either turns black as well or the program freezes. I have been using this software for the past month or so with no such problems. Now, out of the blue, this happens. I wasn't using any other programs while running 3ds Max, I never do--just incase.
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I have noticed that in one learning project my Perspective Viewport is completely skewed. Other projects are fine, just this one (so far).
Information:
See image IF01.jpg (below) the ViewCubein the Top Right of the Perspective Viewport is perfectly squared and showing the Left View - yet the Grid and all Objects on and around it are angled incorrectly.
Image IF02.jpg shows the Grid and Objects correctly aligned the way they should be - yet the ViewCube is now all off square!
I noticed recently that the textures in one of my scenes are very dark in the viewport with "texture view (number 6)"
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Max wasn't doing this until day before yesterday. the only thing i did to my system or max was use the FloorGenerator/MultiTexture script and plugin from CG-Source.
Removing the files from CG-Source did NOT resolve this issue. i've also applied EVERY hotfix/update from Autodesk and have the 'most current' drivers from NVidia.
Here's a viewport grab demonstrating what is happening (using Nitrous).
My system is not weak, though i could use a better processor:
i3 (quadCore)
16gb Ram
EVGA GTX550 ti (2gb)
OCZ Vertex SSD (120gb)
I've struggled with the old issue of shifting images in rotated viewports. We use georeferenced aerial photography by way of these images inserted into their own drawing and then Xreffed into another drawing for printing. The issue is, the image appears shifted in some viewports. Most of the time it prints fine but not always. I searched the discussion groups and found a post a few years ago that a reply user stumbled across a quasi workaround. When the view command's Perspective is turned on and then off within the viewport, the image appears to be locked in it's correct position, not shifted. I have successfully used this procedure several times over the years until now. I have half a dozen drawings that when I turn the Perspective on and then off in a viewport, the image will not display. The xref is loaded and the layer is turned on in the viewport but the image doesn't show. What is the perspective portion of the view command within a viewport?
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Ex. Viewport 1 shows the top view of an object, Viewport 2 shows the right side view... as soon as I add Viewport 3, the top view in VP 1 blacks out. I attempt to ReDraw, Regenerate, etc, but it doesn't re-appear. I've run Plot Preview to see if maybe it's just a fluke with the graphics card on my screen, but alas, even in plot preview the viewport is blanked out.
It almost seems like there is a limited number of viewports I can use.
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public static bool GetLayerInfoFromDB2(Database db) { //do viewports on layoutstry {using (Transaction tr = db. Transaction Manager. Start Transaction()) { ObjectId ldid = db.LayoutDictionaryId;DBDictionary ld = (DBDictionary)tr.GetObject(ldid,
[code]....
the odd thing is it never finds the frozen viewports on the first viewport. It catches the others fine.I cannot see anything odd either, the counts of viewports and layers are all correct, and the drawing has no problems.Is there something that must be done to initialize the mechanism that reads viewport overrides?
how do you create a viewport within an existing viewport ?
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Tried changing color prfofiles etc but no difference.
The strange thing is that it only happens with photoshop....cs, cs2 and elements. With oher programs as I mentioned the photos when dispalyed are the original brightness they need to be.
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how this artist created this perspective text (from the center)?
baffled, maybe not photoshop?
how to do this type of relection.
I want to create a realistic reflection on a photo just like the one attached.
I'm trying to create a reflection effect as noted on one of the team photoshop tuts. Unfortunately, in one of the steps, I'm supposed to use transform > perspective on a layer, but that option is grayed out!
(Windows, photoshop 5.0) The help menu says it'll be grayed out unless the "entire path is selected." Damn, I just got used to layers....what's this Path stuff? Why isn't it mentioned in the tut instructions?
What tips/tricks are there to establishing a matching (or believably acceptable) perspective? The only thing I've got in the frame is the edge of the box, but just lining that up didn't do it.
I've attached a sample of what I'm talking about, with a sign that clearly is NOT correct.
I saw these 2 square images in a magazine and would like to create the exact same perspective dimensions in PS.
i40.tinypic.com/5x4tpy.jpg
I've tried skew, distort, perspective and a mix of all but can't seem to achieve the look I'm after.
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Yesterday when I opened 3DS Max Design I received the screen in the first image below. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Max, uninstalled and reinstalled Parallels, to no avail. If I maximize the viewport (ALT+W), I am able to see wire frames of the top, front, and side without distortion, however if I toggle to Smooth & Highlights (F3) in any of the viewports I get the same static-y screen as in the perspective viewport (see second image below).
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I'd like to know how can I remove perspective view from a camera!
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