Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix Readme

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011 / Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before installing this Hot Fix. For reference, you should save this readme to your hard drive. For complete installation and networking instructions refer to the Installation Guide and Network Administrator's Guide on the DVD or with the electronic download of 3ds Max 2011 / 3ds Max Design 2011.

NOTE: This hot fix includes the fixes found in the Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011 / Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2011-2010.06.07 Hot Fix, but you can install this hot fix without having to remove the 2010.06.07 hot fix.

Report defects for this hot fix to Customer Support at:
http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-supportor www.autodesk.com/3dsmaxdesign-support

Find learning resources at:
www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-learningpath or www.autodesk.com/3dsmaxdesign-learningpath

Contents

Resolved Issues in this Hot Fix

Feature

Resolved Issue

Autodesk® 3ds Max® CAT
  • When enabling the Transform Type-In checkbox in the Load Limb Pose dialog and clicking the Reset Transforms button a MAXScript error occurred. This has been fixed.
Autodesk® FBX®
  • FBX files from Autodesk® Revit® with RPC content loaded as empty scenes; all of the content now loads correctly.
  • * An empty scene was created when loading RPC assets from Autodesk® Revit® through FBX.  An empty scene is no longer loaded.
  • * When using Autodesk Revit 2011, FBX texture maps were using GUID labels for naming texture maps; texture maps now use their appropriate file names.
Autodesk® Materials
  • * A program error occurred if the Autodesk Materials were uninstalled and Autosave or Save was used.  The error no longer occurs and the files are saved correctly.
  • * Autodesk Materials presets failed to load correctly on operating systems that used commas to define decimals; these presets now load correctly in this environment.
Biped
  • When loading a Biped BIP file, Xtra bones would not scale properly. The Xtra bones now scale properly.
Help
  • * The "Download Vegetation" link in the Help menu now loads the proper page.
Lights
  • * When importing IES lights their orientation would rotate, this rotation no longer occurs.
mental ray®
  • * When using mental ray proxies and setting mental ray to use BSP2 when rendering to a sequence, some of the memory was not released .  This has been fixed.
  • * When setting mental ray to use BSP2 in 64-bit versions of 3ds Max, speckled artifacts could appear when rendering; these artifacts no longer occur.
Optimize Modifier
  • In 3ds Max Design 2011, when applying any modifier after applying the Optimize modifier, the modifier display was not correct and 3ds Max Design 2011 would stop working. Modifiers now work correctly when applied after the Optimize modifier.
Performance
  • * The program error on start-up when using sixteen or more CPU cores has been fixed; also, all cores are now used.
Quicksilver
  • Mesh corruption no longer causes corruption when rendering more that 100 frames.
  • Some geometry was reversed and would render black because cullmode was not restored properly after rendering double-sided materials. This issue is now resolved.
Slate Material Editor
  • * When minimizing the Slate Material Editor, the keyboard kept selection focus with the result that the Delete key wouldn’t work; this has been corrected.
Viewport
  • Gamma: When using the DirectX display driver with Gamma and Exposure Control, banding could result in the viewport. This issue is resolved.
  • Gamma: Various refresh problems in wireframe mode have been resolved.
  • Gamma: When locking and then unlocking the computer, Gamma would be disabled. This no longer occurs.
  • Gamma: Enabling Snap modes with Gamma turned on caused ghosting and other viewport artifacts; this no longer occurs.
  • When the viewport was maximized the Active viewport hot keys would not work. This is resolved.
  • SteeringWheels® & ViewCube®: These navigation tools would flicker. This problem has been resolved.
* Denotes fixes from previous hot fix: Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 / Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011-2010.06.07 Hot Fix.

Supported Operating Systems

Use the following supported operating systems for the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 / Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix:

See also www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-systemrequirements for more system requirements information.

Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk software arising from the installation of updates, extensions or new releases issued by third party hardware or software vendors for the qualified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).

Versions of this Hot Fix

Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 32-bit 3dsmax2011_32-bit_2010.07.21.msp
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 64-bit 3dsmax2011_64-bit_2010.07.21.msp
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 32-bit 3dsMaxDesign2011_32-bit_2010.07.21.msp
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 64-bit 3dsMaxDesign2011_64-bit_2010.07.21.msp

Install Instructions

  1. Download the appropriate file for your system. See Versions of this Hot Fix.
  2. Double-click the corresponding MSP file to launch the installer.
  3. Click Next when prompted.
  4. Click Finish once completed.

Uninstall Instructions

Windows XP

  1. Open Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add Or Remove Programs dialog.
  2. Turn on Show Updates at the top of the Add Or Remove Programs dialog.
  3. Select Autodesk 3ds Max 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix / Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix.
  4. Click Remove.

Windows Vista / Windows 7

  1. Open Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features.
  2. Click View Installed Updates.
  3. Select Autodesk 3ds Max 2011-2010.07.21 Hot Fix / Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010-2010.07.21 Hot Fix.
  4. Click Uninstall.

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