viewport canvas

[nat92]

Hi

I am doing a tutorial call texturing using the viewport canvas in 3ds max. In the tutorial when the person brings up the viewport canvas the window it is different to the one I have. The buttons are different and I can't find the set up button that I am suppose to pressed. Can anyone help?

[libertycityanimation]

I don't have the up-to date max. when autodesk made the newer version of max they change the buttons nat and added new feautures. You could always change max to the default on the top tool bar you see custom click on that then click on customs IU and defaults swichers select that max will bring up the user switcher interface

on the left you will have
max
max metalray interface etc

on the right will will see the UI scheme here you can change the color (colour) of the viewports. so if you just look through them and see which on sutes you and which toolbar your used too. Once you the one you like then click set. Max will set the UI to the one you have selected. Once you have done this max will ask you to restart your max once restarted then max will change it for you when you open max back up

[marlow]

nat92, I had that same problem I couldn't follow it either with my version of Max. If you are using Max 2011 there is a section in the Introduction to Max 2011 course on the Viewport Canvas which is quite useful. There is enough there to get you started.