[def4d]

When opening or merging old files created in 05/2006, maxwell.dlr is missing, and 3dsMax crashes, is there a known workaround?

[Fernando Tella]

Usually merging those files gives you time to replace old materials with new ones. As you say merge still crashes max I would try merging only some objects of the scene, fix materials, save scene, merge another part of the file, fix materials, save,...

[Bogdan Coroi]

If maxwell.dlr is missing it means Maxwell has nothing to do with the crash.

[Fernando Tella]

Maybe beta materials?

[def4d]

Exactly, but there was a time i could merge my max file, now i can't.
Fortunately, the last project version has been saved with a biased renderer setup too

[Bubbaloo]

You're a troublemaker...

[def4d]

*peace on earth* mode was activated Bubba, and note the neutral smily

[def4d]

Exactly, but there was a time i could merge my max file, now i can't.
Fortunately, the last project version has been saved with a biased renderer setup too

and now that i've done everything again, this is what i have on every textured objects:

ERROR: - UVW channels ( 1 ) on object "Object01" not enough for material "Peintures"
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ERROR: - Render Failed

Not to say bad comments, of course

[def4d]

It seems it comes from the downloaded mxm i used, when replaced by a self-made it's ok.

To be continued...

[def4d]

Changing the map channel to 2 in the uvw resolved the [`\^@~{`@~`\ thing

Are all the mxm in the MXM Gallery ok?