[MetinSeven_com]

Hi,

I've just started the Maxwell standalone material editor. Nice, but how do I use it to assign materials to my Max scenes? I want to be able to create a Maxwell render-ready scene in Max and skip the part of having to save a scene as an MXS file first, assigning materials to that file and effectively having to keep a scene twice: the .max file and a separate .mxs file with the right materials.

Cheers,

Metin

[Frances]

Hi Metin,

You can create a Maxwell MXM material in the slot and then select your mxm file.

[jrandom]

Speaking of the material editor has anyone else experienced max crashing when trying to maximize the material slot in maxs' material editor when selecting a maxwell material?

[MetinSeven_com]

Thanks for your tip Frances! I'm going to try that out right away.

Cheers,

metin

[MetinSeven_com]

Tried it, works really nice. I particularly like the material editor preview. Finally something different than the black slots.

I'm really happy to be able to skip Maxwell Studio and work directly from Max.

[jrandom]

Sorry I went off topic, should have started another thread:(

Since you were working in maxs' mat editor I was curious if you had ran into this problem.

[NathanDan]

It happens to me every time, ur not alone

[MetinSeven_com]

Sorry I went off topic, should have started another thread:(

Since you were working in maxs' mat editor I was curious if you had ran into this problem.

No problem that you wrote it here. I didn't try to maximize a Max material slot yet, but I don't dare to anymore now. Did you enter this at the bug report section? Seems like an important bug to me.

Cheers,

Metin

[tbny]

how to do texturing in max since the material does not show up in the max window after assigning. Impossible to do mapping etc??
Anyone have a sollution?

[MetinSeven_com]

I did get the material in my material editor slot. Isn't the Update Material button useful there?

Cheers,

Metin

[jrandom]

Thanks for the reply:)

Come to think of it I believe the max mat editor uses the current renderer to render out the larger materail slot so I guess since maxwell doesn't actually render the materials in the mat editor it would cause it to crash???

[MetinSeven_com]

Could be, but that is still not correct of course, as there's always a chance that you accidentally double-click on a material slot.

Cheers,

M7

[jrandom]

agreed, i posted a bug report

thanks Metin

[MetinSeven_com]

Just thank yourself. You discovered it.

All the best,

M7

[x_site]

is it just me or we are better off using beta or RC with max?
The fact we can't get a proper preview in max is a killer! How are we suppose to use this plugin in such a long maner?