[Lifa]

Hi guys!  I'm having some problems with 3DS Max (I have 6 and 7) being sort of...down...right now.  They're both not exactly legal copies and are prone to really hating me--very touchy and I'm not sure yet what I'd have to do to get either one of them back up and running.  (6 has been gone for awhile and I didn't care until now...)

Anyways, I have a large project due for class tomorrow at noon... A seamless model of an insect done in 3DS Max (not required to be unwrapped or textured, thank God).  I was thinking...ladybug.  ( Cute and round and easy to do <3 )  It would have taken me about 30 minutes to do if 3DS Max hadn't died all over me.

So, after I spent a good couple of minutes crying about it, a friend referred me to this site, says you guys are good at 3D things and can help me.  (I have no talent!)

So, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[KARMA]

do it in another program you are more comfortable with and convert in 3ds with 3dexploration.
BTW, you know you risk the ban saying that clearly that your copy isn't exactly legal, ya?

[Lifa]

Originally posted by KARMA
do it in another program you are more comfortable with and convert in 3ds with 3dexploration.
BTW, you know you risk the ban saying that clearly that your copy isn't exactly legal, ya?

 The only proggy I know is 3DS Max.  ~Sad face~  I haven't gotten to the classes where they teach us Maya yet.  I don't know that it matters whether my copy is legal or not 'cause I don't distribute anything I've done, it's strictly for school purposes only.

[KARMA]

there's gmax that can be dloaded for free. You'll probably loose some hours by finding a way to convert to 3ds, tho (IIRC there's a plugin to save in m3d, then yuo'll have to convert m3d to 3ds)

[Black Wolf]

He wont get bant for having less than legal copies. Hell - that'd probably mean half the community got the boot.

[Lifa]

Like I said, the only proggy I know is 3DS Max... My internet connection hasn't been allowing downloads as it has been shutting off every 5 minutes or so for the past few weeks... I haven't gotten the internet company to resolve the problem yet.  I'm just looking for someone who knows a quicker fix for why it's not loading right.  It's 3 in the morning and I haven't slept in over two days.  My other option is to try to goto school to get it done before class but usually all of the computer labs are full so that's no guarantee either.

[Lifa]

Originally posted by Black Wolf
He wont get bant for having less than legal copies. Hell - that'd probably mean half the community got the boot.

 I'm a girl.

[Lifa]

Originally posted by Lifa
 I'm a girl.

...Eh, I sound so stupid, I'm probably just adding fuel to the stereotype that girls are silly computer-illiterate twits.  Sorry to all girls out there.  Atleast I know how to work Photoshop decently.  >_>

[KARMA]

gmax is 3dmax, but with many limitations. Anyway, if you can't dload it's of no use, and I don't have any other suggestions, sorry

[karajorma]

If 3DS Max is giving you an error when it crashes out tell us what exactly it says. Someone may recognise it.

Just out of interest who recommended us?

[Hippo]

You aren't running SP2 are you? My cracked MAX6 won't install on SP2, as the registry doesn't work. Either downgrade to SP1, or copy over the registry files from an SP1 install.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by Lifa
They're both not exactly legal copies and are prone to really hating me--very touchy and I'm not sure yet what I'd have to do to get either one of them back up and running.

Well this is more of a tech support question than a modelling question, but we'll do what we can. What sort of problems are you having?  Any error messages?  Crashes?

Anyways, I have a large project due for class tomorrow at noon

If this is for a class, then there ought to be some sort of public computer lab somewhere where they have 3DSMax running, wouldn't there?

a friend referred me to this site

Which friend?  Anyone from here?

[Lifa]

To address what people have been talking about:

1.  3DS Max 7 worked fine until tonight.  I don't get an error message, just a failure to load.  I have restarted a few times.  I'm not running SP2.

2.  Thanks for welcoming me here!

3.  The computer labs open at 8 AM, when the first class starts.  Usually there is not a computer available (the only time there really is, is on Fridays).  The first class lets out at noon, and I have to be to class with my project by 12.30.  (I usually like being there by noon, so I'm not late.)  However, the school's 3DS Max works worse than mine does and due to viruses and not-too-good computers it usually crashes during a save--which is why I have 3DS on my home computer.  It's worth a shot but I don't think I'll have time to get my project done on the school computers tomorrow morning--and an incomplete project is about as good as if I didn't do it at all.

[karajorma]

Uninstall and reinstall sometimes works(3DS Max not windows). Might be worth trying.

[brugger]

if you sill have the install files for either version of max you can uninstall one of them and the liscense borrowing utility or whatever its called then reinstall. with no serial max automatically goes to a 30 day trial that should work. you'll have to figure your crack later but it should get you through class today

edit-Safecast shared components is the name of the liscence thingy in the add remove program list (this might only work with 6 i've never used 7)

[KARMA]

Originally posted by Lifa
To address what people have been talking about:

1.  3DS Max 7 worked fine until tonight.  I don't get an error message, just a failure to load.  I have restarted a few times.  I'm not running SP2.

 

then, you should try to reset your computer to a precedent restore point (dunno if it is this how it is called in english)
this is because there are imho 2 possibilities:
1-you did something wrong like getting viruses, updating windows, screwing windows somehow, updating some drivers, installing some programs etc. This should be fixable choosing to restore windows to when max was still working
2-dunno how max license works, but it sound like if a license has expired (althought you should receive a warning)

[Nico]

Pah, one of you should just make a bug mesh and give it away

[KARMA]

well, since you are one of the best max modellers of the community...

[karajorma]

That would be immoral though and we're all good people

[redsniper]

^^ *laughs uncontrollably*
I hope you didn't type that with a straight face.