I don't know if this is a bug or by design, but I want to use point helpers on my rigs, except the selection brackets are much bigger than the point size in many cases. So for instance, create a point, change the size to 1 unit, with animate on go forward a couple of frames and move it. Notice the selection brackets appear and they are ginormous.

The smaller you get the larger of a discrepancy between sizes there is. It's like max is calculating the bounds incorrectly.

Here is a screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36289/xfer/2013/3ds_max_point_helper_bounds_are_huge.png

max freeze wile rendering via DBR and one satellite died. Why can't max just ignore this satellite?

See also: http://area.autodesk.com/forum/t76639

Related idea is: http://3dsmaxfeedback.autodesk.com/forums/76763-small-annoying-things/suggestions/1771705-make-satellite-timeout-for-mental-ray-dbr-variable but it's not the same idea ;)

The text input width in the state sets is quite small. This makes editing longer path names difficult (e.g. in a SaveFilePath Change).
Please increase the width of these boxes.
Maybe you could dynamically resize them so they occupy all the remaining width to the right border of the state set window.
Or maybe the boxes could be placed in a new line.

We need an updated render element path handling in 3dsmax. For example when the render output path change it doesnt update the path locations of render elements. Although it is common sense.

Anyways for now, the small annoying thing that I have to do is changing paths for 30 something render elements. Every time one by one when I change the render output folder. (happens a lot because of revisions)

We need a single mass editing option for render elements paths.

remove the double base object parameter from the "Keyboard Entry" tab, because they exist in the "Parameters" tab, too. Just use them from there, if the user click on the "create" button.

I often failed: First i fill my values in the "Parameters" tab, then i notice the error and do it again in the "Keyboard Entry" tab.

I don't know why Max still doesn't have this feature whereas Maya had this feature by diffault for ages!

We need the abbility to view normal maps on low poly objects in the viewport without having to install additional shaders like Xoliul Shader or 3Point shader and having to switch from Nitrous to Direct3D

Must have feature for game artists.

I like viewport layout tabs, but the problem is its size. For desktop it's fine, but for laptop with limit screen. Having such a large icon is kind of waste. Make the option for viewport layout tabs like in preference>use large toolbar button.

The quick access toolbar is too small, poorly place and simply doesn't flow with the rest of the Max UI. Also, who in the heck decided it was a good idea to put a SAVE button right next to the UNDO button?!?! There should be an option to completely disable this toolbar (along with the "Clown" button).

Enable the option to use Scene Lights instead of Default Lights in Nitrous viewports when set to "Shaded" mode. Currently scene lights can only be enabled when you are in realistic, but this mode can give unwanted artifacts when doing previews. (grainy transparency, etc) and is also much slower.

Sending meshes from Max to maya triangulates the mesh even if it is an collapsed Editable Poly. Only works with quads if there actually is an Edit Poly modifier in the stack.
Sending from maya to Max seems to work regardless.

Hello, this is SAT that should apply in the next version.
Apply "Skin" modifier > Edit Envelopes > Tick on "Vertices".
Ring and Loop doesn't work like in Editable poly.

Editable Poly:
Ring: 1st Click on vertice> Shift + 2nd vertice = Ring
Loop: Double click on vertice = Loop

So please make Ring&Loop in Skin.mod THE SAME in Edi.Poly
:)

There is a link to Autodesk’s Report a Bug page both on this page and within 3DS Max’s help menu that when you click on it returns an error stating that “This webpage is not available”. I’ve tried it with both IE and Google Chrome and get the same error message with both.

If the snap toggle is engaged and you used the mirror command the snap toggle becomes stuck in the on position. If you then use another command, i.e. move, the snap toggle becomes un-stuck.

e.g.: You are in perspective and snap on the default grid: You can't snap in Z-axis then.

The "snap on grid" works always on the two axis and not on the third.

A few simple improvements to autobackup feature:
- fix autobackup when multiple instances of Max are open - now they overwrite eachother,
- let me choose where the files get created - the default folder or the current scene max file subfolder,
- checkbox for activating autobackup before every render

"Back Face Lines" and "Back Face Vertex Ticks" colors are not working. This items are in Customize User Interface > Elements: Geometry list.

The ability to choose custom cursors for various areas in 3ds max.

The render Button in the render window in mental ray mode should be on the top and the bottom Panel should be on the side better than the bottom , cause it is hidden out of the screen when rendering an HD size frame, so every time you need to resize the rendering window to find the Render Button

Years from now, there has been issues with spacebar (lock selection / unlock) in keyboard versions like these: Estonian, Finnish etc.
1) In many cases Spacebar opens / closes Modifier Subset instead of locking the selection as intended.
2) Quite often while the selection IS actually LOCKED it does not indicate it in the "locked" icon under the viewport