Autodesk 3ds Max 2019.1.1 Update Release Notes

Thank you for downloading Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2019.1.1 Update.

These release notes describe what’s fixed, known limitations and workarounds, plus other important information for this release. We strongly recommend you read this document before installing and running any version of the program.

For information on what’s new in this release, see What's New in 3ds Max.

For information on the latest release of Arnold for 3ds Max (MAXtoA), see Arnold for 3ds Max Release Notes.

Contents

Prerequisites

What’s fixed

Known issues and workarounds

Additional resources

Disclaimer

Prerequisites

3ds Max 2019 must be installed prior to installing the update.

What’s fixed

The following list describes issues fixed in this release.

Note: This release contains all previous Service Pack and Update fixes from previous releases.

Key	Component/s	Summary
MAXX-17941	MAXX:Alembic	NURBS Curves turn shorter.
MAXX-42926	MAXX:Alembic	Issue when Motion Blur checkbox was unchecked.
MAXX-43128	MAXX:Alembic	Unspecified exception when importing Alembic file.
MAXX-42912	MAXX:Alembic	Camera view not rendering with Arnold.
MAXX-42211	MAXX:Alembic	Recurrent Export/Import of channel names is destructive.
MAXX-43123	MAXX:Animation	MAXSscript call to remove bones did not work in some cases.
MAXX-40391	MAXX:Animation	Merging Biped with CAT scene produced crash.
MAXX-36824	MAXX:Animation	Attaching meshes was slow and froze the software. Now it can be up to 7 times faster than previous versions.
MAXX-42607	MAXX:CamerasPhysical	Crash when creating a physical camera.
MAXX-40243	MAXX:CamerasPhysical	Crash when pressing a transform key while creating a Physical Camera.
MAXX-39338	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: When sharing a view with a large number of missing assets, there could be a long delay.
MAXX-42542	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: Shell materials not exported to Shared Views.
MAXX-42528	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: Issue when exporting any textures to channels other than 1 in Shared Views.
MAXX-42247	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: Sharing Views with objects that have missing texture maps results in grey objects (rather than the object's diffuse color).
MAXX-42246	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: If a material's diffuse slot is unchecked, the texture is still shared.
MAXX-42125	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: Node names in a Shared View are incorrect when the names in a 3ds Max scene have accents (é, è, â, etc.).
MAXX-42124	MAXX:Cloud	Shared Views: Blend between the diffuse color and the diffuse texture is wrong.
MAXX-43137	MAXX:Core	Improved scene file I/O robustness for cases in which a very large number of object types (classes) are being saved and loaded.
MAXX-42551	MAXX:Core	The objXRefMgr.addNewXRefObject MAXScript API now allows you to specify how to re-parent an xrefed object. For more information, see MAXScript documentation.
MAXX-41627	MAXX:Core	Fixed issue in Physique that prevented loading scene files.
MAXX-40812	MAXX:Core	Improved support for checking in large 3ds Max scene files into Autodesk Vault.
MAXX-41938	MAXX:Core	Fixed crash with XRef Object when entering proxy object name.
MAXX-42430	MAXX:Core	Fixed issues getting (checking out) very large scene files from Vault.
MAXX-40489	MAXX:FileIO	Fixed issues with auto-login into Autodesk Vault through 3ds Max's Asset Tracker.
MAXX-35755	MAXX:FileIO	Compress on Save corrupted large scene files. Compression now supports very large, multi-gigabyte files.
MAXX-38546	MAXX:Fluids	Crash related to Stickiness values greater than 1.
MAXX-43434	MAXX:Fluids	Max Color of the Color Channel not displayed when Simulating.
MAXX-40328	MAXX:Fluids	Truncate not clearing cache.
MAXX-26194	MAXX:Interop	Normals inverted when linking a Revit file (affected Link only, not Import).
MAXX-39881	MAXX:Interop MAXX:UVW	Crash when importing OBJ and applying a modifier.
MAXX-28916	MAXX:MaterialEditors	Icons for the Multi/Sub Material are drawn incorrectly.
MAXX-39800	MAXX:MAXScript	maxVersion() MAXScript command was returning nondescript release information. Now, it reports the full product version including major, minor, hotfix and build number. For more information, see MAXScript documentation.
MAXX-42988	MAXX:MAXScript	Fixed issue where enumerating the elements of an array using 'for <vear_name> in <sequence>' would cause functions extracted from the sequence to lose the structure or plugin instance associated with the function (if any). This would result in the function being unable to properly access local variables in the instance.
MAXX-43538	MAXX:MAXScript	Improved error message reported by the addModifierWithLocalData MAXScript function, when source modifier not found on source node.
MAXX-43300	MAXX:MAXScript	Fixed access violation when setting the value of a null sub-anim object through MAXScript. A MAXScript runtime error is generated instead. Example: t=teapot() t[#visibility].value = 1 --> was access violation, now reports Runtime error: Cannot set property on null subAnim object: Visibility t[#visibility].object --> undefined
MAXX-42201	MAXX:MAXScript	The xrefs.addNewXrefObject MAXScriptAPI respects quiet mode when it needs to reparent an xrefed object. Reparenting behavior can be fine-tuned through the new reparentAction keyword argument. For more information, see MAXScript documentation.
MAXX-42145	MAXX:MAXScript	Improved handling of end-of-stream markers in the readline(), peekchar(), and readChar() functions of memStreamMgr in MAXScript.readline(), peekchar(), and readChar() functions of memStreamMgr in MAXScript.
MAXX-42144	MAXX:MAXScript	The xrefs.addNewXRefObject MAXScript API now allows for specifying how to re-parent an xrefed object. For more information, see MAXScript documentation.
MAXX-42153	MAXX:MAXScript	Improved error reporting in scripted dialogs by explicitly calling out the causing the error in the MAXScript Listener.
MAXX-37372	MAXX:MAXScript	Fixed issue with getHandleByAnim Python API not returning correct values.
MAXX-43595	MAXX:Modeling	Performance degradation on playback involving many poly meshes.
MAXX-35980	MAXX:Modeling	Data Channel Modifier: Does not always get updated by transform updates.
MAXX-37362	MAXX:Modeling	Data Channel Modifier: Vertex Output is not working for Vertex Alpha and Vertex Illum.
MAXX-39412	MAXX:Modeling	Chamfer Modifier: Does not retain off state.
MAXX-43024	MAXX:Modeling	Shapes: Crash opening some Max 2017 files with shape objects.
MAXX-42390	MAXX:Modeling	Blended Box Map: Infinite recursion crash.
MAXX-43263	MAXX:Modeling	EditablePoly: Subdivision rollout state not being preserved.: Subdivision rollout state not being preserved.
MAXX-42239	MAXX:Modeling	SplineTools: Objects are not visible when scene xrefed.: Objects are not visible when scene xrefed.
MAXX-42241	MAXX:Modeling	EditPoly Modifier: Switching between caddies stacks changes.
MAXX-41266	MAXX:Modeling	EditablePoly: Extruding with more than 4 vertices might be unpredictable.
MAXX-41287	MAXX:Modeling	DataChannel Modifier: Missing Bitmap sequence update. Modifier: Missing Bitmap sequence update.
MAXX-41228	MAXX:Modeling	Terrain: Some shapes can cause 3ds Max to hang.
MAXX-42053	MAXX:Modeling	EditPoly Modifier: Edge selection can change mesh topology causing Undo crashes.
MAXX-42018	MAXX:Modeling	DataChannel Modifier: Crash when updating rest pose.
MAXX-41996	MAXX:Modeling	Freehand Spline: Crash on spinner update.
MAXX-40586	MAXX:Modeling	SplineTools: SymetryMod crash when scene has xrefs.
MAXX-40558	MAXX:Modeling	AEC Wall: Crash after editing a segment.
MAXX-41749	MAXX:Modeling	EditablePoly: Extrude/Bevel dialogue missing bias.
MAXX-41675	MAXX:Modeling	EditPoly Modifier: Crash when adding on top OSD.
MAXX-41866	MAXX:Modeling	AEC Wall: Viewport not updating when deleting segments.
MAXX-41877	MAXX:Modeling	Boolean: Mangled UVs with multi element models.
MAXX-42389	MAXX:Modeling	EditPoly Modifier: Cancelling a caddie/dialog operation pushes it to the Undo stack.
MAXX-42012	MAXX:ParticleFlow	Issue when loading particles saved in previous versions.
MAXX-23347	MAXX:PointCloud	Point Cloud snaps do not work consistently.
MAXX-37963	MAXX:Python	Python had slow performance casting the MAXScript object set (pymxs.runtime.objects ) into a Python list. Performance has been greatly improved.
MAXX-30224	MAXX:Python	Python dictionaries with integer keys can now be properly accessed in MAXScript.
MAXX-39525	MAXX:RealTimeWorkflows	FBX import crash FbxMaxMeshWrapper::SetMapVerts.
MAXX-42348	MAXX:RealTimeWorkflows	Memory leaks and mismatching memory allocations and deallocations fixed.
MAXX-39196	MAXX:Rendering	Rendered Frame options disappear after closing the render window and re-opening again with UI Toggles off.
MAXX-40292	MAXX:Rendering	Bitmap image sequence range not updating.
MAXX-42731	MAXX:Rendering	Stability fixes to the OSL Map.
MAXX-43030	MAXX:Rendering	Added support for decals to OSL Bitmap.
MAXX-42444	MAXX:Rendering	OSL Time and Frame Number stop working if you click Reset Parameters.
MAXX-41330	MAXX:Rendering	Crash when loading an invalid OSL Shader.
MAXX-33176	MAXX:Rendering	ShapeMap or TextMap: Modifying in Active Shade causes crash.
MAXX-41988	MAXX:RenderingMaterials	No transparency for 32-bit icons.
MAXX-42396	MAXX:RenderingQuickSilver	Animated Interactive shaders are not being rendered by Quicksilver.
MAXX-41221	MAXX:RenderingSpectrum	Cannot cloud render due to missing proxy support.
MAXX-42407	MAXX:SceneConverter	Opening old MEdit after scene conversion can lead to crash.
MAXX-43231	MAXX:SDK	Fixed broken Max SDK project called cuitest.
MAXX-37562	MAXX:UI	Columns in file summary info are offset.
MAXX-36963	MAXX:UI	Scene Converter menu is missing in modular mini workspace.
MAXX-39453	MAXX:UI	Random crash caused by UI elements.
MAXX-39848	MAXX:UI	Icons not appearing in Global Search for some commands.
MAXX-39937	MAXX:UI	Additional Startup Templates and Configure System Paths are not localized.
MAXX-39724	MAXX:UI	System exception when querying dock state.
MAXX-42936	MAXX:UI	StateSets related startup crash when resource icons are not available.
MAXX-43093	MAXX:UI	QT Rollup Container: Custom right-click action is executed twice.
MAXX-42598	MAXX:UI	Changing background color may cause crash.
MAXX-43489	MAXX:UI	Help links not directed to localized pages.
MAXX-42506	MAXX:UI	Tooltips don't work on floating menus.
MAXX-41507	MAXX:UI	Alt Menu: Scene > Tools (Scene Set) > Manage Templates menu item is missing.
MAXX-38689	MAXX:Viewports	UV Map is added as a dependency even if you do not use the modifier.
MAXX-41853	MAXX:Viewports	NitrousGraphicsManager.LoadViewGraph has no effect.

Known issues and workarounds

The following list describes known issues in this release.

Key	Component/s	Summary	Workaround
MAXX-43638	MAXX:Alembic	Unknown QWidgeterror in Alembic Importer.
MAXX-43649	MAXX:Alembic	Loc_All: Inspect dialog does not support Unicode characters.
MAXX-43687	MAXX:Fluids	Mesh type helper of the Emitter boundary control and Collider boundary doesn't work.
MAXX-43729	MAXX:Fluids	Wrong behavior when using the emitter checkbox on a second Liquid.
MAXX-43704	MAXX:Fluids	Fluids/Boundary may lock a viewport and the simulation cannot be stopped.
MAXX-42184	MAXX:Modeling	Renderable Splines' capping method changed in 3ds Max 2019. When working in files saved in previous versions, the geometry may be incorrect when stacking changes on top.	1. Disable modifications after the renderable spline.. 2. Add an Edit-Poly modifier to the stack after the renderable spline. 3. Triangulate the faces of the spline cap. 4. Re-enable modifications on the stack.
MAXX-41308	MAXX:UI	When Windows Scaling is more than 100%, the UI does not scale correctly in Trackview's Float Expression Controller "Pick" window.	1. In Windows, set Custom Scaling or Custom Scaling Level (depending on your version) to 100%. 2. Restart your computer. 3. Start 3ds Max.
MAXX: 41632	MAXX:UI	Loading ame.dark UI scheme makes the UI hard to read.	Do not load ame.dark.ui from the default dark scheme. To revert, load ame_light.ui then load ame_dark.ui once.
MAXX:34633 MAXX:41307 MAXX:41617	MAXX:UI	Various scaling issues related to Windows 10 such as scaling, jumping spinners, offset menu entries, and other UI anomalies.	When possible, maintain 100% or equivalent scaling on all monitors.
MAXX:38309	MAXX:UI	Crash on startup when tablet drivers are installed.	Install .NET Framework version 4.7.1 or higher.
MAXX:43355	MAXX:UI	Delete key cannot be mapped in CUI.	Avoid removing Delete key mapping in CUI dialog, otherwise resetting user preferences will restore default key mapping.
MAXX:40876	MAXX:UI	Maximize Viewport breaks extended viewports.	In the Workspaces toolbar, select Reset to Default State.

Additional resources

Use the following table to locate additional resources.

For more information on…	See…
Installing this product	Installing and Licensing 3ds Max
Using the new features in this release	3ds Max Help
What learning resources are available	Learning Resources
Contacting customer support	3ds Max Support
Submitting an idea about a new feature or improvement	3ds Max Ideas

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