Question [Max 2008] UI/Viewport Help Needed

[senor-cojones]

Hi guys- this is a pretty noobish question from me but it needs asking as its driving me crazy!

Have used Max 7 for a fair while now, and have recently upgraded to using Max 2008- its definitely an improvement but am finding it to have some annoying features. Is there any way get the UI to react like Max 7 in some respects?

Some example of some of the things annoying me; If I create a box, convert it to editable poly and delete a face im presented with a 'black' face... rather than the see-through/wirey face I would get in Max 7. I know to correct this I could turn on "backface cull" in the objects properties- but I need to continually do this for every object I create- is there anyway to turn this on permanently as in Max 7??

Also Ive changed the colour of objects to be grey on creation rather than random colours- the annoying thing is that being grey I cant easily define the objects wireframe from the grid/viewport background (maybe im just colourblind?!)- is it possible to create grey objects with black edges as a default??

Not major problems- just things slowling my workflow slightly and things I could easily change in Max 7 (maybe Im not looking in the rights places :P)

In effect I'm asking if its possible to have a look similar to Max 7 with the functionality of Max 2008, any help appreciated

[sandmanninja]

if you want max to start with certain settings, then setup max as you like it and save the file as maxstart.max in the scene folder of max.

Try that

[senor-cojones]

Thanx for the reply- Ill give that a try after Ive finished work- hopefully it solves my problems!

[senor-cojones]

The maxstart.max solution worked for that problem- also whilst looking I found a setting called "Turn On Backface Cull On Object Creation" or words to that effect which I hadnt found before!

Just now the problem of the objects not appearing as I want them...

Im after a cross between wireframe and hidden line in the top/left/front viewports - but everytime I update an object (using either the colour picker or material editor) it updates in all viewports- is it not possible to have top/front/side as just grey and black- regardless of what I do to the objects colour in perspective?

Just confuses me that I cant seem to set it up.


Thanks again though to sandmanninja for the maxstart.max tip