it stupid that max can't show more than 24 materials why can't they just have a button to open up all the materials in a separate window!
@ProvVFX Жыл бұрын
Lazy corporate programming. It shouldn't be difficult to add 100, or 1000 materials in the compact material editor. I think Lightwave had one of the best material editors out there. Nodal and regular modes. Easy to access and intuitive for newcomers.
@penguinactually6 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated. A lot better than the autodesk forums just saying "You don't use more that 24" and then explain nothing.
@RichardBlumenstein6 жыл бұрын
PenguinActually Thanks. It's limitless as long as your PC can handle it
@RichardBlumenstein10 жыл бұрын
You can change the amount of materials shown to get a larger view of the material by right clicking. You can choose 2x3 and 5x3 which both have the slider bars active.
@mariobianchi19097 жыл бұрын
thank you soooo helpful!
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@SchneiderRafaela3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I've been wrecking my head around the 24 slots only materials for a couple of days. It's 2020 and they still have this limit thing going on...
@tburns791210 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this VERY clear tutorial, Richard! 40 000 Quatloos to you, sir.
@Retr0_ Жыл бұрын
I know this was 9 years ago, but thank you for explaining this! :D
@santanubose93387 жыл бұрын
very helpful without wasting time. perfectly to d point and summarized. thanks sir
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
santanu bose thanks I try
@MoonYoohyeon10 жыл бұрын
you sir can have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs up. I'm new to 3ds max and rendering as a whole, and this has been bugging me for the last 2 days
@beanonstop6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I was stuck in some materials, and i had to replace some of them to create new ones :'(
@sebasrojas002 жыл бұрын
Still works in version 2022 !
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
yep !
@mask69venom10 жыл бұрын
I kind of think the title is a little misleading. It's not really showing how to get more than 24 slots, just how to have more than 24 materials and reuse slots. As GraveUypo mentions, the panning bars really seem wasted if you can't pan to see more slots.
@RichardBlumenstein10 жыл бұрын
The panning bars are really for large 3x4 size materials. The materials that you have applied stay applied and you can retrieve them at any point in time. I didn't design the program, just explaining how to use it.
@ProvVFX Жыл бұрын
You posted this nine years ago. Currently at 100k views. That's aprox 100k people, give or take a few thousands due to revisits. 100.000 Max users who want to have more than 24 slots. Yet Autosteak has not changed a thing about it since the early days of Max back in the 1940s. 100k! You could fill an entire stadium with Max artists. Think about that for a moment. Yes, there's the nodal editor, but many of us want to have this option as well. In the future when 3dsmax 2039 v2.24 comes out, the editor will have 24 slots still. C'mon Autosteak give us a patch!!
@RichardBlumenstein Жыл бұрын
I didn't think of it that way at all lol
@ProvVFX Жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein That's a heck of a lot Max users out there. Time for a career change lol
@RichardBlumenstein Жыл бұрын
@@ProvVFX lol trying.. I'm trying
@ProvVFX Жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein 😁
@chakotay0210 жыл бұрын
Great video! It was always one of my main problems with 3ds max.
@joelsalscheider120510 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I was getting really frustrated not being able to work with more materials, but now I feel limitless!!! (slight exaggeration) Thanks again :)
@Richard-jm5ni3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@bluegiant139 жыл бұрын
thanks,just needed this right now
@kenans.19508 жыл бұрын
Thank you soo much! I was stuck at some point thinking I was limited ;( but ur a savior! :]
@karleclaire7 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! I thought that I was limited to only a few materials. This is gold, thanks a lot for this!
@Wildanrhn2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@1618bheeshma8 жыл бұрын
Dear Richard, thanks for the wonderful, informative video.
@faresklr4369 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@InVisionFuture10 жыл бұрын
thank you, that little move can help me . ty
@sungerbob17868 жыл бұрын
i wonder why just 24 slots selectible in the material editor. why we cant use that slider in the right which is inactive.. i understand we can reset whole slots but why cant be there lets say 56 slots.. like maya's hypershade...
@ramirogomezp4 жыл бұрын
I have the same question, did you resolve it?
@sungerbob17864 жыл бұрын
@@ramirogomezp haha dude, no.. this is long time ago. i quit messing with max anyway. maya is the way to go..
@SanctuaryOfTheHeart10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich, this was helpful.
@LightShadow9 жыл бұрын
Actually there is a script ( As far as I can remember it is free) that adds more than 24 slots. search in scriptspot.com
@Dd3dHr3Dvisualization Жыл бұрын
It's been 9 years since, but they still haven't give option to have more slots; and ironic is that they have SLIDERS on side of materials view window that have no purpose!! Why they don't give option to have more materials and actually USE those sliders to they already have in their UI (and they are still there in max ver. 2022 and still have no purpose )
@RichardBlumenstein Жыл бұрын
The sliders are for when you change the size of the material swatch. The switched over to the slate editor instead of investing more dev time into the compact editor
@MHVuze9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick and on-spot tip!
@szocsgeza10 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, you solved a real mistery. I cannot refrain myself from saying: this is one of the lousiest things I've ever seen in 3dMax. What a stupid way to get more slots. Very cumbersome. Why can't they simply make them scroll further down the list??? Anyhow, not your fault. Thanks for explaining! :)
@KaiserWilhelmthe3rd10 жыл бұрын
This is excellent and very helpful! Thanks very much.
@sunusatriyowaskito99183 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sooo much... Thats what i need... Your my Hero...
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help
@dombashaunthesheep Жыл бұрын
Thanks you sir
@RichardBlumenstein Жыл бұрын
no worries 👍
@farasapt65792 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks for telling me this, but why did the software think showing 24 material was good to begin with? Sheesh.
@adefabrisio85768 жыл бұрын
helpeeddd so wellll.... thanks alooot......... really really helpful cos iv been struggling
@izvarzone9 жыл бұрын
I wish there was easier way. I'm trying to make map for CS:GO in 3ds Max and there are far more than 24 textures, I found one way though: you can drag-drop texture files from Total Commander either directly on model, or on material slot.
@cgimadesimple Жыл бұрын
nice
@manuladijakarta3 жыл бұрын
Thanksssss :D this was a puzzle for me
@latefa2110 жыл бұрын
helped a lot, thank you
@Violinoknight8 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much sir!
@yourneighbour57387 жыл бұрын
Thanks very straight to the point
@varnalichakarborty92237 жыл бұрын
Very useful and nicely sir you have explained.
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@JeSsSe6610 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid!
@MaxPSVR6 жыл бұрын
big help thanks. was wondering about this for a long time
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the crazy late reply, I recently became aware that KZbin was holding all my comments as a Held for review, but anyway you are welcome :)
@MaxPSVR2 жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein lol no worries. I get that too sometimes
@dalgoojjang44385 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard! that is exactly what i was looking for
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
No problem :)
@mediahighspirits86948 жыл бұрын
its awesome and realy helpful
@SMEConsultancy57216 жыл бұрын
thank you for best info!
@Miguel-ly9mj3 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@RichardBlumenstein3 жыл бұрын
No problem
@zdaylanproductions10 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@zOkann4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, great helpful video....
@juljusz10 жыл бұрын
I suggest changing the title. I was hoping to see how to get more than 24 slots in the material editor... some sort of a code/script hack or something. Instead I saw an explanation of some basic features of 3dsmax material editor.
@kirsten_ariana8 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@prangalanga9 жыл бұрын
Excellent thanks
@RichardBlumenstein9 жыл бұрын
+Keith Langlois Thanks
@jasminwagner880811 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your helpful tutorial :-)
@jokezspeedruns96794 жыл бұрын
Still useful! ty!
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I still get students asking for it :)
@emanalmallahi45528 жыл бұрын
thanks
@GraveUypo10 жыл бұрын
what are those greyed-out slider bars doing there if you can't scroll up and down for more materials?
@Streamcatcher9 жыл бұрын
That sure helped me, thanks!
@RichardBlumenstein9 жыл бұрын
+Sebastian Stevens You're welcome
@albiegamingvideos7 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks a lot for this one! :D
@farukkaragulle68665 жыл бұрын
thankss
@carolinafarinagarcia43166 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you help me with this tutorial!!!!
@phoenix-mods7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.. That was a big help!
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@ilyasqureshi10 жыл бұрын
thanks a million sir great help
@ilyasqureshi2 жыл бұрын
WAITED 8 YEARS FOR IT LOL
@KiranZCreativeFlow7 жыл бұрын
very helpful thankyou
@jontaylor58286 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Pretty useful. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@heenazaveri74310 жыл бұрын
Thank You.... it helped a lot
@My2Cents17 жыл бұрын
Yes it did help, thank you very much. :)
@noblejack98825 жыл бұрын
thanks man
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
No problem :)
@msipro7644 жыл бұрын
Thank you soo much Your Great
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome
@alibaloush48253 жыл бұрын
ya that helped a lot thank you ✔
@Arne19986 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@khurramsa51334 жыл бұрын
if i say that in my file there are approx 24 materials already get filled in my 3d objects ,and after reset material slots and applied the new materials on different objects in the same scean then does the previous materials can be effected ones after saving the max file and re-open it in other time?
Thank you much. I was confused coz my 3ds max tutor told me its limited only to 24 slots maximum and that i have to use multi sub materials. I feel like am paying the wrong tutor.
@RichardBlumenstein5 жыл бұрын
Lol, well if you want help you can get a hold of me directly :)
@alima345 жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein thanks a lot sir.
@RichardBlumenstein5 жыл бұрын
@@alima34 No problem :) skype : skuatmraa
@redixproduction28518 жыл бұрын
really helpful
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
No problem
@redixproduction28512 жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein this is the fastest replied i ever got :D
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
@@redixproduction2851 Yeah, I know, I realized that KZbin was hiding 90% of my messages and now I have a huge list of then that I am trying to go through. my ocd won't let me ignore them
@ffrankwestt6 жыл бұрын
tank u
@RH3D7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that helped - But I dont want a load of unused material nodes in my scene - how can I delete all unused materials? Thanks
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
In Material editor > Utilities > There is a reset and condense options
@HikikomoriDev8 жыл бұрын
So what was the decision by Autodesk to limit the slot editor down to 24? Memory issues?
@RichardBlumenstein8 жыл бұрын
They have unlimited number of materials. They only show you 24 at a time. I would think it a memory saver since it does deal with more than 24
@12hips9 жыл бұрын
i want to export to ue4 though, and i still only have 24 slots to edit with when it goes in
@RichardBlumenstein9 жыл бұрын
Tommy the Hat The number of slots for UE4 is irrelevent, since you can build your own materials in UE4
@12hips9 жыл бұрын
Richard Blumenstein not quite, i can build materials in ue4 for different elements of a mesh... but it needs to know what the elements are, which is done by importing the different material slots from 3ds max. i can make a single material for an unwrapped mesh but i dont have the experience to do that yet
@RichardBlumenstein9 жыл бұрын
Tommy the Hat Once you apply a material, it stays applied, so if your exporting to UE4 as long as the material is applied to the object, when you export your fbx the material goes with, slots have nothing to do with UE4
@KwlEnn6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@khairulishra14756 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@gundar958 жыл бұрын
thank you for this explanation :D
@RichardBlumenstein8 жыл бұрын
+Tend 1 You're welcome
@jeffongsp8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, God bless your soul :D
@Elsa.Rs.Mersand10 жыл бұрын
thank youuuuu!!
@RichardBlumenstein10 жыл бұрын
Your welcome.
@irinaistratuc12368 жыл бұрын
thank you! your video really saved me )
@RichardBlumenstein8 жыл бұрын
+Irina Istratuc No problem
@cjcreations59648 жыл бұрын
thank a lot
@user-fd6zj6gm8q6 жыл бұрын
or just use slate editor
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the crazy late reply, I recently became aware that KZbin was holding all my comments as a Held for review. Even though I use the slate editor a lot, sometimes I like using the original method to keep track of mats easier. I wish they had grouping in the slate editor.
@negingh40464 жыл бұрын
Thanks😭
@mubasharSays7 жыл бұрын
can we increase the material slots from 24 ?
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
24 is the limit on what you can view at one time. Unless your using the slate editor.
@alejandrapraeli40967 жыл бұрын
thanks
@yellowtooth77307 жыл бұрын
Great 👍🏼
@RichardBlumenstein7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@doguberkaksakall77897 жыл бұрын
i have lost these balls. can't see anything only a black squares. can you help?
@RichardBlumenstein2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the crazy late reply, I recently became aware that KZbin was holding all my comments as a Held for review, but the black squares is usually a video card issue, try updating the drivers.
@doguberkaksakall77892 жыл бұрын
@@RichardBlumenstein 😁 I don't remember what i were doing 5 years ago but thank you for your response. You are a benevolent person.
@sanders2966 жыл бұрын
Is there any way to get MORE slots ?
@RichardBlumenstein6 жыл бұрын
In classic view 24 slots is as much as you can go.