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Messages Window is displayed and the error
message appears in it. Default=on.
Show/Log I nformation M essages—When on,
displays informational messages in the Messages
Window . Default=off.
Show/Log Pr ogress M essa ges—When on, displays
progress messages in the Messages Window.
Default=off.
Log Debug Messages (to file)—When on, writes
debugmessagestothelogfile,ifonehasbeen
specified. Default=off.
Debug messages are never displayed in the
Messages Window. The mental r ay renderer
generates a large number of them, which would
make the window hard to read.
Wri te M essa ges to File—When on, generates a
mental ray log file (page 3–964).Default=off.
The other log file options are unavailable unless
you turn on Write Messages To File:
•
Append to File—When on, appends messages to
the existing file. When off (or if the named file
is not found), only new messages are written to
the fi le. D efault=off.
•
File—Click to display a file dialog that lets you
choose the name and location of the .log file.
•
File name field—When you have specified a log
file, this field shows its name and its p ath.
Graphics Dri ver S etup
Customize menu > Preferences > Preference S ettings
dialog > Viewports tab > Display Drivers group > Choose
Driver button
(With Direct3D active) Customize menu > Preferences
> Preference Settings dialog > Viewports tab > Display
Drivers group > Choose Driver button > Direct3D Driver
Setup dialog > Revert From Direct3D button
You choose and configure graphic display drivers
on the Viewports panel of the Preference Settings
dialog. This topic explains driver options available
on the Display Driver Setup dialog and ana lyzes
trade-offs in performance.
You can also change the gr aphics driver w hen
youstart3dsMaxbygoingtotheStartmenuand
choosing Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk 3ds
Max 9 32-bit (or 64-bit) > Change Graphics Mode.
See also
Configure Dr iver (page 3–840)
ConfigureSoftwareDisplayDriverDialog(page
3–840)
Configure O penGL Dialog (page 3–841)
Configure Direct3D Dialog (page 3–844)
Direct3D Driver Setup Dialog (page 3–843)
Interfa ce