Usman Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 Is it possible to get a script or a workaround to stop growfx from building when opening files ? I tried turning on manual update but I think when a growfx object is being used inside a forestpack it forcess it to build anyway. Ive also tried turning on manual update on forest pack as well but doesnt seem to work and still starts building as soon as I open up the file. Not sure whats causing it to build even though manual updates are on. Any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 Hello Usman, You can use the DisableCalc.exe utility, you will find it in the installation folder, or in the menu Start > Exlevel > Disable calculation. Click Yes, and then restart 3dsMax. After starting 3dsMax, it will ask you that calculations are off, and if you want to turn it on, click No. To enable calculations, you need to restart 3dsMax again, and answer Yes to the same question. Yes, GrowFX can calculate even if Manual update is enabled, for example when rendering. Apparently forestpack uses the render function to get the resulting mesh. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Brown Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 hi. is there any way to enable calculations without restarting max - growFX often causes crashes, and restarting becomes tedious on larger files thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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