3ds Max crashes with FumeFX

[bjoern]

Hi again,

since version 3.5.1 FumeFX crashes 3ds Max very often. It usually happens after a sim, when I want to create a preview. As soon as i click the FumeFX-menu, 3ds max crashes with "Application error... do you want to save your scene?". Saving the Max-scene after the sim works though, so it only happens when clicking the Fume-menu. Strangely, this happens very often, but not everytime. Pretty much all of the scenes I am working on show that behaviour, so I doubt it is anything scene-related. The machine is using Win7, it occured on 3ds Max x64 2012 and 2013.

Do you have any idea what the problem is?

Thanks
Bjoern

[sitnisati]

Hello,

Can you please send me an email - we have FumeFX 3.5.2 almost ready, so it will be good that you give it a try.
To make it a bit more clear - when you open a Preview Window it displays okay, but then you click menu on the FumeFX floating windows, 3ds max crashes ?

Thank you.

Kresimir

[bjoern]

Yes, correct. The Preview Window is opened during simulation. After simulation, I click on the "Preview"-Menu (to create an .avi file) on the FumeFX-main window and Max crashes.

Maybe it is related to the Nitrous viewport, i did some tests with DirectX and it seemed to be more stable. I also noticed that the Preview Window is flickering a lot when using Nitrous engine and having no cachefile to display (missing frame).

Thanks for your help

[sitnisati]

Hello,

Thank you for explanation. Can you please check will it crash if you click on any other menu option instead of "Preview" - like "Preferences" or "Help/About" ?

Regards,

Kresimir

[bjoern]

Yes, it crashes on all menu items in the FumeFX window. We will try the new version on monday. Thanks for now!

[bjoern]

Hi Kresimir,

thanks a lot for the update, the problem seems to be solved. No more crashes with 3.5.2.

Regards
Bjoern

[sitnisati]

Hello,

Thank you for the update.
Feel free to contact me if you find any other bug.

Regards,

Kresimir Tkalcec