Degradation Override

Overrides the adaptive degradation that occurs when 3D Studio MAX cannot display shaded rendering modes during animation playback in the viewport.

Reference

When you turn Degradation Override on, degradation occurs as specified in the Viewport Configuration dialog. To display the adaptive degradation panel of the Viewport Configuration dialog, right-click on this button.

When Degradation Override is on, the icon shows a wireframe box,

When you turn Degradation Override off, no degradation occurs and 3D StudioMAX displays the animation in shaded mode, dropping frames as a result. When Degradation Override is off, the icon shows a shaded box.

How To

To turn off adaptive degradation do one of the following

• Click the Degradation Override button in the status bar.
• Press o (lower-case O for override)