[Travis]

When I start 3DS Max 9 from the shortcut on my desktop, everything has a blue tint to it, as though there is a blue light somewhere in the scene. But try as I might, I can't find one. There isn't a hidden light or anything, and I can't figure out where the default lighting color is located. I would also like to change the default measuring units to decimal feet instead of centimeters. How does one go about editing the default startup file?

[RappyBMX]

change the units... then save the scene as "maxstart.max"... it will load the settings from it when u start max... i think even when u restart the scene... can't remember... haven't used that in a while...

as for the light... max has two light's in the scene by default... do disable them create a light and disable if ( off )

edit: just saw the post date... anyway...

[dman3d]

Check
Rendering -> Environment -> (ambient slot)

As for the Maxstart.max should be saved in the default "scenes" folder that is set in the user paths section Customize->Configure User Paths , if you have not changed it, it should be where ever you installed max /scenes