# Setting up reference images in 3DS MAX

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-up-reference-images-in-3ds-max/153948>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 5, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-up-reference-images-in-3ds-max/153948 "2005-07-05T21:40:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vexir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-up-reference-images-in-3ds-max/153948/1 "2005-07-05T21:40:10Z")

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Following the reference image setup tutorial on [MaxHelp.com](http://MaxHelp.com), I put the image as a material on a plane but it shows up as grey in the viewports, which is really no use to me :ogre:

How do I get the image to show!!!??