Maya Crashes with Hypershade Window Open: Troubleshooting Steps
Encountering crashes in Maya when opening files while the Hypershade window is active can be a frustrating experience. Here’s a breakdown of common causes and solutions to resolve this issue.
Possible Causes:
- An incorrect setting in the userPrefs.mel file.
Specifically, the line of code that may be causing the crash is:
-iv "minorNodeTypesDisplay" 1
- Unassigned materials within the scene.
Solutions:
To resolve the crashing behavior:
- Modify the userPrefs.mel file
- Locate the userPrefs.mel file. It’s typically found in C:Users<user name>DocumentsMaya2019prefs.
- Open the file using a text editor and search for the line: -iv “minorNodeTypesDisplay” 1
- Change the value to 0. The line should then read: -iv “minorNodeTypesDisplay” 0
- Save the file and restart Maya.
- Run “Delete Unused Nodes” in the Hypershade
- Open the Hypershade in Maya by navigating to Windows > Rendering Editors > Hypershade.
- In the Hypershade window, go to Edit > Delete Unused Nodes.
- This action will remove any unassigned materials from your scene file.
- Save the scene file after completing these steps.
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