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Crash when loading scenes with displayPoints or type in mayapy

We have seen issues from customers who are attempting to load their scenes which contain type in mayapy that end up crashing.  These particular crashes seem to focus around the newer displayPoints node that are used in Maya.

A displayPoint node in Maya is a Utility Draw Node that is mainly used to display the Type pivot points in the .  Ultimately this crash tends to occur when the type tool is used as there is a UI draw call.

head over to our learning page for more details and workarounds.

 

 

Maya .NET hanging after the Microsoft Security and Quality Rollup for the .NET Framework KB 4040973

Microsoft recently released some security updates for Windows operating systems. I have got confirmation that the .NET update is causing Maya to hang on exit of the application.  This is only an issue for those folks who rely on .NET plugins in Maya.  KB4040973 is the update we identified.

This is currently affecting Maya 2017/2018 releases and we are already working on a solution for upcoming updates. The remedy at this point in time is to simply uninstall the security updates until a more permanent solution is determined. 

I will be posting more info here once the Updates become available.

 

Cheers!

Create a Tire Burnout using Maya Fluids

Awhile back I was met with a challenge from a customer to create a tire burnout effect using Maya fluids.  Below is the result I got after some trial and error.  While this may not work for every scenario it does allow a user who is stuck get going.  The video describe the process and attributes I used.  

I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

Maya 2018 BonusTools

Its been awhile since we posted to this blog.  Going forward I will be trying to update this more frequently with Maya release updates and issues we have hit along the way in an effort to make your lives easier.  

As a first post I thought it would good to make sure everyone is aware that Maya 2018 BonusTools  were recently released for you to enjoy.

https://apps.autodesk.com/en/Detail/Index?id=8115150172702393827&appLang=en&os=Win64

For those that are not aware of Maya BonusTools, it is a collection of useful scripts/plug-ins to make some everyday tasks a bit easier.  Please follow the link above to the Exchange store to get your copy.

Cheers!