topic Re: Tool settings options not opening in Maya Forum

Tool settings options not opening

dersutton — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:41:56 GMT

I have question regarding tool settings. This past week I purchased a new PC with Win 10, BUT, I'm not sure if the OS is the reason behind this issue.

Earlier this evening I was working on a project when I used the Insert Edge Loop tool. I wanted to access the settings for this particular tool, but, the Move tool settings window kept opening instead. I had to shut down Maya (2019) and relaunch it. Only this way did I fix the problem, or just temporarily.

I would like to know if anybody else has or continues to experience this problem and if so, was there a particular solution or is this just a glitch that appears from time to time?

Thank you.

Re: Tool settings options not opening

vfxchris — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 02:19:14 GMT

Given that you recently bought a new PC the issue is likely that the window is opening, just off screen somewhere. This is a common problem when moving Maya files between PC's especially when the screen resolution, number of screen, orientation etc change. Maya still puts the new window in a place that just so happens to be off screen.

I made a vide on how to fix it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcyZzBbte60

Re: Tool settings options not opening

dersutton — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:42:03 GMT

Thanks for your reply.

I closed Maya and reopened it and the problem disappeared. I'm guessing this is just a glitch as found in any 3D software. Currently I'm using a computer with Win10 and that does not help either. Last week after an update all my directories changed to "Read Only" and that has caused problems as well. For example. I can't create a new Maya project directory because it's set to "Read Only". I'm sure my problem stems from this Windows glitch.