topic Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window in Maya Modeling Forum

Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:08:06 GMT

I'm seeing some unexpected behavior with the extrude tool in Maya 2017. When I select the face of a cylinder that still has the polyCylinder node as an input, I get the expected manipulator and floating dialogue window with extrusion settings. So far, so good.

If I delete the history of the cylinder, though, I no longer get a manipulator or dialogue window though:

I'm not seeing this problem in Maya 2016. Is this a known problem with 2017, or is there a workaround?

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

mspeer — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:32:43 GMT

Hi!

Here it works with Maya 2017 (without SP1)!

1. Create -> Polygon Primitives -> Cylinder

2. Edit -> Delete by Type -> History

3. Select a face of the cylinder

4. CTRL + E (Extrude)

The option window shows up.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

adenne — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:51:12 GMT

Previous answer really not helpful at all.

I have a similar issue, I can't see the floating dialogue box at all anymore. Is there an option to turn it on, or had a pref file been corrupted, if so any idea which one.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

pshwayka — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 04:38:38 GMT

If the floating box and manipulator are not showing up anymore, it's possible that history is not enabled. You can toggle it on via the little clock icon as shown in the attached. Note: If you don't see the icon, click on those vertical hide/reveal bars that are amongst the icons.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

adenne — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 05:43:03 GMT

Hi, thanks for reply, toggling that didn't make a difference.

I deleted the userPrefs.mel and restarted and it came back...bit annoying tbh 🙂

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

FE-S — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:34:12 GMT

When extruding only one direction of the manipulator and the scaling tool are visible, rather than each of the three axes, do you know how i can fix this?

(Construction history is on)

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

_sebastian_f — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 16:05:18 GMT

disable symmetry if you want the scale handles to show up as well!

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

FE-S — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:21:19 GMT

Thank you very much!

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

brentmc — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:29:19 GMT

Turn off symmetry in the modeling toolkit panel.

In symmetry mode the manip is restricted because modifying the other axes can lead to a non-symmetrical result.

Brent

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:08:59 GMT

Sorry, but where is the modeling toolkit panel? Im new to Maya.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

brentmc — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:33:47 GMT

Hi,

On the right side of the main window there are a couple of vertical tabs that let you switch the panel on the right side of the screen between the channel box, modeling toolkit etc.

Brent

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:11:03 GMT

I had the same problem. In viewport window Show -> HUD (turn it ON).

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:06:21 GMT

... and hotkey T (in default settings) - to show manipulators

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:53:06 GMT

Thank you, disabling symmetry helped.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:33:59 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

eduardog_m_1993 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:59:24 GMT

Thanks a lot you solved my ussue in maya 2018

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:44:54 GMT

i have the same problem with extrude tool , it simply no't showing nither the axes for extrude nither window

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

mspeer — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:11:49 GMT

Hi!

History

and

In-View Editors (in Heads Up Display)

need to be enabled.

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:38:59 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Maya 2017 Extrude Tool Missing Manipulator/Window

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:14:04 GMT

Check to see if Maya has magically Toggled the "In-view Editor" off.

Display -> Heads Up Display -> In-View Editors

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