Hello!
I was working on my school project and therefore I had to put the folders in different computers a couple of times - (I worked on maya 2025 at school, then maya 2024 at home)
When I was about to open up the scene today, I noticed that my last saved version was in mb. file when all the version before was ma. So I worked on my animation, saving as mb. file after then.
It seemed just fine until I saved and closed, then opened the file again.
I can see the rig controllers of my character but the model is gone. I can't see my referenced png image as well, and the time slider is fully empty. Also, I had some polygons in my scene but now they appear in green texture with no transformation applied (default cube shape). I checked my reference editor but there is no rig I can select to see the list of reference.
I think it happened because I:
- Opened the file in a different Maya version (maya 2025 to maya 2024)
- somehow switched my file from ma. to mb.
But I still cannot find the right cause of this issue and has no idea how to fix it. I tried to open the file in both '24 and '25, but it appears the same - empty rig, crooked T-pose controllers, no keys.
What should I do?
Could anyone please help me?
Thank you!
Hello!
I was working on my school project and therefore I had to put the folders in different computers a couple of times - (I worked on maya 2025 at school, then maya 2024 at home)
When I was about to open up the scene today, I noticed that my last saved version was in mb. file when all the version before was ma. So I worked on my animation, saving as mb. file after then.
It seemed just fine until I saved and closed, then opened the file again.
I can see the rig controllers of my character but the model is gone. I can't see my referenced png image as well, and the time slider is fully empty. Also, I had some polygons in my scene but now they appear in green texture with no transformation applied (default cube shape). I checked my reference editor but there is no rig I can select to see the list of reference.
I think it happened because I:
- Opened the file in a different Maya version (maya 2025 to maya 2024)
- somehow switched my file from ma. to mb.
But I still cannot find the right cause of this issue and has no idea how to fix it. I tried to open the file in both '24 and '25, but it appears the same - empty rig, crooked T-pose controllers, no keys.
What should I do?
Could anyone please help me?
Thank you!
When you open the file. are there any errors?
also, I can't tell in your image if there are references or not
Generally speaking changing maya versions ( especially going backwards). is not a good idea.
Changing paths can also have an affect on your references/textures/etc
Also. open up the file manager in Window --> General Editors --> File Path editor
and look for broken links
and lastly, in the outliner. turn off Show Dag Objects ( temporarily)
and scroll thru to see if there are still animation nodes in the outliner ( hopefully that is a yes !)
There are ways to fix this .. but more information is needed 🙂
hth
-=s
When you open the file. are there any errors?
also, I can't tell in your image if there are references or not
Generally speaking changing maya versions ( especially going backwards). is not a good idea.
Changing paths can also have an affect on your references/textures/etc
Also. open up the file manager in Window --> General Editors --> File Path editor
and look for broken links
and lastly, in the outliner. turn off Show Dag Objects ( temporarily)
and scroll thru to see if there are still animation nodes in the outliner ( hopefully that is a yes !)
There are ways to fix this .. but more information is needed 🙂
hth
-=s
it sounds like you lost your reference ( due to the files moving about)
I'd expect an error on opening the file. ( it should pop up a window asking where the reference file is )
but.. if you've saved it.. since it broke. its not going to report that issue
if the reference is still in tact. you can try turning on Selective pre-load in the "open" settings
and then tell it where the file should load from.
if .. you don't have reference in tact.. You'll either need to go back to a file that still had the reference..
or have to reconnect the animation nodes. *(which is far easier with a script )
if you can send me the file.. I can probably *( hopefully) fix it
it sounds like you lost your reference ( due to the files moving about)
I'd expect an error on opening the file. ( it should pop up a window asking where the reference file is )
but.. if you've saved it.. since it broke. its not going to report that issue
if the reference is still in tact. you can try turning on Selective pre-load in the "open" settings
and then tell it where the file should load from.
if .. you don't have reference in tact.. You'll either need to go back to a file that still had the reference..
or have to reconnect the animation nodes. *(which is far easier with a script )
if you can send me the file.. I can probably *( hopefully) fix it
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