Outliner bug with shading nodes - 2017

[arcon76]

In 2017 Update 1 the Outliner lists all shading group nodes. Display > DAG objects only is checked... selecting the nodes and right click > Hide in Outliner also has no effect. This is abnormal behavior resulting in a bloated Outliner which doesn't happen in 2016.5. I have tried re-recreating the userprefs.mel to no effect, it still happens in a new scene.

[ShaunBrettig7993]

Yes, looks like a bug.

ATM it looks like they are doing some other work with the outliner for 2017 with the introduction of a Display > Assigned Materials command.

You should use Help > Speak Back > Report a Problem to advise the developers of the issue.

Regards

[Anonymous]

I have same problem.

Try this way,

1. 

windows > Preferences > Rendering > Perferred Render Setup System change to Legacy Render Layers

2.

Restart maya2017

3.

Outliner already solved problem.(hide shading group node) but next,

windows > Preferences > Rendering > Perferred Render Setup System change to Render Setup

4.

Restart maya2017

5.

solved problem.(hide shading group node)

[13freyr]

Doesn`t work. Creating fresh scene not working too. Very annoying bug

[カワダチアキ · Accepted solution]

In 2017 update1, [Hide In Outliner] > [Hide] doesn't work for shader node.

This issue was reported to our development team to fix it. However if it's by design, I will input here.

[Anonymous]

It's still happening with update2.  Is is still on the way to be fixed?

[Anonymous]

I'm also getting all the extra nodes in the outliner, it's seems to be completely random.

One project it's fine but in another I get something like this: 

[arcon76]

FYI this is still broken in Update 3 so I guess the Outliner is not a priority... Maya still can't remember its window size as well lol.

[Anonymous]

Yup still broken on 2017 update 3 cluttering the outliner... am I missing something is the outliner not something people use everyday? seems like this would be a priority ?  Its like maya thinks the shading group is a DAG node and shows it. I have seen this bug in maya for years now lol

So yeah you can delete preferences or reload scene without references etc...or try other stuff... like using a Rubber Chicken with a Pulley in the middle lol

[RFlannery1]

I found this knowledge base article with a workaround for the problem: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/In-Maya-2...

(P.S. +1 for rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle.  I love that game!)

[Anonymous]

Awesome that script worked great. Looks like Autodesk is aware of the issue as well. 

Thank you so much RFLANNERY I am happy I dont have to resort to my Guybrush techniques 🙂