Unable to open Hypershade Window, Maya 2017

[Anonymous]

When I click on the Hypershade icon to open it, a normal Hypershade window is visible for only one second, then an empty black Hypershade window pop up with this message: "Press Tab to create a node" (See screen shot).

Can you help?

[mspeer]

Hi!

Try a reset of your preferences.
Rename the folder prefs in folder 2017 to something like prefs_backup, or to reset everything, the folder 2017 to 2017_backup. Maya creates new folders. Detailed at:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Reset-May...

[Anonymous]

This script fixes it: (just paste in your script editor, highlight text....middle drag to a shelf. (mel script))

$allWindows = `lsUI -windows`;

for ($window in $allWindows)

{

if ($window != "CommandWindow" && $window != "ConsoleWindow" && $window != "MayaWindow" && $window != "ColorEditor")

{

deleteUI $window;

}

};

It'll close and reset the hypershade on your main screen (if you re-open it), but better than having to mess with prefs or relaunching Maya.