Maya 2022 how to show console window?

[dan.norris.25]

I may be one only API dev left who uses the console but I need to turn the console window back on for 2022.

I tried setting the -hideConsole flag with 0 and it isn't working.

Is there a way to display the Maya 2022 console window?

[mspeer · Accepted solution]

Hi!

You can show this by using in main menu, Windows -> ...,

or by using a new environment variable.

For further details please check "What's New in Maya 2022" in the Maya online help, search for "Start up experience".

[zewt]

Where "..." is "Output Window" 🙂

I do use the output window for development, since the script editor log window is extraordinarily slow.  The output window can handle verbose logging much better, logging to the script editor will grind Maya to a halt.

You usually won't need to use environment vars or the commandline, you can just turn it back on from the menu and it'll be on when you launch Maya.  It isn't displayed instantly like it used to (it only appears about halfway into loading) and you can probably use those if you need to see early logging, but for most plugin development that doesn't matter.

[dan.norris.25]

Got it. Thank you both for your help!