render setup - render settings tab won't drag and drop onto render layer

[ignuf]

hi , trying to drag and the render settings tab onto a render layer but its not working,   looked in the script editor and its reporting a list of errors can someone take a look and advise please ? ( see below)

thanks guys !

ignuf

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# Traceback (most recent call last):
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\views\renderSetupWindow.py", line 526, in dropEvent
# item.handleDropEvent(event, self)
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\views\proxy\renderSetup.py", line 1130, in handleDropEvent
# self._createRenderSettings()
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\views\proxy\renderSetup.py", line 1181, in _createRenderSettings
# self._model.renderSettingsCollectionInstance()
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\renderLayer.py", line 449, in renderSettingsCollectionInstance
# settings = collection.create("RenderSettingsCollection", collection.RenderSettingsCollection.kTypeId)
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\undo.py", line 62, in wrapper
# return f(*args, **kwargs)
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\namespace.py", line 46, in wrapper
# return f(*args, **kwargs)
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\collection.py", line 734, in create
# collection._createSelector()
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\collection.py", line 678, in _createSelector
# self.getSelector().staticSelection.setWithoutExistenceCheck(renderSettings.getDefaultNodes())
# File "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016.5\Python\lib\site-packages\maya\app\renderSetup\model\renderSettings.py", line 202, in getDefaultNodes
# nodes |= set(renderSettingsExporters[currentRenderer][DefaultRendererNodeExporter._key].getNodes())
# KeyError: 'defaultRendererNodes'

[cornelh]

@ignuf

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are trying to do.  Are you using the new Render Setup system?  the legacy render layers?  are trying to create a render layer override?  Please be aware that if you are using the Render Setup, you must create a collection and drag your objects into that area.  As far as being able to drag your render settings tab into the collections, I think you should take a look at this workflow, as I don't believe that is possible and thus you are getting errors as you are using Maya in a way it was not designed to work.. Please correct me if I'm wrong, yet I don't see any way of middle mouse dragging "render settings tab" into into a collection or a render layer.  You can create overrides with different render settings by using the Add override tab and dragging from the "Attribute Editors" tabs that are acceptable for render overrides.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZu-zjtd6PQ

Please let me know if you have gotten your render setup to work as designed, and if you would like, please make a short video of your workflow to see if I miss-understood your question in anyway.  I look forward to your reply.  Thanks.

[ignuf · Accepted solution]

Hi Cornelh ,
Thanks for your reply, I made a screen-cast when I had the issue , in the end just re installed the software and it sorted the problem. Before re-installing Maya I had the layers set up complete with the collections etc but for some reason the layers wouldn't accept the render setup override , but now it drags onto the layers with no problems 🙂

Regards
Guy

[cornelh]

@ignuf

Awesome to hear you got it sorted out. I also didn't get your question until your reply, now.. all good.  I will hit your post as a solution, as it looks like a re-install was the trick to Render Setup acting up.  cheers and thanks for the feed back!!