Autodesk Maya 2016 Extension 2 Release Notes

The freeze plug-in cannot be loaded with locked nodes present, although it stills work if it was already loaded.

Workaround: Load the plug-in before loading scenes.

When calculating the scratch cache, Maya 2016 Extension 2 consumes more RAM than it does in Maya 2016 and requires a longer computation time.

.aif audio is currently unsupported in Playblast on the Mac OS X platform.

Workaround: Convert .aif audio files to m4a. This can be done via Quicktime export: File > Export > audio only > Export as .m4a file. This format is supported by Playblast on Mac OS X.

Workaround: Use individual setParticleAttr calls to edit attributes. Do not edit attributes by calling the setParticleAttr command with a series of flags.

Maya Terminal.term and MayaENV.sh have been removed on the Mac OS X platform.

Workaround: The maya command can be used to interact with Maya from the shell; for example, as follows:

Maya.app/Contents/bin/maya -prompt

Refer to the Command Line Tools Readme.rtf provided with the Maya installation for more information.

1. Use Mesh > Triangulate in Maya.
2. Export using FBX export, and in the Export window, deselect Triangulate (under the Geometry options).
3. Delete the triangulate node that was created during the triangulation process. You can do this via command (for example: delete polyTriangulate1), via the Node Editor, or by selecting Edit > Undo.

If you prefer that the FBX plug-in continue to use the algorithm that produces Maya style triangles, set the MAYA_FBX_ENABLE_MAYA_TRIANGULATION environment variable to any value. See the Maya Help for more information on how to set an environment variable.

Warning: Use this environment variable at your own risk, as scene corruption problems may result; for example, the shading assigned to objects may be removed.

Workaround: Scroll through the drop-down list with your mouse wheel. Alternatively, you can enter the text manually in lieu of copying and pasting.

Sculpting disappears when turning Edit mode off in the Shape Editor after saving/reloading a Maya binary scene file.

Workaround: Save as a Maya ASCII file or edit the target before saving your file.

For blend shape targets (including in-between targets) that have physical meshes that already exist in the scene, use sculpting tools either directly on the target mesh in the scene or directly on the base mesh. Avoid activating the sculpting tools when both the base mesh and physical target mesh are selected in the scene, or you may run into viewport refresh issues.

If your base mesh doesn't update after sculpting on the physical target in the scene, simply exit the sculpting tool (switch tools) or scrub the timeline to refresh the viewport.

Pose Interpolator: Base mesh bound to joint cannot be found when using HIK.

Workaround: When rigging a character using HIK, select the bones, and in the Pose Editor, click on Create Pose Interpolator, but use the Base Mesh: Selected option when adding the first pose to workaround the issue where HIK fails to find the bound mesh when using Base Mesh: Bound to Joint.

command ilrTextureBake

-dr short for -directory (was -d)

-dsp short for -displacement (was -d)

command ilrVertexBake

-slm short for -selectionMode (was -sm)

-spm short for -samplingMode (was -sm)

-fsp short for -filterShape (was -fls)

-fs short for -fullShading (was -fls)

When drawing with the Joint Tool in wireframe mode, the Snap to Projected Center functionality may not work as expected.

Workaround:

Option 1: Set the environment variable MAYA_VP2_USE_VP1_SELECTION =1, then select OpenGL - Legacy, OpenGL - Core Profile (Compatibility) or DirectX11 from the Rendering Engine drop-down list in the Display preferences and restart Maya. Select this option if you want to continue to work in wireframe mode.

Option 2: Set the viewport to shaded and X-ray mode (for example, Shading > Smooth Shade All and Shading > X-Ray).