Update Maya Plugin?

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:28 am

Hi:
I'm using SpacePilot w/Maya. I updated to the 3.6.11 drivers, but in Maya the version # displayed in the Control Panel is version 3.5.1.
Do I need to update the plugin manually?
Thanks.

Post by **rstadie** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:44 am

Hi,

The Plug-in should be updated automatically if you update 3DxSoftware. Maybe Maya was running while you installed 3DxSoftware_v3.6.11?
If it doesn't help to reboot and then reinstall the software you might want to try a complete reinstall es mentioned in this article.

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:05 am

I closed Maya before updating the driver. I didn't uninstall the driver first - perhaps that could fix the problem? In any case, maybe you could provide 3DxMaya.mll separately so we could just copy it into the Maya Plugins Folder?
I'll try your recommendations.
Thanks.

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:18 am

Theres instruction in the Maya plugin help file.
* Manual Installation
Copy the Melscripts to the "scripts\startup" sub-directory of Maya,
and the bitmap files to the Maya "icons" directory.
Copy 3DxMaya.mll to "bin\plug-ins"
Copy the 3DxHelp directory to "docs\ext"

All the files are in:
C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3Dconnexion 3DxSoftware\3DxMaya2009

When you installed the driver all the plugins get installed.

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:34 am

Thanks for the reply.
I followed the uninstall instructions, including removing the registry entries.
Then I rebooted, reinstalled the drivers, and then rebooted again.
Is there an app so I can test to see if it's working?

In Maya, it's not working at all.
At startup, I get this:
// MayaWindow|mayaMainWindowForm|formLayout2|formLayout14|formLayout15|formLayout49|ShelfLayout|Anim||popupMenu8|menuItem155 //
// Warning: Move Camera //
// Warning: Rotate around focal point! //
// Warning: Fly mode on! //
// Warning: Rotation Scale 2.5198421 //
// Warning: Translation Scale 1 //
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2008/scripts/startup/MagellanStartup.mel line 2519: Unable to dynamically load : C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2008/bin/plug-ins/3DxMaya.mll
//
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2008/scripts/startup/MagellanStartup.mel line 2519: //
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2008/scripts/startup/MagellanStartup.mel line 2519: (3DxMaya) //
// Warning: No Magellan device found. Start 3DxWare and then restart Maya

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:40 am

I know that I am able to communicate w/the SP because I can change the display settings in the Control Panel

Post by **rstadie** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:42 pm

Demo-applications are available under
Start->Programs->3Dconnexion->3Dconnexion 3DxWare->demos

Try what Fred suggested (manual installation) and use the files in:
C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3Dconnexion 3DxSoftware\3DxMaya2008\

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:12 pm

All the files appear to be correct.

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\bin\plug-ins\3DxMaya.mll - 10/22/08
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\scripts\startup\C3DxButtonEditor.mel - 5/8/08
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\scripts\startup\C3DxControlPanel.mel - 5/7/08
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\scripts\startup\C3DxMapping.mel - 5/9/08
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\scripts\startup\MagellanStartup.mel - 10/22/08

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\icons has the 5 3Dx files.

I have also disabled my custom userSetup.mel, which has caused a conflict w/SpacePilot in the past (the conflict was resolved by including "MagellanStartup;" at the end of script).

Any more ideas?

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:18 am

The SP works w/all the demos.
When I launch Maya, I still get the error message posted above.

Post by **rstadie** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:22 am

Hi,

Please rename C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\bin\plug-ins\3DxMaya.mll to 3DxMaya.dll. Then right-click 3DxMaya.dll , open the "Version"-tab. What do you see as "Product Name"?

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:25 am

3Dconnexion Plug-In for Maya 2008

Thanks.

Post by **rstadie** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:36 am

You are using Windows XP 32bit?

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:53 am

I'm using WinXP 64 bit.
The SP was working fine until I upgraded.
The reason I upgraded was that I was getting an occasional error message when I used the SP and nothing was selected. It didn't affect the performance of the SP, but I figured it was a bug so I upgraded to the latest drivers.

PixL · Post by **PixL** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:07 am

I'd still like to get this to work. Do you have anymore suggestions?
I guess I could reinstall the version that was working and see if that works again.

Post by **rstadie** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:11 am

You need to use the 64bit Plug-in which you can find here:
C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3Dconnexion 3DxSoftware\3DxStudio200864\

Does it work then?

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