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Under modo -> preferences it shows 'maxwell plugin for modo - Preferences' window.

Where are modo's Preferences now??

Serious bug if you ask me.....

something should be wrong with your modo settings the plugin doesn't overwrite the main menu settings for sure.

Please try to remove the modo config file from

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Luxology

the name of the config file depends on the modo version. For example the config file for modo 901 is MODO901.CFG

this config file can contain your custom settings, in this case it is not so good idea to remove it. But please try to remove it temporarily and check if the problem still persist or not.

Márton

Hi, sorry, this is on mac os. I can't find a cfg file anywhere...

Under OSX it is at:

E:\Users\<your user name>\Library\Preferences

and the file name is

com.luxology.modo901

or similar (at the and of the file name the modo version number)

Márton

Ah yes. But when I place that file somewhere else (outside Preferences folder) and restart modo,
under modo-> Preferences it still shows maxwell plugin preferences instead of modo's preferences....

which version of modo is it?

do you have installed other version of modo to test it with?

this is the command which opens the modo preferences:

layout.createOrCLose cookie:Preferences layout:{Preferences Editor_layout} title:{@macros.layouts@Preferences@} width:645 height:655 persistent:1 open:1

What happens if you copy this command into the modo command panel? (you can find it at the bottom right corner of the modo window)

As a reference this is the command to open the Maxwell plugin preferences:

layout.createOrClose maxwellPreferences {modoAndMaxwell_preferences_layout} open:? title:{Maxwell plugin for Modo - Preferences} width:[550] height:[400] persistent:[1] style:palette


What is the window title of the up coming Preferences window?

Márton

Hi, thanks for going through this.

this is version 10.1

Also tried 701 and there all goes well, it opens modo's preferences.

In 10.1 when I enter this command in the command panel:

"layout.createOrCLose cookie:Preferences layout:{Preferences Editor_layout} title:{@macros.layouts@Preferences@} width:645 height:655 persistent:1 open:1"

it actually shows the right Preferences window, of modo itself.



The other command:

"layout.createOrClose maxwellPreferences {modoAndMaxwell_preferences_layout} open:? title:{Maxwell plugin for Modo - Preferences} width:[550] height:[400] persistent:[1] style:palette"

doesn't do anything....

Just to be sure, here's a screen recording. Hope you can view .mov files...?

http://nirusu.me/3D/ScreenRecording.mov

Ohhh, so you open the Preferences window from the modo > Preferences... menu - I was trying the System > Preferences... menu

now I can see it. - thanks for the screen record.

It seems modo collects the menu items into the Modo menu by the names, and the Maxwell plugin also had a "Preferences..." menu point.
It will be fixed for next update, until that please use the System > Preferences menu.

Márton

Hi, I can confirm that with the newest update the modo pref window works again
Thanks!

Is there a way to close this topic? Or isn't that necessary?

Cheers,
Nils