You are not logged in.
#1 07-22-2012 5:18 pm
- S-tygian
- From: Bournemouth, UK
- Registered: 08-14-2011
- Posts: 29
Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
Hey, so I wonder if you guys might be able to help me with a little predicament. I have Maya 2011 installed on my laptop which, when at home I hook up to my Cintiq which acts as a second monitor where i put my graph editor and other pop up boxes when i'm working. I'm now not at home and without my cintiq but want to use Maya on my laptop, only because I normally but graph editor etc on my cintiq, they've now disappeared, presumably off screen somewhere, and i don't know how to get them back. I've tried restoring maya to default settings and reinstalling but to no avail. Any help would be really appreciated. I wanna get my precious graph editor back!
"We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we're curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
-Walt Disney
http://kat-seale.blogspot.com
Offline
#2 07-22-2012 6:15 pm
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
Try running this in the command line or script editor:
window -e -tlc 0 0 graphEditor1Window;
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." - Abe Lincoln
The key to world domination
Offline
#3 07-23-2012 6:28 pm
- S-tygian
- From: Bournemouth, UK
- Registered: 08-14-2011
- Posts: 29
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
Awesome, thanks so much! I assume something similar works for the Outliner, too?
"We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we're curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
-Walt Disney
http://kat-seale.blogspot.com
Offline
#4 07-23-2012 6:28 pm
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
I've had that too 
I believe there is an option somewhere to make maya not save the layout with the scene.
Found it: its in the preferences under interface the checkbox next to 'Windows: Remember size and position' uncheck that, save your scene as a new version, exit maya and reopen it again. Should work imo, the other option would be to go back to your work, put the graph editor on the main screen and save it there again
Last edited by wolfor (07-23-2012 6:28 pm)
Offline
#5 07-23-2012 11:54 pm
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
S-tygian wrote:
Awesome, thanks so much! I assume something similar works for the Outliner, too?
Yes, you can find the name of any window by putting this command in:
lsUI -windows;
The output is the name of every currently active window. It shouldn't be too hard to find whatever window you're looking for due to Autodesk's naming conventions. In the case of the outliner the code would look like this:
window -e -tlc 0 0 outlinerPanel1Window;
And Wolfor's suggestion works too
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." - Abe Lincoln
The key to world domination
Offline
#6 07-24-2012 3:28 pm
- S-tygian
- From: Bournemouth, UK
- Registered: 08-14-2011
- Posts: 29
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
wolfor it worked! Life savers, the pair of you I was fearing I'd be without Maya for a couple of months!
"We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we're curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
-Walt Disney
http://kat-seale.blogspot.com
Offline
#7 07-24-2012 4:24 pm
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
haha, glad to hear that i wish i could script like camaro, though 
Offline
#8 07-24-2012 7:50 pm
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
Eh, you don't even have to be a full on programmer. Just knowing basic MEL commands can save your butt from time to time
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." - Abe Lincoln
The key to world domination
Offline
#9 07-25-2012 8:40 am
Re: Lost Graph Editor and Outliner
I know, but just can't remember them buggers
Offline