Warning: Cycle on 'metal_blinn.outColor' may not evaluate as expected. (Use 'cycleCh

Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 1 06-07-2011 , 12:33 PM

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Warning: Cycle on 'metal_blinn.outColor' may not evaluate as expected. (Use 'cycleCh

i keep getting this error -

Warning: Cycle on 'metal_blinn.outColor' may not evaluate as expected. (Use 'cycleCheck -e off' to disable this warning.) //

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anyone know where this 'cycleCheck -e off' is?

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# 2 06-07-2011 , 12:46 PM

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Turning the cycleCheck -e off will not fix the problem with the blinn colour it will only turn the warning off...........dave

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# 3 06-07-2011 , 12:50 PM

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right........... any idea what the problem is - it's only a simple blinn... would deleting the material solve it?

I'd still like to know where the 'off' is ;-]

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# 4 06-07-2011 , 01:19 PM

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I think this is one of those hiden menues, if you put( cycleCheck -e off )in your mel editor that might turn it of..................

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# 5 06-07-2011 , 01:26 PM

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probably - I can't find a simple answer on the web anyway...

I've solved the problem tho -- somehow the transparency had become linked to a node; I've broken the connection and the errors gone user added image