Charcoal Editor 2 Documentation
Troubleshooting
Installation Errors
Listed below are the most common errors that may be encountered when installing the Charcoal Editor 2 plug-in. If you are unable to resolve your installation issues using this guide, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Charcoal Editor 2 Does Not Display in the Plug-in Manager
Make sure that CharcoalEditor2.mll (Windows) or CharcoalEditor2.bundle (macOS) exists in Maya's default plug-ins directory or in a directory included in MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH.
To verify that a directory is included in the MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH variable, run the following MEL command:
getenv MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH
Loading Charcoal Editor 2 in the Plug-in Manager Fails
When Maya fails to load a plugin, an error is generated and displayed in the script editor. Listed below are the most common errors and the likely cause.
Error: The specified procedure could not be found. (CharcoalEditor2)
The wrong version of the plug-in is being loaded (e.g. loading Charcoal Editor 2 for Maya 2017 in Maya 2018). Copy the correct version of Charcoal Editor 2 to the plug-ins folder.
Opening Charcoal Editor 2 Fails with "Error: line 1: Invalid flag '-restore'"
This error will occur on Maya 2017 if no updates (patches) have been applied. Maya 2017 Update 4 or Update 5 will need to be installed.