paste a file path in maya always adds prefix of file:///, which has to be deleted
grand marshal polycounter
working in windows 10 and maya 2022/2023
This is probably a stupid question but it is something that bugs me endlessly and I have not found an answer.
If I copy a file from windows explorer and paste into maya, for example a filepath for a texture to use in a material, this bit is always added: file:///
for example : file:///C:/Users...
in order for the file to work I have to manually delete the file:///
It is weird because if I paste a filepath into other programs I get : "C:\Users...."
but if I use copy as path to get that format in maya, it cannot find the file
So is there a way I can fix this behavior in maya so that I can copy and paste like a sane person?
This is probably a stupid question but it is something that bugs me endlessly and I have not found an answer.
If I copy a file from windows explorer and paste into maya, for example a filepath for a texture to use in a material, this bit is always added: file:///
for example : file:///C:/Users...
in order for the file to work I have to manually delete the file:///
It is weird because if I paste a filepath into other programs I get : "C:\Users...."
but if I use copy as path to get that format in maya, it cannot find the file
So is there a way I can fix this behavior in maya so that I can copy and paste like a sane person?
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I am using this alternative windows explorer here : https://files.community/
Among other things, it has a copy as path command that paste into maya as a readable format. Did not get the plugin for this exact reason, however it solves this problem so I just mention for posterity.