To load or unload plug-ins
- Select Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
- Do any of the following:
- Turn on the Loaded option next to a plug-in to load the plug-in.
- Turn on the Auto load option to always load the plug-in on startup.
- Click the
icon next to a plug-in to view the
Plug-in Information window and find additional information about the plug-in, for example the version number and any MEL commands it adds.
Note: You cannot load a plug-in for any version of Maya that predates the Maya version the plug-in was compiled for. For example, you cannot use a plug-in compiled with the Maya 6 API in Maya 5. You can check the For API Version number in the Plug-in Information window.
Force unload a plug-in being used in the current scene
If you try to unload a plug-in that is providing functionality in the current scene (for example, the scene contains a node type that is provided by the plug-in), you're prompted to force the removal of the plug-in. This converts any nodes in the scene provided by that plug-in to the “Unknown” node type. Even if you reload the plug-in, the nodes remain Unknown.