Backwards compatibility of Render Setup collections

Maya 2017 introduced improvements to the Render Setup system, which includes better handling of collections and requires an update to render setup files created in Maya 2016 Extension 2.

If you open a scene file that contains collections created in Maya 2016 Extension 2, or if you import a .json file that was exported from this version, a dialog appears asking if you would like to convert your collections to that of the current render setup system. If you click No, a icon remains in the Render Setup editor. Click this icon at any time to re-open the dialog and convert your collections. Converted render setup nodes appear in italics. Click for the items to appear in regular text.

In most cases, the render setup collections in the scene files you created with Maya 2016 Extension 2 will translate correctly to collections in the current render setup system. However, the following limitations exist: