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Scene Check

Scene Check is a lightweight pre-export sanity pass for clean, pipeline-safe Maya scenes.

Overview

Scene Check is a lightweight pre-export sanity pass for clean, pipeline-safe Maya scenes.

It detects common issues like out-of-bounds UVs, leftover construction history, hard edges, namespaces, non-zero pivots, and display layer problems. Results are displayed via viewport annotations with optional pointers and Outliner highlighting—no geometry changes required. Run it before delivery, then use Remove Feedback to restore a clean visual state.

Features

Viewport Feedback Annotations

Creates stacked scene annotations to list issues clearly in the viewport.

  • Use this to get a fast overview before exporting or handing off assets.
  • Annotations are grouped with a consistent prefix for easy cleanup.
Viewport Feedback Annotations demo

Point at Offenders

Optionally adds a red arrow pointing at each offending object.

  • Enable this when the scene is dense and objects are hard to locate.
Point at Offenders demo

Outliner Highlight

Marks offending transforms in the Outliner while preserving prior color state.

  • Safe restore is handled automatically when feedback is removed.
Outliner Highlight demo

UVs Out of Bounds

Detects UV values outside 0-1 using the current UV set when the OpenMaya API is available.

UVs Out of Bounds demo

Construction History

Flags transforms or shapes that still contain meaningful construction history.

Construction History demo

Hard Edges

Detects hard edges using a fast polyInfo pass with an API fallback.

Hard Edges demo

LOD Group Naming

Flags parent groups containing '_LOD' to enforce naming hygiene.

LOD Group Naming demo

Namespace Check

Detects namespaces in transform paths to avoid export and reference issues.

Namespace Check demo

Pivot Not at Zero

Checks rotate and scale pivots for non-zero values (local space).

Pivot Not at Zero demo

Display Layer Membership

Flags objects assigned to non-default display layers.

Display Layer Membership demo

Empty Display Layers

Reports empty display layers as scene-level issues.

Empty Display Layers demo

Remove Feedback

Deletes all annotations and restores previous Outliner colors safely.

  • Use this before saving a clean delivery version.
Remove Feedback demo
FAQ

What is Scene Check used for?

It detects common issues like out-of-bounds UVs, leftover construction history, hard edges, namespaces, non-zero pivots, and display layer problems. Results are displayed via viewport annotations with optional pointers and Outliner highlighting—no geometry changes required. Run it before delivery, then use Remove Feedback to restore a clean visual state.

Which host application does Scene Check support?

Scene Check is built for Autodesk Maya and is distributed through AO Studio Tools.

Where can I download Scene Check?

Download the current AO Studio Tools package from https://aostudio.tools/getthetools.html and install it through AO.Hub.