Lock Interface toggle will not toggle #85244

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Joshua · 2021-01-31T06:29:04+01:00

Joshua commented

2021-01-31 06:29:04 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 461.40

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.92.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-01-30 20:50, hash: 40061911d2
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
Lock Interface option is randomly toggled on and getting locked and cannot be toggled off. This occurs in the newest 2.92 Beta, but I have experienced it in 2.90, 2.80-.82.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
No known steps. Literally just happens at random in my experience. The issue transfers with .blend files. I have tried appending scenes into new .blend files and the issue comes with it.
Provided a .blend where the option will not toggle off.

Lock Interface Bug.blend

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 461.40 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.92.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-01-30 20:50, hash: `40061911d2` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** Lock Interface option is randomly toggled on and getting locked and cannot be toggled off. This occurs in the newest 2.92 Beta, but I have experienced it in 2.90, 2.80-.82. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** No known steps. Literally just happens at random in my experience. The issue transfers with .blend files. I have tried appending scenes into new .blend files and the issue comes with it. Provided a .blend where the option will not toggle off. [Lock Interface Bug.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9605842/Lock_Interface_Bug.blend)

Joshua commented

2021-01-31 06:29:04 +01:00

Added subscriber: @vfxninjaeditor

Joshua changed title from ~~Lock Interface toggle is will not toggle~~ to Lock Interface toggle will not toggle

2021-01-31 06:29:18 +01:00

Joel Godin commented

2021-01-31 14:09:03 +01:00

Added subscriber: @FloridaJo

Joel Godin commented

2021-01-31 14:09:03 +01:00

Just an FYI:
I was able to unlock on my machine, 1-30 build.
OSX High Sierra.

Just an FYI: I was able to unlock on my machine, 1-30 build. OSX High Sierra.

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-02-01 10:14:14 +01:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-02-01 10:14:14 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-02-01 10:14:14 +01:00

Works here as well

**System Information**
Operating system: Linux-5.9.16-200.fc33.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-33-Thirty_Three 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 970M/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 455.45.01
version: 2.92.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-01-31 13:31, hash: `rBa9b53daf23ba`

@vfxninjaeditor : just to make sure:
Please try with File → Defaults → Load Factory Settings to see if you still can reproduce this issue.

Works here as well ``` **System Information** Operating system: Linux-5.9.16-200.fc33.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-33-Thirty_Three 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 970M/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 455.45.01 version: 2.92.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-01-31 13:31, hash: `rBa9b53daf23ba` ``` @vfxninjaeditor : just to make sure: Please try with File → Defaults → Load Factory Settings to see if you still can reproduce this issue.

Johannes Wilde commented

2021-02-18 12:07:06 +01:00

Added subscriber: @johannes.wilde

Johannes Wilde commented

2021-02-18 12:07:06 +01:00

I have the same problem in some scenes with latest builds of 2.92 and 2.93. On latest 2.91 however everything works fine

PopOS 20.10

I have the same problem in some scenes with latest builds of 2.92 and 2.93. On latest 2.91 however everything works fine PopOS 20.10

Johannes Wilde commented

2021-02-24 15:18:04 +01:00

In #85244#1114686, @johannes.wilde wrote:
I have the same problem in some scenes with latest builds of 2.92 and 2.93. On latest 2.91 however everything works fine

PopOS 20.10

With the latest Builds and resetting to Factory Defaults it works for me now.

> In #85244#1114686, @johannes.wilde wrote: > I have the same problem in some scenes with latest builds of 2.92 and 2.93. On latest 2.91 however everything works fine > > PopOS 20.10 With the latest Builds and resetting to Factory Defaults it works for me now.

slowburn commented

2021-03-13 14:53:27 +01:00

Added subscriber: @slowburn

slowburn commented

2021-03-13 14:53:27 +01:00

Looks like this is caused by a corrupted userpref.blend file in *AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.93\config*. Doing a factory reset fixes the issue but after a few days it appeared again for me, so it would be great to have a proper fix, because resetting and reconfiguring everything from scratch is quite a lot of work. Wouldn't want to do it every time. Please look into the file, maybe you'll find the cause of this bug. Note that simply opening this file doesn't cause setting to lock up, you have to put it into *Blender\2.xx\config* directory. Another strange thing is that Blender 2.91 seems immune to this bug. If I replace the original userpref file in 2.91 directory with corrupted one, the Lock Interface setting doesn't get stuck, whereas for 2.92 and 2.93 it does.
userpref(corrupted).blend

Looks like this is caused by a corrupted userpref.blend file in *AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.93\config\*. Doing a factory reset fixes the issue but after a few days it appeared again for me, so it would be great to have a proper fix, because resetting and reconfiguring everything from scratch is quite a lot of work. Wouldn't want to do it every time. Please look into the file, maybe you'll find the cause of this bug. Note that simply opening this file doesn't cause setting to lock up, you have to put it into *Blender\2.xx\config\* directory. Another strange thing is that Blender 2.91 seems immune to this bug. If I replace the original userpref file in 2.91 directory with corrupted one, the Lock Interface setting doesn't get stuck, whereas for 2.92 and 2.93 it does. [userpref(corrupted).blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9889055/userpref_corrupted_.blend)

Ankit Meel commented

2021-03-30 16:44:20 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Needs Triage'

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-09-20 09:28:21 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-09-20 09:28:21 +02:00

Still cannot reproduce with the (corrupted?) userpref.blend [but of course I dont have all the Addons installed that the userpref wants to load...]

Could you check one more time:

if this can be reproduced in a fresh 3.0 build from https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/ for you?
if so, please try enabling your Addons one-by-one and check if any of them might be the culprit here.

thx in advance.

Still cannot reproduce with the (corrupted?) userpref.blend [but of course I dont have all the Addons installed that the userpref wants to load...] Could you check one more time: - if this can be reproduced in a fresh 3.0 build from https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/ for you? - if so, please try enabling your Addons one-by-one and check if any of them might be the culprit here. thx in advance.

slowburn commented

2021-09-20 19:59:08 +02:00

No, I cannot reproduce this issue with 3.0 build. But recently I had a similar problem where Lock Interface would turn on whenever I did a render. I could still uncheck it, but it was really annoying to toggle it all the time. So I deleted 3.0 folder in AppData to get a fresh start, therefore I don't have all add-ons installed. I'll try to reinstall them gradually and watch if Lock Interface starts acting up again.

Pascal commented

2021-09-26 13:24:13 +02:00

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Pascal commented

2021-09-26 13:24:13 +02:00

Hello, I have had the same issue here (3 Alpha), reverting to default interface solved the problem, but ... I have already reset the interface to default some days ago (for a crashing problem #91676) so the issue should not have appeared in my case.
I saw the same problem on 2.93, restoring the default interface once again solved it and restoring the saved preferences restored also the issue... you can see that on this poor video, preference windows is not visible, I am loading the default preferences and then my custom one 2021-09-26 12-32-54.mkv.
I reinstalled all the add-ons I use without problem for the moment.

Hello, I have had the same issue here (3 Alpha), reverting to default interface solved the problem, but ... I have already reset the interface to default some days ago (for a crashing problem #91676) so the issue should not have appeared in my case. I saw the same problem on 2.93, restoring the default interface once again solved it and restoring the saved preferences restored also the issue... you can see that on this poor video, preference windows is not visible, I am loading the default preferences and then my custom one [2021-09-26 12-32-54.mkv](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10607458/2021-09-26_12-32-54.mkv). I reinstalled all the add-ons I use without problem for the moment.

Pascal commented

2021-09-26 18:55:57 +02:00

Hi, may be something interesting here 2021-09-26 18-50-44.mkv
The lodify add-on seem to be the culprit ...

Updating the add-on solve the problem, for me.

heu .... not totally, the locking option is re-checked after each render .... and stay in its last state when the add-on is disabled....

After some research this issue was described in Github but there is few information about its resolution ...

Hi, may be something interesting here [2021-09-26 18-50-44.mkv](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10613201/2021-09-26_18-50-44.mkv) The lodify add-on seem to be the culprit ... Updating the add-on solve the problem, for me. heu .... not totally, the locking option is re-checked after each render .... and stay in its last state when the add-on is disabled.... After some research this issue was described in Github but there is few information about its resolution ...

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-09-27 08:28:58 +02:00

For reference, the github issue is https://github.com/DB3D/Lodify/issues/1

Can everyone confirm this is the culprit?

For reference, the github issue is https://github.com/DB3D/Lodify/issues/1 Can everyone confirm this is the culprit?

Joshua commented

2021-09-27 11:37:36 +02:00

Can confirm! Turning off Lodify just solved the issue for me.

slowburn commented

2021-09-27 12:13:53 +02:00

Yea, for me as well. Although I could only reproduce the issue in 3.0 if I loaded earlier userpref file that was corrupted. So just enabling the addon might not cause the problem right away, making it harder to detect.

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-09-27 12:27:31 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Archived'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2021-09-27 12:27:31 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-09-27 12:27:31 +02:00

Dont have the Addon installed, but apparently LODify needs this to be ON
https://github.com/DB3D/Lodify/blob/master/Lodify.py#L1058

Locking the interface on render is mandatory, as cycles don't like mesh data exchange while
calculating (cause instant-crash).

There is a setting for this "mandatory interface render lock", you might be able to turn this OFF? (and only turn it ON when realy using the LODify features?)

In any case, this is something that is caused by an external Addon, nothing to be done from the Blender side.
Will close, thx reporting (and investigating!) everyone.

Dont have the Addon installed, but apparently LODify needs this to be ON https://github.com/DB3D/Lodify/blob/master/Lodify.py#L1058 > - Locking the interface on render is mandatory, as cycles don't like mesh data exchange while > calculating (cause instant-crash). There is a setting for this "mandatory interface render lock", you might be able to turn this OFF? (and only turn it ON when realy using the LODify features?) In any case, this is something that is caused by an external Addon, nothing to be done from the Blender side. Will close, thx reporting (and investigating!) everyone.

DorianB commented

2021-09-27 12:47:26 +02:00

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DorianB commented

2021-09-27 12:47:26 +02:00

Hello I'm the creator of Lodify
I'm sorry for the trouble caused here

It is clearly stated in the documentation (devtalk) of this plugin that the locking interface toggle is mandatory in order to work, this plugin will change the mesh data while cycles might be calculating, and that can/will cause crashes.

"render.interface_lock will be enabled with this addon, this can be disable in the options (but expect some crashes if removed)"

This shall be fixed once lodify will do the mesh data switching with the help of Geometry node

Hello I'm the creator of Lodify I'm sorry for the trouble caused here It is clearly stated in the documentation (devtalk) of this plugin that the locking interface toggle is mandatory in order to work, this plugin will change the mesh data while cycles might be calculating, and that can/will cause crashes. "*render.interface_lock will be enabled with this addon, this can be disable in the options (but expect some crashes if removed)*" This shall be fixed once lodify will do the mesh data switching with the help of Geometry node

slowburn commented

2021-09-27 15:29:17 +02:00

It's okay, man. You were trying to solve a problem that shouldn't be there in the first place, we appreciate the effort.
Although that warning was really easy to miss amongst all the text. It would be best to also add a warning to the addon description inside of blender for things like that.

It's okay, man. You were trying to solve a problem that shouldn't be there in the first place, we appreciate the effort. Although that warning was really easy to miss amongst all the text. It would be best to also add a warning to the addon description inside of blender for things like that.

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Lock Interface toggle will not toggle #85244