Principled BSDF not available in Node Menu: Shift+A then Shader. Not in menu #52316

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Jean Pradelle · 2017-08-09T09:43:26+02:00

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 09:43:26 +02:00

System Information
Operating system and graphics card
Intel Core i7 6700HQ. 16Gb
Win 10. V1607
GTX 960M - 4GB

Blender Version
Broken: 2.79 RC 5e9132b
Worked: N/A

Short description of error
Principled BSDF not available in Node Menu: Shift+A then Shader. Not in menu
Accessible thru the Materials pannel (only ?).

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Select Start Cube.
Change to Cycles Renderer
In pannel. Material Tab. New.
Open Node editor Window.
Shift + A. Shader. ----Principled not in Menu---

**System Information** Operating system and graphics card Intel Core i7 6700HQ. 16Gb Win 10. V1607 GTX 960M - 4GB **Blender Version** Broken: 2.79 RC 5e9132b Worked: N/A **Short description of error** Principled BSDF not available in Node Menu: Shift+A then Shader. Not in menu Accessible thru the Materials pannel (only ?). **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Select Start Cube. 2. Change to Cycles Renderer 3. In pannel. Material Tab. New. 4. Open Node editor Window. 5. Shift + A. Shader. ----Principled not in Menu---

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 09:43:26 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 09:43:26 +02:00

Added subscriber: @jeanpradelle

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 10:53:23 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Sergey

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 10:53:23 +02:00

I can not confirm this. The Principled BSDF is in Add ->Shader -> Principled BSDF menu. See the screenshot: .

Make sure you've downloaded proper build and fully unpacked it.

I can not confirm this. The Principled BSDF is in `Add ->Shader -> Principled BSDF` menu. See the screenshot: ![principled.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F701832/principled.png). Make sure you've downloaded proper build and fully unpacked it.

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 12:05:29 +02:00

Here is my screen shot:

Make sure you've downloaded proper build (JP- Yes) and fully unpacked it (JP - Yes).
Note that the Shaders are not sorted in Alphabetical order in my screen.

This has been the case for me since downloading prior builds (including blender-2.79-testbuild2-windows64)

Here is my screen shot: ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F701944/image.png) Make sure you've downloaded proper build (**JP- Yes**) and fully unpacked it (**JP - Yes**). Note that the Shaders are not sorted in Alphabetical order in my screen. This has been the case for me since downloading prior builds (including blender-2.79-testbuild2-windows64)

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 12:14:27 +02:00

Please show your system-info.txt generated by Help -> Save System Info (as an attachment).

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 12:18:49 +02:00

system-info.txt

[system-info.txt](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F701956/system-info.txt)

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 12:34:05 +02:00

Don't see anything obviously wrong, also tested with some addons which are enabled on your side by are disabled by default.

Please try one more thing: start blender form command line (cmd.exe) with --factory-startup argument and see if that changes your menu.

Don't see anything obviously wrong, also tested with some addons which are enabled on your side by are disabled by default. Please try one more thing: start blender form command line (cmd.exe) with --factory-startup argument and see if that changes your menu.

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 14:14:18 +02:00

This solves the problem.
Something in my user pref file seems to trigger the issue.... (for your reference I have attached a copy).
userpref.blend

I will look into deactivating the changes made to try to identify the issue. If u see anything obvious let me know.

Thanks,
Jean P.

This solves the problem. Something in my user pref file seems to trigger the issue.... (for your reference I have attached a copy). [userpref.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F702077/userpref.blend) I will look into deactivating the changes made to try to identify the issue. If u see anything obvious let me know. Thanks, Jean P.

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 14:56:02 +02:00

My guess would be to try using newer blend4web addon. I only managed to download 17.6, while your's is 16.12.1. They do something with the menu, so maybe some fix was done from their side.

Jean Pradelle commented

2017-08-09 15:09:38 +02:00

Sure enough deactivating b4W resolved the issue.
Thanks for your help and sorry for the non-issue....

Sure enough deactivating b4W resolved the issue. Thanks for your help and sorry for the non-issue....

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 15:13:22 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Sergey Sharybin closed this issue

2017-08-09 15:13:22 +02:00

Sergey Sharybin self-assigned this 2017-08-09 15:13:22 +02:00

Sergey Sharybin commented

2017-08-09 15:13:22 +02:00

That's better to investigate bug and found that it's not from Blender side than to have real bug in Blender.

Thanks for the report, closing it as Resolved now!

That's better to investigate bug and found that it's not from Blender side than to have real bug in Blender. Thanks for the report, closing it as Resolved now!

Alexander Romanov commented

2017-08-10 10:37:37 +02:00

Added subscriber: @AlexanderRomanov

Alexander Romanov commented

2017-08-10 10:37:37 +02:00

This bug was fixed in Blend4Web 17.02.1.

Luis commented

2019-04-01 19:53:51 +02:00

Added subscriber: @laife

Luis commented

2019-04-01 19:53:51 +02:00

Something funny happened and I didn't know what is Cycle Render and then I was using the default render to use this property.
if you don't use Cycle Render wont display in the shift + A, shaders options and other stuff in thenode editor

Something funny happened and I didn't know what is Cycle Render and then I was using the default render to use this property. if you don't use **Cycle Render** wont display in the shift + A, shaders options and other stuff in the**node editor**

Ako Zoom commented

2019-04-15 20:38:27 +02:00

Added subscriber: @AkoZ

Ako Zoom commented

2019-04-15 20:38:27 +02:00

YYEEAAHH ! by default nightly build render engine 2.79b
is in .. (why )? in blender render !! ?
also yep NEED to be in Cycle Render to USE the shift + A,
then shaders options and other stuff in the node editor APPEAR
please may be make this by default ? no ?
thank U all for your crazy hard marvellous WORK !

YYEEAAHH ! **by default nightly** build render engine 2.79b is in .. (why )? in *blender render* !! ? also yep **NEED** to be in **Cycle Render** to USE the shift + A, then shaders options and other stuff in the **node editor** APPEAR please may be make this by default ? no ? thank U all for your crazy hard marvellous WORK !

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Principled BSDF not available in Node Menu: Shift+A then Shader. Not in menu #52316