Skeleton > Joint Tool – chain joints (Hip → Spine → Neck → Head).
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| Issue | Solution |
|-------|----------|
| Viewport black | Viewport 2.0 > Renderer > OpenGL |
| Arnold render white | No lights → add aiSkyDome or aiAreaLight |
| Textures not showing | Hypershade > File node > Reload texture; check file path |
| Animation stutters | Delete unused nodes (File > Optimize), cache to GPU Cache |
| MASH not found | Load plugin: Window > Settings/Preferences > Plugin Manager > mash.mll | Skeleton > Joint Tool – chain joints (Hip
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