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Found in
2021.2.0a18
2021.2.18f1
2021.3
2022.1
2022.2
Issue ID
1422012
Regression
No
Parallel Import does not work when importing models using External Materials mode
How to reproduce:
1. Open the user attached "ParallelImport.zip" project
2. Right-Click on "PgaTourEventGenesisScottishOpen.fbx" in the Assets folder
3. Select the Reimport option
4. Open the Console Window
Expected result: No errors
Actual result: "[Worker0] CreateFolder is not supported while importing out-of-process" is thrown
Reproducible with: 2021.2.0a18, 2021.3.1f1, 2022.1.0f1, 2022.2.0a11
Not reproducible with: 2019.4.38f1, 2020.3.34f1, 2021.2.0a17
Note:
- To consistently reproduce, if the materials folder gets created, delete it
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AcidArrow
Nov 23, 2023 07:56
When will this stop being experimental? It has been a while. And does anyone use the internal materials workflow? It sucks, I do not understand how anyone is able to do anything without using the external material workflow.
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mikelortega
Oct 30, 2023 16:06
This is present in Unity 2022.3 LTS and that makes the Parallel Import useless. Many projects are upgraded from older Unity versions and those would throw the error. Also, some workflows do not benefit from embedded materials, sometimes it's wiser to share all materials as default mode. I think this should be fixed.
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Resolution Note:
Parallel import is still experimental and one of the things that doesn't work is the externalized materials mode which is a legacy feature. Because it is a legacy feature it may or may not be supported in parallel import mode depending on if it is possible to make it work in that setup. You can either disable parallel import or fix the importer settings of the models to not use the legacy mode.