Shared DLL access Issue between MAYA and TD

General TouchDesigner Discussion
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  1. Maya 2025.3.2 crashes on startup
  2. Crash log confirms C:\Program Files\Derivative\TouchDesigner\bin\usd_ar.dll is loading into Maya’s process
  3. Both TD and Maya use USD 0.23.11 but different builds
  4. Does TD require its bin folder in the system PATH to function, or can those entries be removed safely?
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I’m not sure why it’s in your system PATH - you should be able to remove it.

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Yes, we don’t put that in the PATH ourselves. Possibly there is a 3rd party tool you are using that did?

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We are running Win 10 with dual RTXA 6000’s max ram, and so we have various other programs on the system e.g. generative AI services and stream diffusion programs. Pretty much everything we’re doing is structures inside a TD wrapper using DAT’s . These nodes are not standard (many python custom nodes). Perhaps this is an issue? We are a little reluctant to remove paths that relate to “shared” DLL’s for obvious reasons.

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Anthony_Gerber

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We are running Win 10 with dual RTXA 6000’s max ram, and so we have various other programs on the system e.g. generative AI services and stream diffusion programs. Pretty much everything we’re doing is structures inside a TD wrapper using DAT’s . These nodes are not standard (many python custom nodes). Perhaps this is an issue? We are a little reluctant to remove paths that relate to “shared” DLL’s for obvious reasons.