Toggle to Edit Mode call error when the Blender use linked a object data from another file #84109

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Vladimir · 2020-12-24T14:04:00+01:00

Vladimir commented

2020-12-24 14:04:00 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux 5.10.2
Graphics card: Intel Haswel (4-th Gen ) HD Graphics 4600

Blender Version
Broken: 2.92

Short description of error

Toggle to Edit Mode call error when the Blender use linked a object data from another file

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Create any object in a scene and save this file
Create a new blend file and link the object from previous saved a file with File → Link.. and then select this object.
Then convert linked object to local object with Object → Relations → Make Local... → Selected Objects
Select the object and press Tab that go to Edit Mode.
Error - Unable to execute 'Toggle Editmode', error changing modes

or download both files and then open linked.blend:

source.blend
linked.blend

**System Information** Operating system: Linux 5.10.2 Graphics card: Intel Haswel (4-th Gen ) HD Graphics 4600 **Blender Version** Broken: 2.92 **Short description of error** Toggle to Edit Mode call error when the Blender use linked a object data from another file **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1) Create any object in a scene and save this file 2) Create a new blend file and link the object from previous saved a file with `File` → `Link..` and then select this object. 3) Then convert linked object to local object with `Object` → `Relations` → `Make Local...` → `Selected Objects` 4) Select the object and press Tab that go to Edit Mode. 5) Error - Unable to execute 'Toggle Editmode', error changing modes or download both files and then open linked.blend: [source.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9528069/source.blend) [linked.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9528070/linked.blend) ![Screenshot_20201224_154148.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9528071/Screenshot_20201224_154148.png)

Vladimir commented

2020-12-24 14:04:00 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Wovchick

Robert Guetzkow commented

2020-12-27 16:04:03 +01:00

Added subscriber: @rjg

Robert Guetzkow commented

2020-12-27 16:04:03 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Robert Guetzkow commented

2020-12-27 16:04:03 +01:00

If you want to edit the object you have to make its data (the mesh) local too. Use Object > Relations > Make Local ... > Selected Objects and Data. You can't edit the mesh because it is still only linked.

That being said, the failure doesn't seem to be handled properly. It should either show an error message which explains that you can't edit linked data (rather than failing to switch the mode) or plain refuse to switch to edit mode as is the case when both object and data are linked.

If you want to edit the object you have to make its data (the mesh) local too. Use *Object > Relations > Make Local ... > Selected Objects and Data*. You can't edit the mesh because it is still only linked. That being said, the failure doesn't seem to be handled properly. It should either show an error message which explains that you can't edit linked data (rather than failing to switch the mode) or plain refuse to switch to edit mode as is the case when both object and data are linked.

Vladimir commented

2020-12-28 07:09:46 +01:00

In #84109#1082781, @rjg wrote:
It should either show an error message which explains that you can't edit linked data (rather than failing to switch the mode) or plain refuse to switch to edit mode as is the case when both object and data are linked.

Yes, I seem the Blender shoulds to output a more information message.

> In #84109#1082781, @rjg wrote: > It should either show an error message which explains that you can't edit linked data (rather than failing to switch the mode) or plain refuse to switch to edit mode as is the case when both object and data are linked. Yes, I seem the Blender shoulds to output a more information message.

Bastien Montagne commented

2020-12-28 16:42:50 +01:00

Added subscriber: @mont29

Bastien Montagne commented

2020-12-28 16:42:50 +01:00

Short answer: Better error message is not really doable with current code.

This would require some changes about how we get error reports from sub-operators (operators ran from within another one) I think... Not really a priority anyway tbh.

Short answer: Better error message is not really doable with current code. This would require some changes about how we get error reports from sub-operators (operators ran from within another one) I think... Not really a priority anyway tbh.

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Toggle to Edit Mode call error when the Blender use linked a object data from another file #84109