I can't build plugin for maya 2026

[Abdelhalim abulmagd]

I downloaded the Maya 2026 DevKit from Autodesk’s website, and when I try to build my plugin, I keep getting this error.

// The specified module could not be found.

// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2026/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 316: The specified module could not be found.

// (testPlugin)

I also tested the DevKits for Update 1, Update 2, and Update 3 — but I still get the same error every time.

My plugin is using:

Qt 5.15.2 — msvc2019_64

Could this be the reason for the problem?
Or is the issue coming from Maya itself?

[Nicolas Chaverou]

Hey,

I'd suspect this is due to QT update (because of VFX ref platform)

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYADEV/2026/CHS/?guid=Qt6Migration

Hope that helps

[Abdelhalim abulmagd]

thanks nicolas.

I actually tried building with:

Qt 6.8.2 — msvc2022_64

But I’m still getting the same issue —
the plugin won’t load inside Maya.

[f.mi...@gmail.com]

Some DLLs can't be found and loaded. You could try Dependency Walker and try to find what DLL is missing. Start it from maya session (for example with MEL: system "c:/.../depends.exe") and load your MLL plugin file. From there you may be able to find what is missing.

[Abdelhalim abulmagd]

Thanks a lot!

I think the issue was because I was using the library downloaded directly from the Qt website.
While I was checking the files in the Maya dev kit, I found a folder named Qt, so I used the .lib files from there, and it worked.

The plugin loaded successfully.