# Problems W\\ Paint Blend Shape Weight
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/problems-w-paint-blend-shape-weight/48316
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** rigging-character
**Created:** [February 18, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/problems-w-paint-blend-shape-weight/48316 "2006-02-18T20:54:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@brocoli78](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/brocoli78)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/problems-w-paint-blend-shape-weight/48316/1 "2006-02-18T20:54:57Z")
Hello all!
I'm experiencing problem using the paint blend shape weight tool in Maya 7. I would assume that I did somthing wrong, but it works sometimes and sometimes not!
Here is what is happening:
-no node appear in the node list of the tool option menu,
-the base shape is never paintable.
- Restart and it works and then ...not!
The help doc does not help me... Has anybody experienced the same problems in maya 7?
Thanx
Remi
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### Author:  [@brocoli78](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/brocoli78)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/problems-w-paint-blend-shape-weight/48316/2 "2006-02-18T21:09:45Z")
Ok, great! Now maya is crashing systematically when I try to flood the wright on the base shape!
I hope Autodesk will be able to fix this soon! :\
Remi