From 001922edd6da1ba8937e5e02b45cc3ff266b9996 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy Nieterau <roy_nieterau@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:51:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Do not enforce a required prefix - allow to be defined by
 settings.

---
 .../maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py    | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
index 2f98a456a1..88a49be00c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         prefix = prefix.replace(
             "{aov_separator}", instance.data.get("aovSeparator", "_"))
 
-        required_prefix = "<scene>"
         default_prefix = cls.ImagePrefixTokens[renderer]
 
         if not anim_override:
@@ -131,15 +130,6 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             cls.log.error("Animation needs to be enabled. Use the same "
                           "frame for start and end to render single frame")
 
-        if renderer != "renderman" and not prefix.lower().startswith(
-                required_prefix):
-            invalid = True
-            cls.log.error(
-                ("Wrong image prefix [ {} ] "
-                 " - doesn't start with: '{}'").format(
-                    prefix, required_prefix)
-            )
-
         if not re.search(cls.R_LAYER_TOKEN, prefix):
             invalid = True
             cls.log.error("Wrong image prefix [ {} ] - "