2012
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installing Autodesk Media & Entertainment Products
- Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What if I have lost my serial number or product key?
- Why do I need to activate a product after installation?
- How does a trial license work in a product suite or bundle?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- Where can I find product license information after installation?
- After installation, how can I change product configuration, repair, or uninstall the product?
- Appendix: Installing Autodesk Maya
- Installation Information Specific to Autodesk Maya 2012
- Installing a 32-bit Product on a 64-bit Operating System
- Install Maya on Mac OS X
- Install Maya on Linux
- Uninstall Maya on Mac OS X or Linux
- Install the Maya Help
- Install MatchMover, Composite, Backburner, and DirectConnect
- Install and load the Craft Animations™ plug-in
- Install and load the PhysX for Maya plug-in
- Install and load the DMM plug-in for Maya
- Install mental ray for Maya satellite
- Index
The Maya 2012 Help is now available from the Help, F1, and context
sensitive help menus.
Install Maya Help on Linux
This section describes how to install a local version of the Maya Help on your
system. You can also install the Maya Help on a shared location such as an
internal network or web server. See
Install the Maya Help on a shared location
(page 26).
1 Extract the Maya Help package from the compressed files you
downloaded.
2 Open a shell as a super user (using su -) and navigate to the directory
where you extracted the packages.
3 Type ./setup and press Enter.
The installation wizard appears.
4 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
By default, the Maya Help is installed in the following directory:
/usr/autodesk/maya2012-x64/docs/Maya2012/en_US.
You can change the install location of the docs directory during the
installation if necessary.
5 Start Maya.
6 In Maya, open the Help preferences window by selecting Window >
Settings/Preferences > Preferences.
The Preferences window appears.
7 Under Categories, click Help.
8 In the Help Location section, select Installed Local Help.
9 Click Save and exit the Preferences window.
The Maya 2012 Help is now available from the Help, F1, and context
sensitive help menus.
Install Maya Help on a shared location
On Windows and Linux platforms, you can install the Maya Help to a shared
location, such as internal network or web server, so that it can be accessed by
multiple users. You can then set the Maya Help preferences on individual
systems to access Help from this location.
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