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
NOTE On the Mac OS X systems, you can only install the Maya Help to the default
directory. To use the Maya Help from a shared location, you must copy the docs
directory to a shared location. Individual systems can then set their Help preferences
so they access Help from this location.
When choosing a shared location, ensure that the directory path to the Maya
Help does the following:
■ Points directly to the Help location. For example,
\\CompanyServer\SharedLocation\MayaHelp\docs\Maya2012\en_US.
Do not use an alias path.
■ Points to the directory containing the index.html file. For example, the
path pointing to the English Maya Help ends at the \en_US directory.
■ Uses either http or https protocol for a web server location.
To install Maya Help to a shared location
1 Extract the Maya Help files for your platform and start the installation
wizard as described in steps 1 and 2 of the Maya Help installation
instructions.
See
Install the Maya Help on Windows (page 24) and Install the Maya
Help on Linux
(page 26).
2 During the installation when asked to confirm the destination folder for
the Help install, depending on your platform, click Change (Windows)
or Browse (Linux), then specify a shared location for the Help.
Individual systems can then set their Help preferences so they access
Help from this location.
To set Help preferences for a shared location
1 Start Maya.
2 In Maya, open the Help preferences window by selecting Window >
Settings/Preferences > Preferences.
The Preferences window appears.
3 Under Categories, click Help.
4 In the Help Location section, select Custom, and then click the
icon to browse to the shared location of the Maya Help, or type the
directory of http path directly in the Custom field.
5 Click Save and exit the Preferences window.
The Maya 2012 Help is now available from the shared location.
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