Installation Help
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Contents Chapter 1 Installing Autodesk Media & Entertainment Products . . . . . . . 1 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepare for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select Install Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Product Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specify License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configure and Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activate Products . . . . . . . . . .
Installation Information Specific to Autodesk Maya 2013 . . . . . Installing a 32-bit Product on a 64-bit Operating System . . . . . Install Maya on Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Install Maya on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Install Maya on Linux using the installation wizard . . . . . Install Maya on Linux using the rpm utility . . . . . . . . . Additional Linux notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optimize the Maya Hotbox and marking menus on Linux .
Installing Autodesk Media & Entertainment Products 1 Installation Overview The following diagram shows the major parts of the installation process: Further details are provided in the following sections. Prepare for Installation Before starting to install, check the following details: ■ Confirm that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. If in doubt, click System Requirements at the bottom of the installer screen.
■ Ensure that your user name has Administrator permissions to install applications on the computer or network. ■ Obtain serial numbers and product keys for all products you want to install. These are on the product package or provided at the time you download the software. ■ Close all running applications. Select Install Type Here is some basic information to help you choose the right path. ■ Install is recommended for individual users or small groups.
For some Autodesk products, later in the install process you can select the language for installed products. For more information, see Change Product Language (page 3). Change Product Language IMPORTANT This topic does not apply to Autodesk products that provide each language version on separate media. For these products, you must specify the product language when purchasing, and cannot change it.
documentation. A single instance of the product software can support multiple languages by adding language packs. Each language pack is matched to a specific Autodesk product, and includes an installer. You must install the Autodesk product before installing a language pack. Each installed language pack creates a separate icon on the Windows Start menu, such as "Inventor French (Francais)" that you can use to start the product in that language.
One server manages all licenses on the network. ■ Distributed License Server Licenses are distributed across a pool of multiple servers in the network. You enter the name of each server in the pool. ■ Redundant License Server Three servers are available to authenticate each license. You enter the names of the three servers. Configure and Install Installation Path This path specifies where the product folder will be installed.
If your computer is disconnected from the Internet, you can activate later when you are connected. Some products also permit you to activate offline by sending the serial number, request code, and registration data to Autodesk over the Web or by email. For more information on activation, go to Autodesk Licensing and select the FAQ link. Create Deployment Administrative Image This is a customized set of installation files created by the deployment process.
Frequently Asked Questions For advice and assistance with topics not covered here, go to Autodesk Support, click your product name, and search in the Knowledgebase for your product. What if I have lost my serial number or product key? Check your product packaging or purchase records, if available, or contact Autodesk Customer Service for assistance.
How does a trial license work in a product suite or bundle? A single trial period, usually 30 days, applies to all Autodesk products in the suite or bundle. When the first product is started, the trial period begins for all products. If the user does not activate one of the products before the trial period ends, access to all of the products is denied. After the trial period ends, the user can restore access to the products by entering an activation code.
2 In Windows control panel, click the product name, and then click Change/Remove (Windows XP) or Uninstall/Change (Windows 7). The Installer opens in maintenance mode, and directs you through the process.
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Appendix: Installing Autodesk Maya 2 Installation Information Specific to Autodesk Maya 2013 Certain items are unique to the Autodesk® Maya® install process (in contrast with other Autodesk products). In this chapter, learn how to install the 32-bit version of Maya on a 64-bit machine, and how to install a local copy of the Maya Help. This chapter also includes information on installing and uninstalling Autodesk Maya for Mac OS X and Linux.
Install Maya on Mac OS X To install Maya on Mac OS X 1 Do one of the following to launch the installer: ■ If you are installing from a DVD, insert the DVD into your drive, then double-click the Maya DVD icon that appears on your desktop. Navigate to the Maya/Mac OS X folder on the DVD drive. ■ If you are installing from a download package, double-click the Maya .dmg. 2 In the Finder window, double-click the Install Maya 2013 program. The Maya Installer starts.
hostname ■ Click Continue. 4 In the final window that confirms a successful installation, click Done. By default, Maya is installed in the following directory: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/.
NOTE As indicated in the final installer screen, the Maya Help is Internet-based. When you press F1 or select Help > Maya Help, the Help launches from an Autodesk web server. If you do not have reliable Internet access, you can download a copy of the Help from www.autodesk.com/mayahelpdownload-enu. Install Maya on Linux This section provides detailed information on installing Maya on Linux.
4 Follow the instructions in the Maya Installer to install the product. For example, in the License information window, do the following: ■ Enter your 11-digit serial number. ■ Enter your Product key. ■ Select your License type: Standalone or Network. If you select the Network license type, enter your license server name in the Server name field that appears. Contact your network administrator to find your license server name. ■ Click Continue.
5 In the final window that confirms a successful installation, click Done. By default, Maya is installed in the following directory: /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64. NOTE The Maya Help is now Internet-based. When you press F1 or select Help > Maya Help, the Help launches from an Autodesk web server. If you do not have reliable Internet access, you can download a copy of the Help from www.autodesk.com/maya-helpdownload-enu.
■ Extract the Maya packages from the compressed file you downloaded, then change to the directory where you extracted the Maya packages. 3 Use the ls command to list the packages. The packages you see will be similar to the following, where # indicates the specific package numbers. Package name Description Required Maya2013_0_64-2013.0#.x86_64.rpm Maya for Linux Yes adlmapps55.#.x86_64.rpm Autodesk licensing Yes adlmflexnetclient5.#.x86_64.
4 To install the required software, enter either of the following commands (where # indicates the specific package numbers), depending on whether you are installing Maya on a computer with Mudbox already installed: ■ To install Maya alone, enter: rpm -ivh Maya2013_0_64-2013.0-#.x86_64.rpm adlmapps5-5.#.x86_64.rpm adlmflexnetclient-5.#.x86_64.rpm ■ To install Maya with Mudbox, enter: rpm -ivh --force Maya2013_0_64-2013.0-#.x86_64.rpm adlmapps5-5.#.x86_64.rpm adlmflexnetclient-5.#.x86_64.
This updates the license.env file (used by the Autodesk licensing software) with your license type information. 8 Add /opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R5/lib64/to LD_LIBRARY_PATH to set your shared libraries for this session. For example, you can run the following command in a BASH shell: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R5/lib64/ 9 Run the following commands to register Maya with the Autodesk licensing software, where and are your product keys, and is your serial number.
Additional Linux notes This section provides information for configuring Maya to run on Linux, describes differences between Maya for Linux and other versions of Maya, and provides other information specific to using Maya on the Linux operating system. For complete information on limitations and possible workarounds, also refer to the Maya Release Notes, available at www.autodesk.com/mayareadme-2013-enu.
■ libGLw.so.1 from mesa-libGLw Dependent X Windows libraries ■ libXp.so.6 from package libXp ■ libXmu.so.6 from package libXmu ■ libXpm.so.4 from package libXp ■ libXt.so.6 from package libXt ■ libXi.so.6 from package libXi ■ libXext.so.6 from package libXext ■ libX11.so.6 from package libX11 ■ libXinerama.so.1 from package libinerama ■ libXau.so.6 from package libXau ■ libxcb.so.1 from package libxcb Dependent System libraries ■ libfam.so.0 from package gamin ■ libaudiofile.so.
libssl.so.x and libcrypto.so.x are versions of the OpenSSL library that ship with RHEL. The version number for the required system libraries depends on your Linux distribution. For example, Fedora 14 uses libcrypto.so.10 and libssl.so.10. RHEL 6 and CentOS 6 provide a compatibility package for libssl.so.6 and libcyrpto.so.6. Install this package before installing Maya. yum install openssl098e-0.9.
■ libstdc++ ■ httpd To ensure that you install the required 32-bit version of these libraries, run the following commands to install: (RHEL 6.x/CentOS 6.0/Fedora 14) yum install elfutils-libelf.i586 glibc.i686 libstdc++.i586 httpd php Fonts Maya also uses some fonts that may not be installed by default.
combinations of Linux system components are possible for use with Maya—more than can be described (or tested) by Autodesk. The following instructions give the procedures necessary for changing the most common configurations. KDE and Gnome desktop configuration For Maya to work properly with KDE and Gnome, some modifications should be made to the mouse control. The default bindings of the Alt key and mouse buttons do not work well with Maya.
3 In the Window Preferences dialog box, set the “To move a window...” key to Super. (Setting either Control or Alt here can cause problems when using Maya.) 4 Click Close. Optimize the Maya Hotbox and marking menus on Linux Modifications to operating system and window manager settings are recommended to optimize the performance of Maya’s hotbox and marking menus on Linux systems.
Section "Device" Option "Overlay" "on" EndSection OR Section "Screen" Option "Overlay" "on" EndSection 3 Turn off X Compositing as follows: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "false" EndSection 4 Save the xorg.conf file. Using X Compositing To use the X Compositing method, the X Composite Extension must be enabled, and your window manager must have compositing enabled. This method removes flickering that occurs with Internal Software Compositing.
To turn on window manager compositing The following table outlines how to turn on window manager compositing. Window Manager To turn on compositing… KDE Select System Settings > Desktop Effects, and under Activation, turn on Enable desktop effects at startup. Metacity Open the Configuration Editor, then go to Metacity > General, and turn on compositing_manager. Others Consult the window manager’s Help for information.
Window Manager Recommended setting Metacity (with Gnome) ■ Set focus_mode to sloppy. ■ Set raise_on_click to false. Environment Variables The following adjustments to Maya environment variables are also recommended to improve interaction with the hotbox. In your Maya.env file, set the following: ■ MAYA_SET_PARENT_HINT=0 Controls the automatic parenting of windows, where setting it to 0 disables the default parenting. (The behavior is similar to Maya 2010 on Linux systems.
To uninstall Maya on Linux To uninstall Maya on Linux you can use the rpm utility. 1 Open a shell as a super user. 2 Add /opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R4/lib64/ to LD_LIBRARY_PATH to set your shared libraries for this session. For example, by running the following command: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R4/lib64/ 3 Run both of the following commands, where is your product key: /usr/autodesk/Maya2013-x64/bin/adlmreg -u S 2013.0.0.
Install Maya Help on Windows 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 32). 1 Double-click the Autodesk Maya 2013 English Documentation executable file. The installation wizard appears. 2 Extract the Help files to a temporary directory, then click Next.
3 Double-click the Install Maya 2013 Documentation icon. The installation wizard appears. 4 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard. By default, the Maya Help is installed in the following directory: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/docs/Maya2013/en_US. You cannot change the install location of the docs directory. 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.
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 2013 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.
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.
A mental ray distributed rendering can speed up all of the following tasks: ■ interactive rendering (through the Maya interface) ■ IPR rendering with mental ray for Maya ■ interactive batch rendering (a batch render started by Maya) ■ command-line rendering The rendering process is typically initiated from the master machine (the machine running Maya or where the command-line render starts from).
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\mrsat3.10.1-maya2013 (Mac OS X) To install mental ray standalone with satellite licensing 1 On each slave machine, begin the installation process by inserting the Maya DVD, opening the mental ray satellite folder and double-clicking the mental ray standalone installer. 2 Follow the installation steps. During the installation, you can change the installation directory. The default installation directory is: /Applications/Autodesk/mrsat3.10.
On the slave machine, the Ray Sat server (service name: mental ray Satellite 3.10.1 for Maya 2013) must be running. To verify that it is running on Windows, follow this procedure. To verify that Ray Sat server is running (Windows) 1 Open a Windows command prompt. 2 Navigate to the bin directory of the mental ray satellite standalone. By default this is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\mrsat3.10.1-maya2013\bin\.
mi-raysat2013 7413/tcp To change the port number (Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger) 1 Log in as superuser (sudo -s). 2 Open the file /etc/services using your preferred text editor. 3 Edit the line: mi-raysat2013 7413/tcp. 4 Save the file. 5 From the Finder menu, select Go > Applications and then double-click the Utilities folder. 6 Double-click the NetInfo Manager icon. 7 Under the Services directory of the NetInfo database, find and select the appropriate service (mental ray Satellite 3.10.1 for Maya 2013).
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -change /Services/mi-raysat2013 port 7109 7413 NOTE To determine the port you’re currently using, in a Terminal window, type: /bin/dscl . -read /Services/mi-raysat2013 6 Reboot your machine. Licensing of satellite rendering For standalone licenses, the use of mental ray for Maya with satellite can only be initiated from the specified host for which your received your Maya key. The workstation can distribute mental ray for Maya rendering to up to four slave CPUs.
Index A activation administrative image C change license type Composite, MatchMover, Backburner, DirectConnect 33 configuration settings custom settings M Mac OS X 11, 28 master machine 34 mental ray satellite rendering 33 mental ray for Maya satellite N network license D O distributed license server documentation links Download Manager operating system selection I port number changing 36 product settings InfoCenter install Maya Help 29 installation log installation process diagram K Knowledgebas
single license server slave machine 34 stand-alone license suite system requirements U uninstall Maya 28, 29 uninstall product W T web-based installation tools and utilities typical settings 40 | Index
