The
following topics describe some procedures and notes specific to
using Maya with Mac OS X. These topics describe the variations to
features and to common procedures when using Maya for Mac OS X.
Features for Mac OS X not
available for Windows or Linux
The following features
are available in Mac OS X but not Windows or Linux versions of Maya.
- Tear-off menus in Hot Box
- Posting menus in Hot
Box
- QuickTime integration
- Threaded sound playback in time line
during scrubbing
- AppleScript executes Maya MEL commands
with results returned. (See also
Calling MEL from AppleScript and vice-versaof
the MEL and Expressions guide.)
3rd party programs not
available for Mac OS X
Transferring files between
platforms
Mac OS X files use different line endings
than UNIX or Windows files. Mac OS X programs accommodate this by
accepting any line ending, but Windows and UNIX programs require
only their own form of line ending—including the UNIX-like
programs run from the Mac OS X Terminal window.
Two UNIX utilities, which you run from the Terminal window,
are included in the Maya bin folder to help you easily transfer
files from one platform to another: tounix and tomac.
The following table describes
what you need to do to transfer files between specific platforms.
| From |
To |
Requires |
mayaBinary on OS X
|
Any platform
|
Put as
a binary file using ftp from the Terminal window, the Fetch application
in binary mode, or any other Mac OS binary mechanism; or Use AppleShare
IP on the non-Macintosh platform to transfer as a binary file from the
Mac OS. (Using ftp from the non-Macintosh platform corrupts the file.)
|
mayaBinary on UNIX or Windows
|
Maya
|
Get as a binary file
using ftp from the Terminal window, the Fetch application in binary
mode, or any other binary mechanism; or Use AppleShare IP on the
nonMacintosh platform to transfer as a binary file from the Mac
OS. (Using ftp from the nonMacintosh platform corrupts the file.)
|
mayaAscii or mel files
on UNIX or Windows
|
Maya
|
No special handling
|
Maya mayaAscii or mel files
|
Maya 5.0+ on UNIX or Windows
|
No special handling
|
Maya mayaAscii or mel files
|
Mac OS X applications
that read text files
|
No special handling
|
Maya mayaAscii or mel files
|
Mac OS X UNIX applications
(for example, vi or grep)
|
Use the tounix utility.
From the Terminal window, enter:
tounix scene_file.ma
|
Maya mayaAscii or mel files
|
Maya 3.0 on UNIX or Windows
|
a) From the Terminal
window, use the tounix utility: tounix scene_file.mathen
ftp as an ascii file.
or b) Use the interactive Macintosh
application Fetch, in ascii transfer mode.
|
mayaAscii or mel files
that have been run through tounix utility
|
Mac OS X applications
that read text files
|
Use the tomac utility.
From the Terminal window, enter:
tomac scene_file.ma
|
mayaAscii or mel files
that have been run through tomac utility
|
Maya
|
No special handling
|
mayaAscii or mel files
that have been run through tounix utility
|
Maya
|
No special handling
|
