Setting the Toxik Environment in a Shell
 
 
 

The Toxik executable files let you verify stored information, edit settings, and perform certain tasks. The Toxik executable files reside in the Toxik program directory or in the Toxikbin directories for Linux and Mac.

NoteAs the behavior of Toxik is the same on a Linux or Mac workstation as on a Windows workstation, the screen shots in this chapter were taken from Toxik running on a Windows workstation.

You can access the executables via a shell.

NoteThere are no file extensions on Linux and MAC OS workstations. Therefore, the executables don't have the “.exe” extension as they do on Windows. However, the functionality of the executables as well the list of command line parameters are identical on all platforms.

You can get a list of command line parameters for any Toxik executable by running the executables without any parameters. In general, this provides some form of usage/help message.

To access the Toxik Command Prompt:

  1. In the Windows Start menu, choose Programs > Autodesk >Autodesk Toxik 2010> Toxik Command Prompt.

To display the list of files:

  1. Enter the following command:

    dir

To set up the Toxik environment in a shell on a Linux workstation:

  1. Open a shell by doing one of the following:
    • Right-click the desktop and choose Open Terminal.
    • From the taskbar, choose System Tools > Terminal.
  2. Determine the type of shell you are using by entering the following command:

    # echo $SHELL

  3. If your shell is tcsh or csh, enter the following command:

    usr/autodesk/Autodesk_Toxik-2010/bin/toxik-env.csh

    If your shell is bash, enter the following command:

    usr/autodesk/Autodesk_Toxik-2010/bin/toxik-env.sh