Before you begin: checklist
You must run the installer on each computer where you want to run the software. If you’re going to use a computer to only serve licenses, see Software that can be installed separately and Server setup.
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Your computer system must meet specific hardware and software requirements for you to successfully install and run Maya. Autodesk does not support hardware and software configurations that do not meet these requirements. |
Review the requirements section in this chapter ( System requirements). The most up-to-date information on specific hardware system qualifications for your computer can be found on the Autodesk Web site: |
You must have administrator privileges to install Maya. This means that you need an administrator password on your computer to install Maya. (You do not need to be an administrator to launch Maya once it is installed.) |
If you do not have administrator privileges on your computer, you’ll need to contact your system administrator. |
If you have a previous version of Maya on your system, you can choose to keep it or uninstall it. However, you must uninstall before installing the same Maya version as the one installed (for example, a pre-release copy). |
Uninstall Maya before installing the same Maya version as the one installed. See Uninstalling Maya. |
To avoid any conflicts when installing Maya, we recommend that you close all other programs and disable virus detection software before launching the installer. |
Before installing:
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Having multiple versions of Maya installed on a machine may cause version conflicts. |
We do not recommend changing a PATH environment variable. You can use the Maya Terminal that comes with your Maya package to set paths correctly. For more information, see Maya Terminal window provided with Maya. Under most circumstances Maya performs correctly if the path is not set. |