You must have Maya installed and licensed on your computer system to successfully complete the lessons in this guide. To operate Maya on your computer you must be running a qualified Microsoft^® Windows^®, Linux^®, or Apple^® Mac OS^® X operating system with the recommended minimum memory and storage requirements. Maya requires a three button mouse to access its full functionality for menus, commands, and 3D viewing.

For complete instructions on qualified hardware and operating systems, please refer to the Support section of the Autodesk Web site at http://www.autodesk.com/maya.

For information about how to install Maya on all supported platforms, see the Installation Overview and FAQ. See the Licensing Guide for Autodesk Media & Entertainment products for information about how to set up a license server and stand-alone and network licensing.

To download the Installation Overview and FAQ, see http://www.autodesk.com/maya-faq-2012-enu. To download the Licensing Guide, see http://www.autodesk.com/me-licensing-2012-enu.