The Maya FBX Plug-in is
available for Mac OS X 10.5.
To install the Maya FBX Plug-in:
Download the TGZ file from the Autodesk
web site (www.Autodesk.com/FBX)
to your desktop.
Double-click the TGZ file to extract
the Installation disk image.
Double-click the package icon to start
the installation. The Welcome pane appears.
Click Continue to start the installation
process. The Software License Agreement pane appears.
Read the License Agreement and click
Continue. A dialog box appears asking if you accept the terms and
continue with the installation.
Click Agree to accept. The Select a Destination
pane appears. Select the destination disk where you want to install
the Maya FBX plug-in and click Continue.
The Easy Install pane appears. Click
Upgrade.
A dialog box appears asking you to enter
your name and login password to continue the installation.
NoteYou must obtain administrator
privileges to continue installation.
The installation begins. A progress bar
indicates the time remaining of the installation. When the progress
reaches 100%, the Finish Up pane appears.
Click Close to exit the installation
program.
Start Maya and navigate to Window >
Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
Note
This installs the Maya FBX Plug-in to the following
directory: <Macintosh Drive>/Applications/Alias/maya<ver>/Maya.app/Contents/MacOS/plug-ins,
where <ver> is the version of
Maya you have installed.
Activate the Loaded option
for Fbxmaya.lib in the Plug-in
Manager.
Activate the Fbxmaya.lib Autoload option
so Maya loads the Maya FBX Plug-in automatically at start-up.
Removing the Maya FBX Plug-in from
Mac OS X
To remove the Maya FBX Plug-in:
In Maya, deactivate the fbxmaya.libLoaded and Autoload options
in the Plug-in Manager.
Exit Maya.
Locate the fbxmaya.lib plug-in.
This file resides in the <Macintosh Drive>/Applications/Alias/maya<ver>/Maya.app/Contents/MacOS/plug-ins
directory, where <ver> is the version of
Maya you have installed.
