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The Maya FBX Plug-in is available for Linux.

Linux compatibility

The Maya FBX plug-in is compatible with the following versions of the Linux Operating System:

To install the Maya FBX Plug-in:

  1. Download the installation file from the Autodesk web site (www.Autodesk.com/FBX).
  2. Remove the old plug-in from the /usr/aw/maya<ver>/bin/plug-ins/ (where <ver> is the version of Maya you have installed,) directory by entering % rm –f fbxmaya*.so at the command prompt.
  3. Type the following command to install the Maya FBX Plug-in: 
% FBX<ver>_MAYA_LINUX_ENU

(Where FBX<ver> is the version of the Maya FBX Plug-in you have installed).

This installs the plug-in to the following directory:

/usr/aw/maya<ver>/bin/plug-ins/ (where <ver> is the version of Maya you have installed).

If you install Maya in another folder, you can specify the path on the command line after FBX<ver>_MAYA_LINUX_ENU/home/maya/mypath/

(Where FBX<ver> is the version of the Maya FBX Plug-in you have installed.)

  1. Start Maya and navigate to Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
  2. Activate the Loaded option for Fbxmaya.so in the Plug-in Manager.
  3. Activate the Fbxmaya.so Autoload option so Maya loads the Maya FBX Plug-in automatically at start-up.

Removing the Maya FBX Plug-in from Linux

To remove the Maya FBX Plug-in:

  1. In Maya, deactivate the fbxmaya.so Loaded and Autoload options in the Plug-in Manager.
  2. Exit Maya.
  3. Log into your system as root.
  4. Remove the Maya FBX Plug-in by entering the following command: 
%rm –f /usr/aw/maya<ver>/bin/plug-ins/fbxmaya.so