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Setting environment variables using Maya.env
Environment Variables
Standard paths
Setting environment variables using system commands
The variables set in the operating system take
priority over any settings in the Maya.env file. However, when Maya
verifies the environment settings, it may add default settings.
- On
Linux, you can use setenv to set environment
variables. You can add commands to you .cshrc file
to make sure the environment variables are always available.
setenv MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH /remote/scriptDisk/scriptFiles/
- On
the Maya command line, you can use the MEL command putenv to
set environment variables.
putenv "MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH" "/remote/scriptDisk/scriptFiles/";
- On
Windows, right-click My Computer and choose Properties (or double-click
System in the control panel), then click the Advanced tab, and click Environment
Variables.
- On
Mac OS X, you can set environment variables in a shell as described above
in the Linux section. However, those variables will only be available if
you run Maya from the shell. If you run Maya from the Dock, it will
not use any of the environment variables from your shell. Therefore,
on Mac OS X, it is strongly suggested that you place your environment
variable settings in a Maya.env file.