Maya 1.0/1.0.1 for Windows NT Qualification

Last Updated: March 24th 1999

Maya 1.0/1.0.1 for Windows NT Qualification, March 1999

Products	Version	Software Date
Maya, Maya F/X and Maya Artisan	1.0	01/06/1998
Maya, Maya F/X and Maya Artisan	1.0.1	12/10/1998

The products above are qualified on Windows NT Version 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or 4.

Qualified indows NT Workstations and Graphics Configurations:

(See Specific Driver Information below for more detailed information as well as any known limitations.)

Company	Model	Graphics Controller	Driver Version	Web
Silicon Graphics	Visual Workstation 320 (Pentium II)	Cobalt Graphics (Silicon Graphics Inc.)	4.0.1, 4.0.1	www.sgi.com
Compaq	Professional Workstation 6300 (Pentium II)	Elsa Gloria XL (Elsa)	5.26.00.227, 4.0.0	www.compaq.com www.elsa.com
Compaq	Professional Workstation 6300 (Pentium II)	Diamond Fire GL 4000 (Diamond Multimedia)	4.00.1381.2137, 4.0.0	www.compaq.com www.diamondmm.com
Compaq	AP 500 (Pentium II)	Oxygen GMX2000 (3Dlabs)	2.12-0593, 4.0.0	www.compaq.com www.3dlabs.com
Dell	Precision Workstation 210 (Pentium II)	Permedia2 (3Dlabs)	4.00.1381.0277	www.dell.com www.3dlabs.com
Dell	Precision Workstation 410 (Pentium II)	AccelGALAXY (Evans&Sutherland)	4.00.1381.1100.040, 4.0.0	www.dell.com
Dell	Precision Workstation 610 (Pentium II)	Intense 3D Pro 3410-GT (Intergraph)	04.04.03.16, 4.0.0	www.dell.com
Dell	Precision Workstation 610 (Pentium II)	Oxygen GMX2000 (3Dlabs)	2.12-0580, 4.0.0	www.dell.com www.3dlabs.com
Hewlett Packard	HP Kayak XW (Pentium II)	Visualize FX4 (HP)	FX.00.00.26	www.hp.com
IBM	Intellistation M Pro 6889 (Pentium II)	Intense 3D Pro 3400 (Intergraph VX113-T)	04.04.03.14, 4.0.0	www.ibm.com
Intergraph	TDZ 2000 Graphics Workstation (Pentium II)	RealiZm II ZX13-GT RealiZm II ZX25-GT RealiZm II VX25-GT RealiZm II VX113-GT (Intergraph)	04.04.03.14, 4.0.0	www.intergraph.com

Important Notes:

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A three button mouse is required.
At least 128 MB of RAM is required and 256 MB is recommended.
Maya 1.0 will not run with more than 512MB of RAM. This problem has been corrected in Maya 1.0.1.
Using Maya for Windows NT with one or more discrete components of a fully qualified configuration (graphics card, for example) as a part of an a la carte configuration, does not imply qualification of any kind, partial or otherwise.
It may be possible to successfully use Maya for Windows NT with a non-qualified configuration, but support and maintenance programs will be subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.
The configurations shown are subject to change, and additional qualified configurations may be added after qualification testing has been carried out.
Where Graphics Controllers are configurable, you must have at least 16MB of texture memory (TRAM). Due to the differences in the manner in which hardware vendors approach display memory, we suggest that you consult your hardware vendor to ensure that your configuration will support your required resolution.
The graphics drivers specified in this table are the drivers that were used for the qualification process. While it may be possible to use Maya for Windows NT successfully on earlier or later drivers, Alias cannot guarantee their performance.
The information in this document is current as of March 23, 1999. Alias will continue to explore new candidates for Maya for Windows NT qualification and will monitor the current configurations. For the most recent information on qualification, please refer to www.aw.sgi.com.

Specific Driver Information:

Silicon Graphics, Visual Workstation 320

(Note: Qualification testing was done on pre-release hardware. Qualification testing will be done on a MR (manufactured release) system in the near future.)

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Cobalt Graphics (Silicon Graphics Inc.)	4.0.1, 4.0.1	Silicon Graphics Settings:
		Advanced Options -> Apply Swappable on Vertical Retrace Only	x
		Graphics Settings and Memory Reservation Profile -> Properties:
		Display Settings -> Color Palette = True Color	x
		Display Settings -> Depth Buffer = 24 bit Depth, 8 bit Stencil	x
		Graphics Options -> Use Back Buffer	x
		Graphics Options -> Enable Overlay Planes	x
The above settings can be set by selecting: Silicon Graphics Settings -> Graphics Settings and Reservation Profile -> Graphics and Animation Design.

Compaq Professional Workstation 6300, Elsa Gloria XL

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Elsa Gloria XL (Elsa)	5.26.00.227, 4.0.0	3D resolutions: Offer all display resolution
		Enable 3D extensions	x
		GDI in Single Buffered	x
		GDI in Double Buffered		x
		Texturing Quality: 4 out of 5
		Double Buffer	x
		Force Buffer Bit		x
		Use ALpha Channels		x
		Support Overlay Planes	x
		Wait on Vertical Blank		x
		Enable Fast Clear Planes		x
		Unix OpenGL conform		x
		Support Double Write		x

Compaq Professional Workstation 6300, Diamond Fire GL 4000

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Diamond Fire GL 4000 (Diamond Multimedia)	4.00.1381.2137, 4.0.0	Gamma Corrected Visuals	x
		4-Bit Overlay Planes	x
		Stencil Planes		x
		Texel 32-Bit Default	x
		Minimize Tearing	x
		Force Hardware Cursor	x
		Fast Polygon Offset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation	Connection Labels disappear in the Dependency Graph when they are too close to the edge of the window.
Solution	Enlarge the window until enough space is provided to read the labels.
Limitation	Objects behind, but close to opaque objects, will be partially visible through the front object when viewed in shaded mode.
Note	These is no solution at this time.
Limitation	If the Hypergraph is minimized and "New" or "Open File" is performed, the Hypergraph window, when restored, will take a screen shot of whatever previously occupied that space.
Solution	Click in the Hypergraph window to force it to redraw.
Limitation	Scenes in shaded mode may suddenly appear inside out after duplication.
Solution	This situation is usually restricted to the pane that it appears in and does not affect any data. Try one of the following methods: save the scene then open it again, or quit Maya then restart Maya, or restart your computer.
Limitation	The current frame at the left side of the screen stains the desktop and is always visible regardless of what is covering it.
Note	Do not adjust the Maya window size using the bottom edge to avoid stain and misaligned color redraw.
Limitation	Enabling the "Fast Polygon Offset'" provides the fastest display performance, but also results in a corresponding reduction of some aspects of display quality when using Maya.
Solution	Change this setting according to your display speed or display quality requirements.

Compaq AP 500, Oxygen GMX2000

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Oxygen GMX2000 (3Dlabs)	2.12-0593, 4.0.0	Configuration > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Number of DMA Sub Buffers= 3
		Wait for VBlank	x
		Configuration > OpenGL > Overlay Support
		Maya + Alpha	x

Dell, AccelGALAXY

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
AccelGALAXY (Evans&Sutherland)	4.00.1381.1100.040, 4.0.0	Lower Frame Rate Performance (Sync to screen refresh)
		Gamma Corrected Visuals	x
		Alpha Planes	x
		Stencil Planes	x
		Texel 32 Bit	x
		Use Hardware Cursor	x
		Disable Hardware Acceleration		x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation	Every second time that Panels is selected from the Hotbox, the Hotbox will be displayed as black.
Solution	Select the Hotbox again and it will be displayed properly.

Dell, Intense 3D Pro 3410-GT

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Intense 3D Pro 3410-GT (Intergraph)	04.04.03.16, 4.0.0	Settings > Performance
		Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync	x
		Line 3-Pass Anti-aliasing		x
		GDI Compliant Vectors		x
		Pixel Color Format	RGB (off)	BGR (on)

Dell, Oxygen GMX2000

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Oxygen GMX2000 (3Dlabs)	2.12-0580, 4.0.0	Configuration > OpenGL
		Number of DMA Sub Buffers = 3
		Wait for VBlank	x

Dell, Permedia2

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Permedia2 (3Dlabs)	4.00.1381.0277	Settings > Texture
		Force Nearest Neighbour Filtering		x
		Enable Texture Compression		x
		Texel 32 Bit Default	x
		Settings > Draw
		Draw Line Endpoints		x
		Minimize Tearing	x
		Disable Hardware Rendering		x
		Support Anti-aliasing (lines)	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation	If "True Colour" has been selected in the Display Properties->Settings then the following message may be displayed while Maya is starting up:"Your system does not have hardware accelerated OpenGL, or your driver is not configured properly. ..." This message indicates that the graphics card is not using hardware acceleration, instead it is operating in software mode. This card is not capable of running maya using hardware acceleration so it must run in this mode.
Solution	None required. Maya will run fine on this card.
Limitation	If the Display Properties->Settings->Colour Palette is not set to True Colour, portions of the texure on selected geometry displayed in Shaded Mode may not be drawn. These appear as "holes" in the model. These holes will not appear in the rendered image.
Solution	De-selecting the model will cause it to be displayed properly.
Limitation	Objects with transparent shaders will appear to be tinted or discoloured if they are displayed along the edge of the workspace viewing window. This is a display problem only, the discolouration will not appear on the rendered image.
Solution	None.

Hewlett Packard, Visualize FX4

Model	Version	Driver Settings
Visualize FX4 (HP)	FX.00.00.26	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.

IBM, Intense 3D Pro 3400

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Intense 3D Pro 3400 (Intergraph VX113-T)	04.04.03.14, 4.0.0	Settings > Performance
		Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync	x
		Line 3-Pass Anti-aliasing		x
		GDI Compliant Vectors		x
		Pixel Color Format	RGB (off)	BRG (on)
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation	The Artisan Brush Radius icon remains on screen after the tool is deselected.
Solution	It will disappear if the highlighted object in the scene is deselected.
Limitation	The 2D texture interactive placement box shows through pull-down menus.
Note	Although there is no solution, this should not impede your use of Maya.

Intergraph, RealiZm II family

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
RealiZm II ZX13-GT RealiZm II ZX25-GT RealiZm II VX25-GT RealiZm II VX113-GT (Intergraph)	04.04.03.14, 4.0.0	Settings > Performance
		Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync	x
		Line 3-Pass Anti-aliasing		x
		GDI Compliant Vectors		x
		Pixel Color Format	RGB (off)	BGR (on)
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation	Pop-up menus are intermittently missing text.
Solution	Move the mouse around on the pop-up menu.
Limitation	Under some circumstances, textures applied to polygons may appear to blink on and off while tumbling in shaded view with hardware texturing set to on.
Note	Blinking will cease when tumbling stops.
Limitation	Sometimes textures do not display in shaded mode after the path to the texture has been changed even if the new path is correct.
Solution	Save the scene, quit and restart Maya, then open the scene.
Limitation	The current frame at the left side of the screen stains the desktop and is always visible regardless of what is covering it.
Note	Do not adjust the Maya window size using the bottom edge to avoid stain and misaligned color redraw.

Last Updated: March 24th 1999