Install Maya on a Mac OS X

Use the Maya Product Configuration wizard, or enter command-line parameters to automate the installation.

To install Maya on a Mac OS X using the Product Configuration wizard:

1. Do one of the following to launch the installer:
   • If you are installing from a DVD, insert the DVD into your drive, then double-click the Maya DVD icon that appears on your desktop.

     Navigate to the Maya/Mac OS X folder on the DVD drive.

   • If you are installing from a download package, double-click the Maya .dmg file.
2. In the Finder window, double-click the Install Maya 2016 program.

   The Maya Installer starts.

3. Follow the instructions in the Maya Installer to install the product.

   For example, in the License window, do the following:

   • Enter your 11-digit Serial Number.
   • Enter your Product Key.
   • Select your License type: Standalone or Network.

     If you select the Network license type, click Use existing license server and enter your license server name in the Server Name field. Contact your network administrator to find your license server name. If you have access to the license server machine, you can also find its name by opening a Terminal window (Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and typing:

      hostname <enter>

   • Click Continue, and then click Done.
4. Click Done.

   By default, Maya is installed in the following directory: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2016/.

   Note: As indicated in the final installer screen, the Maya Help is Internet-based. When you press F1 or select Help > Maya Help, the Help launches from an Autodesk web server. If you do not have reliable Internet access, you can download a copy of the Help from www.autodesk.com/maya-helpdownload-enu.

If you prefer to install Maya on a Mac OS X without using the Graphical User Interface (GUI), you can do so by entering command-line parameters that are issued to the Product Configuration Wizard (PCW).

To install Maya on a Mac OS X using command-line parameters:

1. Enter

   ./setup [--option[=value]]

2. To display the argument options of the installer and quit, enter

   --help

3. To disable the UI of the installer, enter

   --noui

   If it's not specified, the installer starts with the UI.

4. Enter the log filename with the path:

   --log=<filename>

   If the path is not specified, /var/log/autodesk/<app><version>INSTALL.log is used as the log file.

5. To force the installation of the rpm, enter

   --force

6. To force all rpms to install, enter

   --nodeps

7. To specify the adlm serial number, enter

   --serial_number=XXX-XXXXXXXX

8. To specify the adlm product key, enter

   --product_key=<product key>

9. To specify the adlm license type, enter

   --license_type=<kNetwork or kStandalone>

10. To specify the adlm license server name, enter

    --server_name=<name>