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 USB, double-click the Maya USB icon that appears on your desktop.

     Navigate to the Maya/Mac OS X folder on the USB 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 2019 program.

   The Maya Installer starts.

3. Click Done.

   By default, Maya is installed in the following directory: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2019/.

   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.

   You are prompted to enter your licensing information the first time you launch Maya.

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

You are prompted to enter your licensing information the first time you launch Maya.