Installation.

Overview

SHAPES installs as a multi-version module. All supported versions of Maya are served from the same installation. Version-independent plug-ins and scripts are located in the top-level folder of the user preferences in a default Maya installation.

The SHAPES installation consists of four plug-ins:

Quick Install Guide

1. 1
   Installer

   Unzip the download and drag the provided dragDropInstaller.py into the main Maya window.

2. 2
   Simple Install

   During the simple installation the installer copies all necessary files to the default location of your Maya user preferences.

   If you need help, see the included installation guide, which can also be opened from the installer window.

   A log file documenting the installation will be created in the same folder as the installation script.

3. 3
   Restart Maya

   After installation, restart Maya.

4. 4
   Start SHAPES

   The SHAPES menu item can be found in the main Maya menu bar.

Troubleshooting

Even though the installation process is mostly automated and should perform without errors, specific setups and non-standard systems can occasionally cause Maya to fail to find the installed files.

If the SHAPES menu item does not appear after restarting Maya, the files may have been copied to a location unknown to Maya. Please verify the following:

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager and check whether the plug-ins are listed. Note the path of the files. If the plug-ins are present, the files can be found and something else went wrong.
• During installation, before files are copied, the installer reports the installation path. If the user name does not appear correct, the files may have ended up in the wrong location. In this case, try installing with a user-defined path.
• The installer creates a log file in the same location as the installer script. The log is a plain text file you can open in any text editor. Open it and check the paths of the installed files.