NOTE — The recommended Linux is EL 7(RedHat 7 or CentOS 7). It is possible however to run Maya and Multiverse on other O/S such as Arch Linux, Suse, Ubuntu etc.
IMPORTANT — If you are using Multiverse with Maya 2018 with MtoA(Arnold) on the Linux platform, an extra step is necessary for using the software: check at the bottom of this page.
Internet Requirements
If you are using the Free Version, your computer must be connected to the internet.
Make sure that your firewall allows Maya to connect to the internet. If you are using the Free Version within a studio network, you need to let your http/https proxy to let Maya communicate with our servers and checkout your free license.
Installation
Unzip the archive in the desired deployment location, e.g:
/opt/software/multiverse/multiverse-6.3.1 or
/usr/local/multiverse/multiverse-6.3.1
NOTE — We strongly recommend you to use versioned folders as we provide frequent updates to our customers.
Setup the environment and launch Maya from Terminal
On Linux we strongly recommend to always run Maya from the terminal. This is also useful as all the terminal will print various info/warning/error messages(just like Maya’s“Output Window” on Windows).
NOTE — For convenience, you could also make aliases for conveniently launch different Maya versions. You can put aliases in your .bash_profile/.bashrc/.zshrc profiles, e.g:
Compatibility
Installation
Setup the environment and launch Maya from Terminal
cd /usr/local/multiverse/multiverse-6.3.1source ./multiverse-terminal.sh/Applications/Autodesk/maya2018/Maya.app/Contents/bin/Mayaalias maya18='/Applications/Autodesk/maya2018/Maya.app/Contents/bin/Maya'alias maya19='/Applications/Autodesk/maya2019/Maya.app/Contents/bin/Maya'alias maya20='/Applications/Autodesk/maya2020/Maya.app/Contents/bin/Maya'