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Installation

1. Extract the ZIP file

Use the archive tool of your choice. We recommend 7-Zip but even the tools built into Windows or macOS 10 will work just fine. You can choose any destination you want but make sure you only use ASCII characters in it.

2. Locate or create Maya.env file

The location will differ depending on your operating system:

  • drive:\Users\username\Documents\maya\version

  • /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/version

  • /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya

  • ~/maya/version
  • ~/maya

If the file exists, open it in a text editor (such as Notepad). If it does not exist, please create an empty file with the same name and extension.

3. Set up environment variable path

Add a new line into the Maya.env to set up the botaniq environment variable:

BOTANIQ_MAYA_PLUGIN_PATH = path_where_botaniq_zip_was_extracted

Example path for Windows

BOTANIQ_MAYA_PLUGIN_PATH = C:\Users\Johan\Maya_Assets\botaniq_maya_full

Do not use quotes in the path

BOTANIQ_MAYA_PLUGIN_PATH = "C:\Users\Johan\Maya_Assets\botaniq_maya_full"

Do not use non-ASCII characters in the path

BOTANIQ_MAYA_PLUGIN_PATH = "C:\Users\Jϱhaͷ\Maya_Assets\botaniq_maya_full"

More information on environment variables in Maya

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