CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE FOR GROUP MAYA USERS

WARNING: you must first approve this operation with me before you do it! -J.O.

GOAL

to create an automated save location called "environment variable" that will ensure that no matter what machine you are working on,

your files (textures, models, etc.) and updates will be saved in a constant location.

This is especially useful when working on group projects, and/or when you may be sitting at a different machines

at different work sessions.

OVERVIEW

you will create a text file and save it in the /user... directory of the MacPro you are using, and create a file path in Maya

STEPS

(1)Create a text file named Maya.env

(in Mac OSX, Maya.env is a text file you can create and edit with the text editor. If you use "TextEdit"

or a word proc. program, be sure to save it as an ASCII (basic) text file, (not an RTF)

(2)Maya.env text file should have a line like this:

$YourProject =/path_to_root_directory_for_YourProject_maya_files

(3)save it to the Mac's /user.. directory, similar to:

/user/username/Library/preferences/Autodesk/Maya/(whatever Maya version you're using)

(4) Create a path to a file in Maya

(file reference editor, or a file node_textures, change the default path to environment variable:

$YourProject/sets/scenes/street.ma

(for example)

you are DONE