REQUIREMENTS


BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE TO: Extension Pack 5 + 5 R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8  


MINIMUM MARI REQUIREMENT (for Mari 4.x):  MARI 4.1v2


MINIMUM MARI REQUIREMENT (for Mari 5.x):  MARI 5.0v3



  • Mari Non-Commercial  is not supported due to restrictions by the Foundry





INSTALLATION VIDEO


Mari Extension Pack 5: Installation from Jens Kafitz on Vimeo.






INSTALLATION


Your download consists of a ZIP File with its contents looking something like this:




WINDOWS


  • Installing Extension Pack


Locate your MARI User directory. Usually this can be found under:


      • MyDocuments / Mari /


If it does not exist already create a Scripts Directory


      • MyDocuments / Mari / Scripts /


Extract the files from MariExtensionPack_5.zip Archive into the Scripts Folder.

Please ensure that the ___initExtensionPack___.py file contained in the ZIP File is extracted as well.


Your Folder should look like this:



Please refer to Checking your installation on how to confirm a successful install.




  • Installing Bake Presets



Manual Install


Locate your MARI Installation Directory.

Within your installation directory find the folder


      • \Bundle\Media\ModoBakePresets\



Simply extract MariExtensionPack5_BakePresets.zip

into the ModoBakePresets Folder.



Install via Environment Variable


If you do not wish to install the Bake Presets directly into the MARI Installation Folder, you can optionally place them

in a Folder of your choice and supply an Environment Variable.


By specifying the Environment Variable Mari will be able to load the Presets. 


      • MARI_MODO_BAKE_PRESETS = "your path"


Please refer to your Operating System Documentation on how to specify an Environment Variable

LINUX


  • Installing Extension Pack


Locate your MARI User directory. Usually this can be found under:


      • UserDirectory / Mari /


If it does not exist already create a Scripts Directory


      • UserDirectory / Mari / Scripts /


Extract the files from MariExtensionPack_5.zip Archive into the Scripts Folder.

Please ensure that the ___initExtensionPack___.py file contained in the ZIP File is extracted as well.


Your Folder should look like this:



Please refer to Checking your installation on how to confirm a successful install.



  • Installing Bake Presets


Manual Install


Locate your MARI Installation Directory.

Within your installation directory find the folder


      • \Bundle\Media\ModoBakePresets\



Simply extract MariExtensionPack5_BakePresets.zip

into the ModoBakePresets Folder.



Install via Environment Variable


If you do not wish to install the Bake Presets directly into the MARI Installation Folder, you can optionally place them

in a Folder of your choice and supply an Environment Variable.


By specifying the Environment Variable Mari will be able to load the Presets. 


      • MARI_MODO_BAKE_PRESETS = "your path"


Please refer to your Operating System Documentation on how to specify an Environment Variable



MAC


  • Installing Extension Pack


Locate your MARI User directory. Usually this can be found under:


      • UserDirectory / Mari /


If it does not exist already create a Scripts Directory


      • UserDirectory / Mari / Scripts /


Extract the files from MariExtensionPack_5.zip Archive into the Scripts Folder.

Please ensure that the ___initExtensionPack___.py file contained in the ZIP File is extracted as well.


Your Folder should look like this:



Please refer to Checking your installation on how to confirm a successful install.



  • Installing Bake Presets


Manual Install


Locate your MARI Installation Directory.

Within your installation directory find the folder


      • \Bundle\Media\ModoBakePresets\



Simply extract MariExtensionPack5_BakePresets.zip

into the ModoBakePresets Folder.



Install via Environment Variable


If you do not wish to install the Bake Presets directly into the MARI Installation Folder, you can optionally place them

in a Folder of your choice and supply an Environment Variable.


By specifying the Environment Variable Mari will be able to load the Presets. 


      • MARI_MODO_BAKE_PRESETS = "your path"


Please refer to your Operating System Documentation on how to specify an Environment Variable






DEPLOYMENT VIA GIT


Moving of Large Resources


If you are deploying Extension Pack inside a Studio via a git repository you can move the large resource files out of the main application

by following the Resource Moving Guide



Downloading Online Help


If you do not have an Internet Connection available on your workstation you can download this Online Help.

Follow the Download Online Help Guide for more information






LICENSING



Troubleshooting


Activation


To License Mari Extension Pack please choose the Licensing Option from the Help Menu and enter the email address used on purchase

as well as the License Key included in your Purchase Confirmation.


If not licensed manually, Extension Pack will run for a limited amount of time in trial mode before the Licensing Dialog will appear automatically.


Some License types will require sporadic internet access to verify the license on mari startup.



The Extension Pack Installation Folder needs to be fully writable at the time of licensing !

After that it can be set to read only again if so required.



Saving a copy of your license file (optional)


After Successful Activation you will be asked if you want to save a copy of the license file to a user specified location



In case of future Activation you can then directly point to that License File using 'Load Information from Existing File'




Licensing via Environment Variable


Studio Licenses can also license multiple users by pointing an Environment Variable to the copy of the License File saved via the Activation Dialog (above).

This has the benefit of having future updates of Extension Pack auto-licensed.






CHECKING YOUR INSTALLATION


Upon Mari Restart you will be greeted with a Extension Pack Splash Screen if the Installation was successful.

Additional Information about the Installation Process can also be found in the Python Console under the Menu Python/Show Console


 (Menu Python /  Show Console)


If you are not seeing a successful installation please refer to the Troubleshooting Section of this Help


Example of a successful installation.

The Splash Screen is shown and the Python Console confirms initialization of the Plugin