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= Fonts =
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{| class="wikitable"
| <pre>/usr/autodesk/maya2017/lib/fonts</pre> || || maya's bundled fonts
|-
| <pre>/usr/autodesk/maya2017/app-defaults/MayaScheme</pre> || || maya's default font-settings (change fonts here)
|}

== modifying default fonts ==
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<code>/usr/autodesk/maya2017/app-defaults/MayaScheme</code> defines all of maya's default fonts.
You can replace them with fonts that you actually have to prevent annoying errors, or change
them to something more desirable. The program '''xfontsel''' is very useful to see what fonts
you actually have available.



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== installing dependent fonts ==
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See Also [[Linux Fonts]].

=== failed attempts ===
''' package fonts '''
Getting the correct fonts to be recognized by maya can be difficult.
The most frequently recommended packages do not seem to be working for me:

* ms-fonts-100dpi
* ms-fonts-75dpi

''' bundled fonts '''
I also tried grabbing a copy of the fonts bundled with maya:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
cp -Ra /usr/autodesk/lib/fonts /usr/share/fonts/mayafonts
fc-cache -vfs                                             ## rebuild font cache
</syntaxhighlight>

</blockquote><!-- installing maya's bundled fonts -->

</blockquote><!-- Fonts -->

= Licensing =
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== License Types ==
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There are 3x types of licensing for autodesk products.

* standalone (only current machine)
* floating (5 licenses shared between 10x machines)
* network  (5 licenses shared between 5x machines)


'''adlmreg''' is the tool to register your maya install (or set your license,
and determine the type of license that you will be using. <code>/var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2017/MayaConfig.pit</code> '''configures''' this registration information. DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, it is
not where your registration info is stored.

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R11/lib64    \
   /usr/autodesk/maya2017/bin/adlmreg            \
   -i S 657I1 657I1 2017.0.0.F 666-69696969      \
   /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2017/MayaConfig.pit

## the license type is determined by the string:   -i S
-i F  ## floating
-i S  ## standalone
-i N  ## network
</syntaxhighlight>


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== License Errors ==
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The method that these are communicated with you varies a little between
maya releases. Generally, it is printed in the first error notice that is
either printed on the CLI, or the first (and least user-friendly) error window.

The format of the errorcode is <code>major.minor.micro</code>. The major error
is the most meaningful, and usually enough to get a grips with what is going on.
All error codes are documented in the FlexLM manual. Note that the errorcodes distinguish
between positive and negative values.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| <pre>-15</pre> || || unable to communicate with license server (server is down, or on incorrect port)
|-
|}



</blockquote><!-- License Errors -->
</blockquote><!-- Licensing -->