Installation¶
MayaShaderLibrary Minimum Version Required: Maya +2022 / Python +3.6
Download¶
Download/clone MayaShaderLibrary repository from github.
If you are not familiar with github, download this zip file
Maya Install¶
Copy/Paste or Unzip the contents into your preferred scripts location, or your maya scripts folder.
Define Library Folder¶
Add the following environment variable to your Maya.env
This will be the folder where your shaders and preview files are stored.
MAYA_SHADER_LIBRARY = your_install_directory\library
Note
Maya.env is usually located under “User/My Documents/Maya/2022”
Note
If you do not set this environment variable, the default location will be used, which is the “library” folder inside the MayaShaderLibrary folder.
Running the script¶
Create a shelf button with the following python code:
import msl
msl.run()