Minimum Requirements

Maya C++ plug-ins are built using CMake. CMake will generate a makefile under Linux, a Visual Studio project on Windows, and an Xcode project on macOS. The generated project can then be built using CMake or with another tool.

The examples included in the devkit use CMake 2.8. However, CMake 3.x should be used for your own projects.

Maya for Linux and Windows supports both Python 2 and 3. Maya for macOS only supports Python 3.

Windows

The Maya devkit for Windows requires Visual Studio 2019.

Linux

The Maya devkit for Linux requires Red Hat devtoolset-9 with gcc 9.3.1.

The Red Hat Developer Toolset can be installed using the yum package management tool. See the Red Hat Developer Toolset website for more information.

macOS

The Maya devkit for macOS requires Xcode version 10.2.1.