{"id":163,"date":"2025-07-10T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.braverabbit.com\/rabbit\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2025-07-11T09:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:48:23","slug":"shapes-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.braverabbit.com\/braverabbit\/shapes-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAPES Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163\" class=\"elementor elementor-163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c96bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08c96bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65cfd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c65cfd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de03aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de03aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Installation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d00cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49d00cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3ab96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b3ab96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The following guide contains the minimum number of steps required to install SHAPES and the accompanying plug-ins.\nFor a more detailed explanation of the available options please see the Install Guide which is included with the download.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44064a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44064a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Overview<\/li><li>Quick Install Guide<\/li><li>Enter License<\/li><li>Troubleshooting<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4d9b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d4d9b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4112aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4112aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6612515 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6612515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898540f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"898540f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHAPES installs as a multi-version module. All supported versions of Maya will be served from the same installation.\nVersion independent plug-ins and scripts are usually located on the top level folder of the user preferences in a default installation of Maya.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90bb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90bb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SHAPES installation consists of four plug-ins:<\/p><ul><li>SHAPESTools<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdec94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbdec94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open Source plug-ins:<\/p><ul><li>SHAPES Brush<\/li><li>Ramp Weights and Weights Server (node)<\/li><li>Weight Driver (node)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e259c89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e259c89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dc87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52dc87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Install Guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2549054 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2549054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a285066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a285066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Installer<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130580f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"130580f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To install unzip the download and drag the provided dragDropInstaller.py in the main Maya window.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00acfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00acfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Simple Install<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d029a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d029a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During the simple installation the installer copies all the necessary files to a default location of your Maya user preferences.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b59ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00b59ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you need help during the installation, see the included installation guide which can also be opened from the installer window.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9d0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea9d0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Also a log file will be created, documenting the installation. The file can be found in the same folder where the installation script is located.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c775a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c775a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Restart Maya<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0aa05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b0aa05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After the installation restart Maya.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60207bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60207bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Start SHAPES<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43df8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b43df8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SHAPES menu item can be found in the main Maya menu.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cda8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12cda8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8370ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8370ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enter License<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96684e3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96684e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5984690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5984690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you purchased a commercial, educational or private license you need to enter your license details to use SHAPES. The license key is mailed to your email address which has been used for the purchase. If you haven\u2019t received your license key yet please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.braverabbit.com\/rabbit\/shapes-contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab17846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab17846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please also check your spam folder in case the email containing your license key has been filtered.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c437c9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c437c9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cb0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93cb0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990cb37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"990cb37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146d66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146d66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Even though the installation process is mostly automated and should perform without any errors it\u2019s always possible that due to specific setups and non-standard systems Maya fails to find the installed files.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2610671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2610671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Maya has been restarted after the installation and the SHAPES menu item does not appear it\u2019s possible that the files have been copied to a location unknown to Maya.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f5c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5f5c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this case please verify the following steps:<\/p><ul><li>Go to <strong>Windows &gt; Settings\/Preferences &gt; Plug-in Manager<\/strong> and check if the plug-ins are listed. Note the path of the files. If the plug-ins are present the files can be found and something else went wrong.<\/li><li>During the installation, before the files are copied, the installer informs about the installation path. If for example the user name doesn\u2019t appear to be correct the files end up in the wrong location. In this case please try installing with a user defined path.<\/li><li>The installer creates a log file which is located in the same location where the installer is located. The log file is a plain text file which can be opened in any text editor. Open the file and check the paths of the installed files.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a9bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72a9bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If the issue cannot be resolved and SHAPES continues to fail to load when starting Maya please contact us and provide as much information as possible about the problem. The more details you share with us the better we might be able to help.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc29ade elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc29ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.braverabbit.com\/braverabbit\/shapes-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm0 48v40.805c-22.422 18.259-58.168 46.651-134.587 106.49-16.841 13.247-50.201 45.072-73.413 44.701-23.208.375-56.579-31.459-73.413-44.701C106.18 199.465 70.425 171.067 48 152.805V112h416zM48 400V214.398c22.914 18.251 55.409 43.862 104.938 82.646 21.857 17.205 60.134 55.186 103.062 54.955 42.717.231 80.509-37.199 103.053-54.947 49.528-38.783 82.032-64.401 104.947-82.653V400H48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I Need Assistance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installation The following guide contains the minimum number of steps required to install SHAPES and the accompanying plug-ins. For a more detailed explanation of the available options please see the Install Guide which is included with the download. Topics Overview Quick Install Guide Enter License Troubleshooting Overview SHAPES installs as a multi-version module. 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