This page lists the environment variables used by 3Delight for Maya. Typically the installer for Windows and macOS and the Linux install script take care of setting a fully working environment.
However in cases where network installation or custom setups are needed, this will give an overview of the environment and search paths for 3Delight for Maya.
Typically the environment variables in green are the ones required for a setup which does not use custom or 3rd party tools like shaders and plugins.
| Environment Variable | Description | Example (macOS) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA_PLUGIN_PATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya plug-ins | /Applications/3Delight/maya/2017/plug-ins | |
| MAYA_SCRIPTS_PATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya scripts | /Applications/3Delight/maya/2017/scripts | |
| XBMLANGPATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya icons | /Applications/3Delight/maya/2017/icons | |
| Dl_SHADERS_PATH | The location of the 3Delight shaders in SDL format (compiled RSL). | /Applications/3Delight/shaders:/path/to/custom/sdl | Legacy: to disappear with 3Delight for Maya 9.0 |
_3DFM_USER_OSL_PATH | The optional location for 3Delight custom shaders in .oso format (OSL). | /path/to/custom/osl | New: as of 3Delight for Maya 9.0 By default this environment variable is not necessary except if custom shaders needs to be loaded from an additional custom location. |
_3DFM_SL_INCLUDE_PATH | The optional location for 3Delight shaders and custom shaders in .h format (RSL) that are subject to on-the fly compilation. | /Applications/3Delight/Maya/rsl:/path/to/custom/rsl | Legacy: to disappear with 3Delight for Maya 9.0 By default this environment variable is implicit and not necessary to be specified except if custom shaders (e.g. Maneki) needs to be loaded from an additional custom location. |
PATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya binaries | /Applications/3Delight/bin | |
DL_PROCEDURALS_PATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya custom procedurals (e.g. Multiverse). | /path/to/3delight/procedurals | |
| DL_DISPLAYS_PATH | The location of the 3Delight for Maya display drivers. | /Applications/3Delight/displays |