1. DOWNLOAD the latest version of the software from the e-mail link you received.

2. EXTRACT the archive file into the location where you want to run Stroika Dynamics from.

In the installation package you downloaded are four folders :

scenes

The scenes directory contains sample Maya scene files that demonstrate some of the capabilites of the plug-in.
docs
The documentation including licensing intructions.
plug-ins

The plug-ins directory contains sub-directories for each version of Maya that the plug-in is compatible with.

Depending on which version of Maya you are running, you will need to set the MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH variable in your Maya.env to point to it.

scripts

The scripts directory contains two sub-directories, AE and UI. The AE directory contains scripts for the Attribute Editors for the plug-in and the UI contains scripts for modifying Maya's UI to incoroporate the plug-ins.

You will need to set the MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH variable in your Maya.env file to point to both of these directories.

We recommend adding both of these directories to your MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH variable rather than copying their contents to your local scripts directory as this will make future updates to the scripts much easier to apply.

*If Maya does not know where to find the scripts directories, the plug-in will not load correctly.

3. CONFIGURE your Maya.env file as described in step 2.

Sample Maya.env files are included in the top level of the installation directory. You can modify these files to point to where you installed the software and then copy them to the appropriate directory and rename them Maya.env.

Additional information on configuring the Maya.env file can be found in the Maya documentation in chapter 8 of the Essentials section.

If you are running both Maya4.0 and Maya4.5 on your system, ensure that you are using two different Maya.env files, one for each version as the MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH will need to point to the correct version of the software.

4. READ the Documentation

Start by going through the Stroika Dynamics/docs/gettingStarted.htm page and read through the documentation for Stroika Dynamics.

5. LICENSE the Software

You should have received an e-mail from license@kolektiv.com with a license file attached named "kolektiv.lic".

If you did not receive your license, send an e-mail to license@kolektiv.com with your order confirmation number and a license will be mailed to you.

Follow the instructions found in Stroika Dynamics/docs/licensing.htm to install your license.

6. LOAD the Software

If you added the paths to the "plug-in" and "scripts" directory to your Maya environment variables, you can load the plug-in by simply opening the PlugIn Manager and loading the "Stroika Dynamics" plug-in. Once the plug-in is loaded, it automatically adds the licensed features to the gui. Under the "Particles" menu, you will find a "Create Sampler Emitter" menu item, and under the "Fields" menu, you will find the "Curve", "Normal" and Shading" menu items. When the plug-in is unloaded, these menu items will be removed.