System requirements for Autodesk Maya 2018

Autodesk Support

Nov 12, 2019


Products and versions covered


Autodesk® Maya® 2018 software is supported on the following 64-bit operating systems and at a minimum, requires a system with the following 64-bit hardware:

Software
Operating System
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1) and Windows® 10 Professional operating system
  • Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x, 10.12.x, 10.13.x, 10.14x operating system ¹
  • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.5  & 7.2 WS operating system ²
  • CentOS 6.5  & 7.2 Linux operating system ²
  • Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare
¹ If you have updated macOS to 10.15, see Running previous versions of Maya on macOS Catalina.
² Requires a multi-user license, not supported with single-user license.
BrowserAutodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content:
  • Apple® Safari® web browser
  • Google Chrome™ web browser
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser
  • Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

Disclaimer: The VMware application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Maya for VMware software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the VMware application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the VMware application. Users should contact VMware directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the VMware application.

 
Hardware
CPU64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor with SSE4.2 instruction set
Graphics HardwareRefer to the following pages for a detailed list of recommended systems and graphics cards:

Maya Certified Hardware
RAM8 GB of RAM (16 GB or more recommended)
Disk Space4 GB of free disk space for install
Pointing DeviceThree-button mouse


Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk software arising from the installation of updates, extensions or new releases issued by third-party hardware or software vendors for the certified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).

Note: Not all Autodesk product offerings may be virtualized. You may virtualize a product only if the applicable terms and conditions governing your access to and use of that offering expressly permit virtualization. Where virtualization is authorized, all conditions and limitations specified in the applicable terms and conditions apply. Autodesk may make available information regarding use of products in virtualized environments. Such information is offered solely for your convenience, on an “as is” basis, and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or may be incomplete. Autodesk makes no representations, warranties or other promises related to use of any product in any virtualization environment or with any virtualization technology. If you are authorized to virtualize and elect to do so, you assume all risks associated with such use, including, but not limited to incompatibility between the product and third-party virtualization technology and/or your virtualization environment. Read our Terms of Use for more information.

Products:

Maya;

Versions:

2018;


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