Installing Smoke on Mac OS X

This installation guide covers the installation and basic configuration of Autodesk Smoke on a Mac OS X system.

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Installing the Application

To install, you'll need the DMG files containing the installer. You'll also need an administrator password for your Mac.

  1. Open the DMG image file, and double-click Install <product>, then click through the installer.
  2. If your system has multiple drives, you may be prompted to choose a drive for the media cache storage. It is recommended, but not required, to use a drive other than your system drive.

    You can skip this step and configure the media cache storage later. See Configure the Media Cache Storage on Mac OS X.

    Note: The installer automatically detects any previously configured storage.
  3. Once you exit the installer, the application is ready to use. A link to the application is in Applications > Autodesk.

The following components are also installed:

To see if services are running properly, after installation go to: Applications > Autodesk > [Product] > Utilities > Service Monitor.

Licensing Smoke

Once the installation is complete, you can enter your license information and start using Smoke.

  1. Launch Smoke. Click Application > Autodesk > Smoke. You should see Let's Get Started menu.
  2. Click Enter a Serial Number.
  3. Enter your serial number and product key, when asked. You can access this information through your Autodesk account at https://manage.autodesk.com.
  4. Click Activate.
    Tip: If you want to run a 30-day trial of Smoke, follow these same licensing steps, but click Run instead of Activate.
  5. Sign in to your Autodesk account in the window that appears, to validate the license information.
  6. Once the license is validated, Smoke starts.
    7. Note: You can run Smoke for up to 14 days without an internet connection.