Platform-specific installation notes

Install Bifrost on Windows

• The default installation path for Bifrost is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Bifrost\<MayaVersion>\<BifrostVersion>.

• To uninstall Bifrost, go to the Windows Control Panel and select Programs and Features.

• To install silently, do as follows:

  1. Download the installer, provided in the form of an .exe, and extract this archive using an application such as 7-Zip.

  2. Install Bifrost silently via the .msi by running one of these commands:
     
     msiexec /i Bifrost.msi /qn

Bifrost.msi /passive (progress bar is shown, but no interaction is required)
     
     Bifrost.msi /quiet (fully silent option)

Install Bifrost on macOS

The default installation path for Bifrost is /Applications/Autodesk/bifrost/<MayaVersion>/<BifrostVersion>.

Starting with version 2.7.0.0 on Maya 2024, Bifrost runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Mac computers:

• The installer and installed plug-in are universal binaries (UB2).
• Bifrost's JIT compiler Amino generates native Arm64 code when run on Apple Silicon.

Install Bifrost on Linux

The default installation path for Bifrost is /usr/autodesk/bifrost/<MayaVersion>/<BifrostVersion>.

Bifrost installers obtained separately from Maya are in the form of a .run file, and should be installed as follows:

sudo sh ./Bifrost_2.2.0.0_Maya2020_Linux.run

Press Page Down to read the license agreement, then click Install or Extract when prompted.

To install silently, do as follows:

1. chmod +x the .run file.

2. Extract the files to obtain the rpm.

   ./Bifrost_2.5.0.0_Maya2022_Linux.run --tar xvf

3. Use rpm --force so that Maya automatically recognizes the latest installation.

   rpm -iv --force ./Bifrost2022_64-2022.2.5.0.0-2.5.0.0.x86_64.rpm