Installation

  1. Extract the contents of the Flair zip file in any folder
  2. Navigate to the Flair folder and drag-and-drop the install_maya.mel file into a viewport
  3. Proceed with the installation prompts
  4. Restart Maya
  5. Click on the test file in the shelf
  6. This will run the traditional C++ pipeline with the new Flair material!

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Prerequisites

<aside> ⚠️ If MNPRX May 2021 or a previous version was installed in the Maya where you are installing Flair, you will need to first uninstall MNPRX.

Uninstall MNPRX by dragging the install.mel (of MNPRX) **onto the viewport and uninstalling it. Or Manually delete the MAYA_MODULE_PATH=_#YOURMNPRXPATH#_ variable from Maya.env.

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Opening MNPRX scenes with Flair

While still in its infancy, Flair is a big generational leap from MNPRX.

For a smooth transition from MNPRX to Flair, make sure to follow these steps when opening stylized scenes.

  1. Load Flair into the viewport (click GLOB in the shelf)
  2. Open the scene stylized with MNPRX
  3. Upgrade the ShaderFX to Flair materials when prompted
  4. Save the ported scene as a different scene file
  5. Continue working as normal

<aside> ⚠️ If Flair is not loaded before opening an MNPRX scene, Maya will crash

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Loading Graph styles

To start using styles generated with the Flair graph, you will need to either change the style to Graph in the Globals node or choose the (default) style preset or a style with g_ as prefix.

<aside> 🌟 When loading the Flair graph for the first time, a network access prompt appears, please grant permission as this is needed for Maya to communicate with Flair.

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