Quick Start

Plex Pipeline - Tutorial

00 - Introduction
01 - Quick Start
02 - Add Plugin
03 - New Project

04 - Development Introduction
05 - Development Configuration

FMX 2017 - Talk

Video: Open Source Pipeline Talk

1. packages (download)

DESKTOP APP

• Python 3
  CHECK if installed correctly: Open console, type "python" and execute

• PySide
  (needed for arDesktop)

INCLUDED (lib/extern)

• yaml
• Qt.py

2. setup

1. Download Plex to your pipeline path

• Download ZIP
  or
• git clone https://github.com/alexanderrichtertd/plex.git plex (using the console with git installed)

2. Copy the project template folder to your project path

3. Set your configurations:
   Set software versions, paths and the main project path.

• data/project/default/project.yml (name, path, resolution, ...)
• data/project/default/ddc/maya.yml (software version ...)

3. start software

execute software: exe/windows/maya.bat (Maya | Nuke | Houdini | arDesktop)

Tip: Add arDesktop to your OS startup and create shortcuts of the software executable.

4. create project

project template: plex/project

1. COPY and rename this folder to your project directory
2. ADD this path to data/project/default/project.yml path

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Troubleshooting

"Windows cannot find 'pythonw'" or Maya/Nuke/... doesn't start.

Make sure that Python is installed correctly. "Add python.exe to Path" has to be checked during the installation.

Alternative: Add "C:\Python27;" to System Properties/Environment Variables/System Variables/Path

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Your path "is not recognized as an internal or external command ..."

The issue is with having spaces in your path (e.g. "C:\Google Drive\Plex").

Usually quotes ("path") around the path solve this issue. Seems sometimes not be the case. The easiest solution is to move Plex to a location without spaces ... I know it is silly. Will add other solutions when I found them.