If you've come this far, it's pretty likely you already have modo up and running. Still, there is important information users should know regarding installation. This page will go through the complete installation procedure for your chosen platform. modo is available for both Macintosh and Windows and is available by download only; both platforms use a straight forward installer that takes care of the applications installation. Aside from specifying an install location, there's not too much to it.
Luxology Account
Before you can install modo, you first need to download it. modo program downloads and licensing are facilitated through our website. First and foremost you'll need an account there. If you purchased modo directly from Luxology, an account was created automatically during the purchase process. Use the same username and password you created when purchasing modo to log-in and gain access to the various installer downloads.
The product registration screen at Luxology.com
If you've purchased modo from a reseller, you'll need to create an account manually. In order to do so, you'll first need the 25 digit serial number from your reseller. It should have been e-mailed to you once the order process was complete (the timing of this varies by reseller) Once you receive that, visit Luxology.com and click on the 'Support' link and then 'Product Registration' sub tab. There you'll be presented with the above screen. You will need to click the 'Start Product Registration' button toward the bottom to continue.
If you previously had an account (say for a product evaluation) the next screen will allow you to log in to that account or create a new user account altogether. Once logged in, you will be immediately presented with the page where you will enter the registration info provided by your reseller. Once you've gone through the account creation and registration process, you can access installer downloads from the account console. One thing to note is modo uses two installers for a 'complete' installation plus a license file download (more on that in the licensing modo section).
Once you have access to your console (pictured right) click on the text that says 'Registered Products' to access the various downloads available to you (If you are returning to the Luxology website at a later time, you can always access your console by logging in and clicking your login name in the upper right hand corner of the screen). Within the registered product panel, there are 3 sections for downloading, one to download the application itself located under 'Install Software' (Step 1), next is the 'Install Content' (Step 2) where you download the content installer, which is optional, but contains the various preset libraries as well as numerous free objects and scenes to help get you started. It is highly recommended you install the content unless you have severely limited drive space available. The third and final section is where you download the modo license file (Step 3). By default, most browsers place these download into the systems 'Downloads' folder. For more info on the location of this folder, consult your operating systems documentation.
TIP: From time to time, Luxology makes available service packs and other updates that you can access from either your user account or from the modo menu bar "Help >> Check for Updates". Once downloaded, you can follow the same procedure outlined here to install. It is recommended you uninstall any previous version before initiating a new install (though backing up before uninstalling isn't a bad idea should something go wrong).
Installation Procedure for Windows
Once you've located your 'Downloads' folder, you can see the 3 files you just downloaded, in this case modo 601 for Windows. Installation order is important so the content can find the installed application, so first you will need to double-click the modo application executable file (.exe) to begin the installation procedure for modo itself. You may get a pop-up requestor asking if you want to allow the application to make changes to your system, click 'Yes' to continue. Immediately following, you will be presented with the InstallSheild Wizard screens-
Screen 1 -First you'll be presented with the 'End User License Agreement' to continue select 'Accept' and click 'Next'
Screen 2 -Select which version you want to install and wether or not you want modo to define the file associations for you.
Screen 3 - Define the install location by clicking the 'Browse' button, or click 'Next' to accept the default and continue
Screen 4 -The installer will start the install process, showing progress. When completed press 'Close' to dismiss the installer.
After the installation is complete, you can return to the downloads folder (Below) and RMB click on the Content and License files, and select the 'Extract All' option from the contextual menu that appears. Accepting the defaults will extract the contents to appropriately named sub folders.
Within the extracted Content folder, there is a file named 'Setup.exe', double click this file to initiate the installation of the content. Follow the on-screen instructions to select the installation destination and click the 'Install' button to complete. Once finished, you are done installing modo, but it isn't ready just yet, see the Licensing modo page to find out how to properly license your copy of modo for use.
Installation Procedure for Macintosh OSX
Once you've located your 'Downloads' folder (shown below), you should find the three files, the DMG disc image file, the modo content package and the folder containing the license file. (Note: If you are downloading with 'Safari', it's possible the installation will initiate automatically when the file transfer is complete.)
Double-click the 'modo_XXX_osx.dmg' file, a small window will pop-up verifying the image, followed by the licensing screen below.
You may wish to save or print the 'License Agreement' from this screen. To continue with the installation, select the 'Agree' button, where you will be presented with the following installation screen.
To install modo, one only needs simply to click+drag the modo and the netrenderclient icons onto the 'Applications' folder icon. Your system will scan the file and add it to the folder where it will be immediately available. Consult your user manual should you wish to add modo to your 'Dock'.
Next you'll want to install the content, so return to the 'Downloads' folder and locate the modo content package.
Double click the package to initiate the installation procedure and follow the on-screen instructions; choosing the appropriate install location. Once completed, you are done installing modo, but it's still not quite ready for use, see the Licensing modo page to find out how to properly license your copy of modo.
TIP: Should you choose not to install the content, modo will ask for its directory location each time you open the application. If you receive the error message "The Standard Content wasn't found. Some feature may not work properly without it. Would you like to visit the Luxology site to download it now?" You can disable this message by clicking the 'In the Future' button and selecting 'Always No' from the small fly out menu.
