aws-deadline · andrew-fenton · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 7, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026 · github-actions
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ building new packages for either Linux or Windows into it on AWS Deadline Cloud.
 
 ## Recipe index
 
-This table covers all 50 immediate user-selectable recipe directories in `conda_recipes/`.
+This table covers all 51 immediate user-selectable recipe directories in `conda_recipes/`.
 
 | Sample | What it demonstrates | Start here when |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ This table covers all 50 immediate user-selectable recipe directories in `conda_
 | [KeyShot 2025](keyshot-2025/) | Packaging KeyShot 2025.2 for Windows | Your jobs render with KeyShot |
 | [Maya 2025](maya-2025/) | Packaging Maya and configuring module/plugin search paths | Your jobs require Maya 2025 |
 | [Maya 2026](maya-2026/) | Packaging Maya with Plugin Sync activation | Your jobs require Maya 2026 or frequently updated plugins |
+| [Maya 2027](maya-2027/) | Packaging Maya with Plugin Sync activation | Your jobs require Maya 2027 |
 | [Bifrost for Maya 2026](maya-bifrost-2026/) | Packaging Autodesk Bifrost for Maya | Maya 2026 jobs use Bifrost graphs or simulations |
 | [Arnold for Maya 2025](maya-mtoa-2025/) | Packaging MtoA against the Maya 2025 package | Maya 2025 jobs render with Arnold |
 | [Arnold for Maya 2026](maya-mtoa-2026/) | Packaging MtoA against the Maya 2026 package | Maya 2026 jobs render with Arnold |

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+# Maya 2027 conda build recipe
+
+## Instructions for Maya plugin packages
+
+This Maya conda build recipe configures the `MAYA_MODULE_PATH` environment variable
+to include the paths to search for plugin `.mod` files. When creating a plugin
+package, place its `.mod` file in one of these so that Maya loads the plugin at startup.
+
+* `$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/maya$MAYA_VERSION/modules`
+* `$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/modules/maya/$MAYA_VERSION`
+* `$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/modules/maya`
+
+## Download the archive file for Linux
+
+Download the Autodesk_Maya_2027_Linux_64bit.tgz full download file from Autodesk, and
+place it in the `conda_recipes/archive_files` directory in your git clone of the
+[deadline-cloud-samples](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples) repository for
+submitting package build jobs.
+
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+condaPlatforms:
+  - platform: linux-64
+    defaultSubmit: true
+    sourceArchiveFilename:
+    - Autodesk_Maya_2027_Linux_64bit.tgz
+    sourceDownloadInstructions: 'Download the Autodesk_Maya_2027_Linux_64bit.tgz full download file from Autodesk.'
+    buildTool: rattler-build
+jobParameters:
+  # conda-forge is used to get patchelf on Linux
+  - name: CondaChannels
+    value: conda-forge
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Echo all the commands so debugging from log output is simpler
+set -x
+# Fail the script if any commands it runs fail
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# The version without the update number
+MAYA_VERSION=${PKG_VERSION%.*}
+# The location within $PREFIX where the RPM file extracts Maya
+AUTODESK_ROOT="usr/autodesk"
+MAYA_ROOT="$AUTODESK_ROOT/maya$MAYA_VERSION"
+INSTALL_DIR="$PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT"
+
+cd $PREFIX
+
+# Extract the Maya RPM
+rpm2cpio "$SRC_DIR/installer/Packages"/Maya${MAYA_VERSION}_64-$PKG_VERSION-*.x86_64.rpm | cpio -idm
+
+# Remove examples, they're not needed on the farm
+rm -r "$MAYA_ROOT"/Examples
+
+# Maya needs this symlink that rpm2cpio did not create
+ln -r -s "$INSTALL_DIR/bin/maya$MAYA_VERSION" "$INSTALL_DIR/bin/maya"
+
+# Install the Autodesk Desktop Analytics (ADP) SDK.
+#
+# Maya 2027 dlopen()s AdpSDKCore.so during startup and exits with status 255, printing
+# nothing, if it is missing. Earlier Maya releases tolerated its absence. The SDK is not
+# part of the Maya RPM; the installer ships it as a separate package that Autodesk's own
+# setup program installs. $MAYA_LOCATION/lib is one of the paths Maya probes for it.
+#
+# The MAYA_DISABLE_ADP / MAYA_DISABLE_CIP / MAYA_DISABLE_CER environment variables do NOT
+# avoid this: they suppress reporting after the library loads, so the library must be
+# present regardless. They are still set in env_vars.d below so nothing is transmitted.
+unzip -q -o "$SRC_DIR/installer/Packages/AdpSdk/adp-desktop-sdk.zip" -d "$INSTALL_DIR/lib"
+
+# Give the ADP libraries an rpath so they can find each other. The generic rpath pass
+# further down only sets an RPATH on files that have none, so set these explicitly here
+# to guarantee $ORIGIN regardless of what the SDK ships with. Matched by pattern rather
+# than by name so that a renamed or added library in a future SDK drop does not fail the
+# build.
+find "$INSTALL_DIR/lib" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name '*Adp*.so' -o -name '*Adsk*.so' \) \
+    -exec patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN' {} +
+
+# Install dependencies not available on Deadline Cloud service-managed fleets
+# from the system package manager, dnf.
+mkdir -p "$SRC_DIR/download"
+cd "$SRC_DIR/download"
+dnf download --resolve -y freetype alsa-lib fontconfig harfbuzz libbrotli graphite2 \
+    libxkbfile xcb-util-wm xcb-util-keysyms libxkbcommon-x11 \
+    libva libvdpau pciutils-libs \
+    openjpeg2 libatomic
+
+for RPM_FILE in *.rpm; do
+    rpm2cpio "$RPM_FILE" | cpio -idm
+done
+
+# Use patchelf to add relative RPATHs to the .so files where necessary.
+# This is to follow the recommendation of https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda-build/en/latest/resources/use-shared-libraries.html
+# to never use LD_LIBRARY_PATH in Conda environments.
+
+# The Maya RPM has libraries in both $MAYA_ROOT/lib and $MAYA_ROOT/lib/el9
+patchelf --add-rpath '$ORIGIN/../..' "$INSTALL_DIR"/lib/python*/site-packages/*.so
+patchelf --add-rpath '$ORIGIN/../..' "$INSTALL_DIR"/lib/python*/site-packages/*/*.so
+patchelf --add-rpath '$ORIGIN/../..' "$INSTALL_DIR"/lib/python*/lib-dynload/*.so
+patchelf --add-rpath '$ORIGIN/../../el9' "$INSTALL_DIR"/lib/python*/lib-dynload/*.so
+
+# Copy the .so libraries to the Maya lib directory, adding to their RPATHs so they see each other
+find . -type f,l -iname "*.so.*" -exec patchelf --add-rpath '$ORIGIN/.' {} \;
+find . -type f,l -iname "*.so.*" -exec cp -P {} "$INSTALL_DIR/lib/" \;
+
+# Add RPATH for libraries in $MAYA_ROOT/lib that lack one, allowing them to
+# find dependencies in their own directory
+for file in "$INSTALL_DIR/lib"/*; do
+    if file "$file" | grep -q "ELF"; then
+        if [[ -z "$(patchelf --print-rpath "$file")" ]]; then
+            patchelf --set-rpath "\$ORIGIN" "$file"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# Create symlinks
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin
+ln -r -s $PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT/bin/maya$MAYA_VERSION $PREFIX/bin/maya$MAYA_VERSION
+ln -r -s $PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT/bin/maya$MAYA_VERSION $PREFIX/bin/maya
+ln -r -s $PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT/bin/mayapy.bin $PREFIX/bin/mayapy.bin
+ln -r -s $PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT/bin/mayapy $PREFIX/bin/mayapy
+ln -r -s $PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT/bin/Render $PREFIX/bin/Render
+
+# Use thin client licensing configuration to use the ProductInformation.pit from the Arnold installation.
+#
+# To learn more, see the Autodesk article "Thin Client Licensing for Maya and MotionBuilder"
+# at https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/tsarticles/ts/2zqRBCuGDrcPZDzULJQ27p.html
+# and the Arnold support tip "error: (44) Product key not found"
+# at https://arnoldsupport.com/2022/02/02/error-44-product-key-not-found/.
+
+# In Maya 2027 the Arnold payload ships as Packages/package.tgz, where earlier
+# releases used Packages/package.zip.
+tar -xzf "$SRC_DIR/installer/Packages/package.tgz" -C "$INSTALL_DIR/lib" \
+    --strip-components=1 bin/ProductInformation.pit
+
+cat <<EOF > "$INSTALL_DIR"/AdlmThinClientCustomEnv.xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<ADLMCUSTOMENV VERSION="1.0.0.0">
+   <PLATFORM OS="Linux">
+       <KEY ID="ADLM_PIT_FILE_LOCATION">
+       <!--Path to the ProductInformation.pit file-->
+       <!--Default: /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/.config-->
+       <STRING>$INSTALL_DIR/lib</STRING>
+       </KEY>
+   </PLATFORM>
+</ADLMCUSTOMENV>
+EOF
+
+# Set environment variables using the JSON env_vars.d mechanism.
+# See https://rattler-build.prefix.dev/latest/special_files/ for details.
+# This is more portable than activation scripts and works with pixi trampolines.
+mkdir -p "$PREFIX/etc/conda/env_vars.d"
+cat > "$PREFIX/etc/conda/env_vars.d/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.json" << EOF
+{
+  "MAYA_LOCATION": "$PREFIX/$MAYA_ROOT",
+  "MAYA_VERSION": "$MAYA_VERSION",
+  "MAYA_NO_HOME": "1",
+  "MAYA_MODULE_PATH": "$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/maya$MAYA_VERSION/modules:$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/modules/maya/$MAYA_VERSION:$PREFIX/usr/autodesk/modules/maya",
+  "AUTODESK_ADLM_THINCLIENT_ENV": "$INSTALL_DIR/AdlmThinClientCustomEnv.xml",
+  "MAYA_LEGACY_THINCLIENT": "1",
+  "MAYA_DISABLE_ADP": "1",
+  "MAYA_DISABLE_CIP": "1",
+  "MAYA_DISABLE_CER": "1"
+}
+EOF
+
+# --- Plugin Sync ---
+# Copies the plugin delivery scripts into the conda activate.d/deactivate.d
+# directories. These run AFTER the main Maya env vars are set via env_vars.d.
+#
+# See zzz-maya-plugin-sync-activate.sh for the full implementation.
+mkdir -p "$PREFIX/etc/conda/activate.d"
+cp $RECIPE_DIR/zzz-maya-plugin-sync-activate.sh \
+    $PREFIX/etc/conda/activate.d/zzz-$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION-plugin-sync.sh
+
+mkdir -p "$PREFIX/etc/conda/deactivate.d"
+cp $RECIPE_DIR/zzz-maya-plugin-sync-deactivate.sh \
+    $PREFIX/etc/conda/deactivate.d/zzz-$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION-plugin-sync.sh
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+# Recipe in conda-build format.
+
+# See https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda-build/en/latest/resources/define-metadata.html for information
+# about this file.
+
+{% set version = "2027.0" %}
+{% set major_version = "2027" %}
+{% set minor_version = "0" %}
+
+package:
+  name: maya
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  url: archive_files/Autodesk_Maya_{{ major_version }}_Linux_64bit.tgz
+  sha256: c713ce176972268284a740bff6d346e01e03511c9bf0f090128f63f001ac8cf6
+  folder: installer
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+  detect_binary_files_with_prefix: false
+  binary_relocation: false
+  missing_dso_whitelist:
+    - "**"
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - patchelf
+    - unzip
+
+test:
+  commands:
+    - mayapy --help
+    - mayapy -c 'import maya; import maya.standalone; import maya.OpenMaya as om1; import maya.api.OpenMaya as om2; maya.standalone.initialize(); print("Hello from mayapy"); maya.standalone.uninitialize()'
+    - maya -batch -command 'print "Hello from maya -batch"; quit -exitCode 0 -force'
+
+about:
+  home: https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview
+  license: LicenseRef-AutodeskEULA
+  summary: Maya is professional 3D software for creating realistic characters and blockbuster-worthy effects.
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+# Recipe in rattler-build format.
+# See https://prefix-dev.github.io/rattler-build/latest/
+
+context:
+  version: "2027.0"
+  major_version: "2027"
+  minor_version: "0"
+
+package:
+  name: maya
+  version: ${{ version }}
+
+source:
+  path: ../../archive_files/Autodesk_Maya_${{ major_version }}_Linux_64bit.tgz
+  sha256: c713ce176972268284a740bff6d346e01e03511c9bf0f090128f63f001ac8cf6
+  target_directory: installer
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+  # These build options for repackaging an application
+  # https://prefix-dev.github.io/rattler-build/latest/build_options/#prefix-detection-replacement-options
+  prefix_detection:
+    ignore_binary_files: True
+  # https://prefix-dev.github.io/rattler-build/latest/build_options/#dynamic-linking-configuration
+  dynamic_linking:
+    binary_relocation: False
+    missing_dso_allowlist:
+    - "**"
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - patchelf
+    - unzip
+
+tests:
+   - script:
+     # Maya's Python interpreter
+     - mayapy --help
+     # Confirm that mayapy can initialize maya.standalone, and that both OpenMaya 1.0 and 2.0 are available
+     - mayapy -c 'import maya; import maya.standalone; import maya.OpenMaya as om1; import maya.api.OpenMaya as om2; maya.standalone.initialize(); print("Hello from mayapy"); maya.standalone.uninitialize()'
+     # The maya -batch command
+     - maya -batch -command 'print "Hello from maya -batch"; quit -exitCode 0 -force'
+
+
+about:
+  homepage: https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview
+  license: LicenseRef-AutodeskEULA
+  summary: Maya is professional 3D software for creating realistic characters and blockbuster-worthy effects.
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Plugin Sync for Maya
+# Downloads plugin files from S3 and configures MAYA_MODULE_PATH.
+# Runs after all standard Maya env vars are set via env_vars.d.
+#
+# S3 convention: s3://<bucket>/<prefix>/plugins/<os>/maya/<version>/
+# Generic path:  s3://<bucket>/<prefix>/plugins/generic/
+#
+# Required environment variables (set by the worker agent):
+#   DEADLINE_JA_S3_BUCKET      - Job attachment S3 bucket name
+#   DEADLINE_JA_ROOT_PREFIX    - Job attachment root prefix in the bucket
+#   OPENJD_SESSION_WORKING_DIR - Session working directory path
+
+# Skip if the required env vars aren't available (e.g. local testing without
+# the worker agent, or the worker agent hasn't been updated yet).
+if [ -z "${DEADLINE_JA_S3_BUCKET:-}" ] || [ -z "${MAYA_VERSION:-}" ]; then
+    echo "Plugin Sync: Skipping — DEADLINE_JA_S3_BUCKET or MAYA_VERSION not set."
+    return 0 2>/dev/null || exit 0
+fi
+
+_SP_PREFIX="${DEADLINE_JA_ROOT_PREFIX:+${DEADLINE_JA_ROOT_PREFIX}/}"
+_SP_OS="linux"
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "MINGW"* ] || [ "$(uname -s)" = "MSYS"* ] || [ -n "${OS:-}" ]; then
+    _SP_OS="windows"
+fi
+
+# Determine plugin download directory
+_SP_PLUGIN_DIR="${OPENJD_SESSION_WORKING_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}}/deadline-plugins/maya"
+mkdir -p "$_SP_PLUGIN_DIR"
+
+# Download generic plugins to the session working directory
+_SP_GENERIC_DIR="${OPENJD_SESSION_WORKING_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}}/deadline-plugins/generic"
+_SP_GENERIC_SRC="s3://${DEADLINE_JA_S3_BUCKET}/${_SP_PREFIX}plugins/generic/"
+if [ -n "${OPENJD_SESSION_WORKING_DIR:-}" ]; then
+    if aws s3 ls "$_SP_GENERIC_SRC" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Plugin Sync: Downloading plugins from $_SP_GENERIC_SRC"
+        aws s3 cp "$_SP_GENERIC_SRC" "$_SP_GENERIC_DIR" --recursive --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Download Maya-specific plugins
+_SP_DCC_SRC="s3://${DEADLINE_JA_S3_BUCKET}/${_SP_PREFIX}plugins/${_SP_OS}/maya/${MAYA_VERSION}/"
+
+if aws s3 ls "$_SP_DCC_SRC" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Plugin Sync: Downloading Maya plugins from $_SP_DCC_SRC"
+    aws s3 cp "$_SP_DCC_SRC" "$_SP_PLUGIN_DIR/" --recursive --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# Append to MAYA_MODULE_PATH if we downloaded any files
+if [ -d "$_SP_PLUGIN_DIR" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A "$_SP_PLUGIN_DIR" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    export MAYA_MODULE_PATH="${_SP_PLUGIN_DIR}:${MAYA_MODULE_PATH:-}"
+    echo "Plugin Sync: MAYA_MODULE_PATH updated with $_SP_PLUGIN_DIR"
+else
+    echo "Plugin Sync: No Maya plugins found, skipping."
+fi
+
+# Export for deactivate script cleanup
+export _MAYA_PLUGIN_SYNC_DIR="$_SP_PLUGIN_DIR"
+
+# Clean up temp variables
+unset _SP_PREFIX _SP_OS _SP_PLUGIN_DIR _SP_GENERIC_SRC _SP_DCC_SRC
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Plugin Sync for Maya — deactivate script
+# Cleans up downloaded plugin files.
+
+if [ -n "${_MAYA_PLUGIN_SYNC_DIR:-}" ] && [ -d "$_MAYA_PLUGIN_SYNC_DIR" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$_MAYA_PLUGIN_SYNC_DIR"
+fi
+unset _MAYA_PLUGIN_SYNC_DIR