Cutter - Setting Up

Cutter
Setting Up

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To run Cutter a resource called the "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) must be installed on your computer. A free download of the Java runtime environment (JRE) can be obtained from,

Download - Java SE Runtime Environment 8

Make sure you download the JRE - not the JDK (Java Development Kit).

A script is required to "launch" Cutter. Download the one appropriate for your computer system. The "run" file must be saved in the same directory as Cutter.
run.bat (Windows)
run (Linux & MacOSX)

Step 1

Windows & MacOSX - download and install the JRE.
Linux - skip this step - the JRE is pre-installed.

Step 2 - Get RenderMan (Optional)

Windows, Linux & MacOSX - register with Pixar and then download their "Free Non-Commercial RenderMan".

Step 3 - launching Cutter via the "run" file

Windows, Linux & MacOSX - download and save cutter.jar in a location that is convenient to you.

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path=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_221\bin"

Double check the version of the jre (shown in blue) matches what is installed in your Program Files (x86) directory.

Save the file if you have made any edits and double-click the run.bat file to launch Cutter.

Linux & MacOSX

Open a terminal window and "cd" to the directory containing the cutter.jar file and the run script. To add "execute" permission to the run script enter the following command - this only needs to be done once,

chmod 777 run

To launch Cutter using the run script enter the following command into the terminal window,

./run

Or, double-click the run file.

Additional information about customing Pixar's RenderMan for Maya (aka. RenderMan Studio) can be found here,
RMS: Customizing

For an outline of Cutter's use of its own environment variables refer to
Env Variables - CUTTER_APP_DIR & CUTTER_USERS_DIR