Quote from Darrel Anderson :

MODO docs say:
"OctaneRender is included in the Apple Silicon (ARM) version of macOS and should not require any set-up steps after installation. Please note that OctaneRender is not included or supported on the Intel version of Modo on macOS."

Are there additional setup steps I'm Missing?
see here
Mac Studio M1 Max, OS 12.6.3
Final version of Modo 17.1

Hi Darrel! Nice to see you around.

OTOY has limited OS compatibility for the yearly OctaneRender releases and unfortunately, macOS 12.x is not supported in either of the PRIME plugins bundled with Modo 17.0 (2023.x) and 17.1 (2024.x). If you update to macOS 13 (Ventura), you'll be able to run the 2023 plugins present in Modo 17.0vX, if you update to macOS 14 (Sonoma), you'll be able to run both 17.0 and 17.1, and if you update to macOS 15 (Sequoia) you'll only be able to run Octane in Modo 17.1.

If you purchase a Studio+ subscription from OTOY, you could run the external 2022 plugin (see here) in Modo 15/16, which does appear to be compatible with macOS 12 (see here.

Due to its nature as a GPU renderer, it seems pretty strict about graphics drivers and versions.

Hope that helps!

Modo 17.1 is now available from your My Products page or from the Modo Product Download page.

This update adds an updated UI color scheme, additional performance improvements for many items, weight painting and multi-threaded drawing, tool improvements to the Slide tool, Linear and Radial align, the Bend tool and more. Modo 17.1 also adds the incredible rigging and animation tool, Auto Character Setup 3 along with built-in GoZ support for transferring meshes between Modo and ZBrush.

Docs: What's New in Modo 17.1

Modo 17.1 also includes over 150 bug fixes to further improve stability and correctness, with this final release.

Modo 17.1 Release Notes

PDF User Guide
HTML Docs for Offline use

In addition to Modo 17.1, we are also releasing an update to Modo 16.1 (v9), which fixes a sign-in licensing issue on macOS Sequoia.
Modo 16.1v9 can be downloaded from the Previous Downloads page.
Modo 16.1v9 Release Notes

We've also updated the NPR Kit, adding support for Modo running on Apple Silicon (ARM) -- that is the only change.
The NPR Kit can be downloaded from your account's My Products page or from the Public Beta Downloads page


Overview Video (includes 17.0 overview, 17.1 features start at 0:56)

Please note that if you have a current paid license, you will still have access to Foundry Support for the remainder of your license term.

With the Modo EOL announcement and closure of these forums at the end of 2024, we encourage Modo users to join the very active Pixel Fondue Discord channel where they have an abundance of Modo resources and a lively discussion: https://discord.gg/NpXGHHvV89

Other Foundry products are different than Modo, in this regard. If you lapse on your maintenance to become current again you have to pay for all the maintenance you missed. There is no such requirement for Modo AND there is no price increase if you lapse and return. This was changed (somewhat) recently (last year, I believe) and probably explains why you were quoted a higher price if you lapsed.

We are trying to get it included in the 17.1 release. As a different version is bundled in 17.0 builds, those will not be updated, so if you need to update your OS, but not Modo (to 17.1) then you will need to purchase the Studio+ version of the plugin from OTOY to run it on17.0.

The cloud assets systems should now be fixed for pre-17.0 releases (there were a while back, but I forgot to post here). If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to delete the cloudDB files as mentioned in the 2nd post.

This a problem due to some security updates on our servers and issues with older versions of Modo and their Qt libraries. The latest 17.0v8 and 17.1 betas are working. If you are on an older version, while not ideal, you can access the Cloud Assets through the Share Site.

The web team is working to resolve the issue, but it may take a little time.

Our builds are named as OSX (Intel) and ARM (Apple Silicon). Either will run on Apple Silicon hardware, and while ARM will be faster (native), the OSX build has features which are not supported on the ARM build (FBIK, including the pose tool and retargeting, as well as AxF materials). Also, the OSX builds do not bundle the OctaneRender PRIME plugin.

My understanding is that the 2023 plugin will not work with Sequoia, but that the 2024 version should, when available.

Quote from mindgaps.XYZ :

Hey Mike, hope you are doing well. Been a way for a while but wanted to check: any plans to update Modo Indie? Im still stuck on 14.

Thanks!

There aren't currently any plans to update it at this time.

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Please see this post: https://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/161455/important-licensing-update-for-customers-with-lapsed-maintenance-using-modo-11-0-14-0

I assume you are trying to use a pre-Modo 14.1 version which is no longer secure, due to OpenSSL vulnerabilities. All customers with licenses that lapsed prior to 14.1 were updated to 14.1, so you should be able to run that. If you can't please contact support.

Here are a couple of old threads that may help:
https://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/89046/help-softbody-anchor-area-lags-behind-kinematic-object
https://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/87635

Let me know if that helps!

As mentioned in another thread, there was a server migration that broke the thumbnails, but that has now been fixed. If you are still seeing issues, a Cloud Asset reset (System menu, I believe) might help.

If you are running the macOS ARM (Apple Silicon) build, it doesn’t support the IKinema library, which is required for FBIK, the Pose tool, and retargeting.

You can, however, use the macOS OSX (Intel) build through Rosetta2 emulation.

If you are using another platform, then I’m not sure what the problem might be.

Modo 17.0v8 is now available for current Modo subscription and maintenance licensees from your My Products page or from the Modo Product Download page.

For those who don’t have a current license, Modo 17.0v8 is also available for purchase or to Try for Free for 30 days!

Modo 17.0v8 is a bug fix update to Modo 17.0v7, with 13 fixes to improve the stability and correctness of Modo.

Please see the Modo 17.0v8 Release Notes (View PDF) for details.

And visit our online Learn Site to see What’s New in recent versions of Modo!

Modo PDF User Guide

Fixed Issues
ID 404391 - UV Move and Sew not working correctly in some circumstances.
ID 562531 - The USD importer no longer crashes when encountered instances with incorrect encoding.
ID 569634 - Crash clicking on a MeshFusion item.
ID 573005 - [PUBLIC] Modo crashes when clicking the left mouse button multiple times on a Comment node in the Schematic Viewport.
ID 573446 - Fixes potential crash on close, related to MeshFusion.
ID 576109 - Fixed audio issues on windows and linux. Made capture work again on mac (with and without audio).
ID 578840 - Crash computing a particle simulation with Stitch Mesh Particles used as source for a Source Particle Emitter.
ID 578841 - Crash toggling Deferred Evaluation.
ID 579079 - Crash editing Mesh Operation with an edge selected.
(no ID) - Potential fix for crash reported through crash reporter.
(no ID) - macOS: Potential fix for common crash related to the tool value HUD.
(no ID) - Fix for potential crash in dynamics.
(no ID) - Fix for potential View Objects crash.

Modo 17.0v7 is now available for current Modo subscription and maintenance licensees from your My Products page or from the Modo Product Download page.

For those who don’t have a current license, Modo 17.0v7 is also available for purchase or to Try for Free for 30 days!

Modo 17.0v7 is a bug fix update to Modo 17.0v6, that contains a single bug fix that enables aspects of a new character design workflow that we've been working on and will preview in conjunction with the ongoing Modo Mascot Contest.

Please see the Modo 17.0v7 Release Notes (View PDF) for details.

And visit our online Learn Site to see What’s New in recent versions of Modo!

Modo PDF User Guide

Fixed Issue
ID 580371 - Adding a Transform Effector to a mesh with Multires hide the multires in the viewport.

I suspect so too, but the spaces may have caused an issue with Modo too. Thanks for letting me know!

By default macOS uses the F-keys for other purposes. Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... then Function Keys and enable the "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys".

If you are on a laptop, you can also press Fn+F6, without enabling that option. I think it works on desktop system also, but the Fn key isn't as handy on most external keyboards.

What was the folder name? Sounds like a bug in Modo, unless it had illegal characters in the folder name... but I would imagine that macOS would have issues with that too.

If you go to your System Settings > Privacy & Security and look in Files and Folders, is there an entry for Modo there? If so, when expanded does it show access enabled for the Documents folder?

If Modo isn't there, I'm not sure how to add it, but you can add Full Disk Access by going back to the Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access, clicking the + at the bottom then navigating to the location where your Modo application is installed.

How are you trying to open the file (File > Open, or drag and drop)? macOS can be a bit restrictive if you place files in folders that it doesn't want apps to access by default (i.e. a system folder or such). Typically, you should see a popup OS dialog asking for permission to read a file from such a location, but it sounds like you didn't.

What location can't the files be opened from?

Jon, I've been in contact via Slack and you should have heard from our sales team.

Which folder and files are you having trouble with? LXO scene files or images/assets associated with them? Presets? Modo has a specific set of places that it looks for things. The one that is easy to modify is the external Content, which can be set in Preferences (see screenshot).

Modo 17.0v6 is now available for current Modo subscription and maintenance licensees from your My Products page or from the Modo Product Download page.

For those who don’t have a current license, Modo 17.0v6 is also available for purchase or to Try for Free for 30 days!

Modo 17.0v6 is a bug fix update to Modo 17.0v5, with 20 bug fixes to improve stability and correctness.

Please see the Modo 17.0v6 Release Notes (View PDF) for details.

And visit our online Learn Site to see What’s New in recent versions of Modo!

Modo PDF User Guide

Fixed Issues
ID 554417 - Crash selecting preset for empty gradient.
ID 568869 - Crash on load with my inputRemapping.cfg from Modo 16.
ID 569909 - [PUBLIC] Automatic Retopology with Symmetry enabled results in crash.
ID 573482 - Windows: Poly Haul hangs easily in this scene.
ID 574209 - Windows only: Text Tools don't create Japanese text properly.
ID 574528 - UV Auto Merge feature is not working correctly.
ID 575602 - Thicken option of the Smooth Shift tool doesn't stay on if you lock the tool.
ID 576423 - Crash opening this scene with Proxy items.
ID 576660 - Vertex Bevel creates a broken mesh.
ID 579149 - [PUBLIC] Edits to a mesh can cause the mesh to stop visually updating in the viewport.
ID 565296 - MeshFusion has issues generating UVs.
ID 573446 - MeshFusion crash on close.
ID 573520 - Crash when painting a vertex map.
ID 574756 - Crash previewing while editing mesh.
ID 575221 - Loop Slice doesn't work on a Cylinder with radial caps.
ID 575238 - Crash multi-selecting and deleting items.
ID 575260 - Fixes a bug where meshes stop updating in the viewport during edits.
ID 576337 - Fixes a potential crash loading scenes which contained references.
ID 576931 - Crash deleting Fur Length weight map while Octane is rendering.
ID 578549 - Crash drawing locked polys during mesh edits.