To install the Live Link plugin Download the mayalink plugin. Extract the file and then copy the com.mayalink.autodesk directory to: Windows: ..\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions Mac: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions To set up a link Open both Maya and Adobe® After Effects® . In After Effects, go to Window > Extensions > Autodesk Maya Live Link. In Maya, go to File > Adobe® After Effects® Live Link. Click Link All to link all compatible scene elements to After Effects, or middle-drag specific elements from the Outliner into the Specific objects field and then click Link Specified. After Effects loads the Maya scene into its current composition. Further changes to the Maya scene will automatically update in After Effects unless the link is broken.