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Warning

title	2023 SOE Currently In TestingDeploying

The 2023 Student Operating Environment (SOE) is available for testing on:

Testing Available From Wednesday 7th December until 5:00pm ADST Friday, 16th December 2022.

Adelaide:

ADL-49F0B6 (L5 North Studio)
ADL-49F1DF (L5 North Studio)

Melbourne:

MELB-431B3C (2.01)
MELB-431A98 (2.01)

Canberra:

CAN-CC539C (Studio 1)
CAN-CCC37B (Studio 1)

Sydney:

SYD-431B55 (1.05)

SYD-431B5D (1.05)

currently being deployed.

2023 Changelog

Added "Supported Services", detailing what web-services.
Most software Versions have changed, view "Version" columns
New software added:
- JetBrains Rider
- Adobe Illustrator (Supported for limited students only)
- Arnold for Maya
New services supported:
- Turnitin - Canvas plagiarism checker
Adding support for Lafayette General Education Subjects & creation of new Canvas courses
Microsoft Edge to become the default browser due to it's better support for Single Sign On (SSO), with Firefox and Chrome still available
Support for PS5 dev kit
Wacom has dropped support for the following tablets; these tablets have been phased out for loans.
- Intuos (CTH-480, CTL-480, CTH-680, CTL-680)
- Intuos 5 (PTH-450, PTK-450, PTH-650, PTK-650, PTH-850)
- Cintiq 24HD (DTH-2400, DTK-2400)
- Cintiq Companion (DTH-W1300)
- Cintiq Companion Hybrid (DTH-A1300)

Scheduled Changes

ITCM-5226 - December Shutdown Period: Upgrade Deadline & Repositories to 10.1.23 or later for all AUS campuses
ITCM-5215 - December Shutdown Period: Migrate Canvas & IT Service Desk authentication from Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) to native Azure Active Directory (AAD)
ITCM-5326 - December Shutdown Period: Upgrade SideFX floating license server for Foundry software (Nuke)
ITCM-5335 - December Shutdown Period: Migrating the 3DEqualizer floating license server to a more stable host

Providing Feedback

For all concerns regarding available software, services or versions please contact hof@aie.edu.au
For technical problems please submit feedback to it@aie.edu.au

Testing Responsibilities

HoF, or their delegates are responsible for testing/validating:

Ensuring that available software, plugins/add-ons and integrations meet faculty and student needs.
Ensuring that available plugins and software integrations are functional.
Ensuring that services, including web-services required by the faculty and students are documented as a Supported Service.

Software Versions & Testing Statuses

Below is exclusive list of all software and peripherals supported on AIE classroom PCs, anything not listed is not supported.

UI Tabs

UI Tab

title	Software Overview

Base Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10, Build 22H2 (B3)

Major Software:

Name

Version

Status

Notes

Online Students

Visual Studio

2022 17.3 Community

OK

Unreal Engine

4.27.2

OK

Photoshop

24.0.0.59

OK

Unity

2021.3.13f1 LTS

OK

Licensed packages; available at C:\Unity Packages for importing into projects.

Fungus 3.13.8
PlayMaker 1.9.5f3

Maya

2023.2.0.1794

OK

Includes Bifrost, Arnold (Local rendering only)

ZBrush

2022 FL

OK

No

VirtualBox

6.1.30-148432

OK

RenderMan

24.4.2226585

OK

Deadline

Scheduled Upgrade

See above Scheduled Changes.

DaVinci Resolve

18.0.4

OK

Visual Studio Code

1.74.0

OK

Audacity

3.0.2

OK

Krita

5.1.3

OK

Git for Windows

2.38.1

OK

3DF Zephyr

Not deployed yet

Waiting on Vendor purchasing.

XP-Pen Drivers

Not deployed yet

Wacom Tablet Drivers

6.4.0-10

OK

.Net SDK & Runtime

OK

Included within Visual Studio

3DEqualizer

4 R7.1

OK-ish

Missing from Start Menu, available on Desktop only. Will be fixed in the next build.

3DCoat

4.9.72

OK

Marmoset Toolbag

4.0.4.3

OK

Marmoset Viewer

1.0.0

OK

Cryptomatte

OK

Included within Nuke

GitKraken (Enterprise)

8.10.3 Stand-Alone

OK

Now deployed as of 13/12/2022

Houdini

19.5.403

OK

Katana

5.0v4

OK

Mari

5.0v4

OK

Nuke

13.2v5

OK

Perforce Helix Visual Client

2021.212.213.8880

OK

Mari Extension Pack

5R9v4

OK

PTGui

Not deployed yet

Jira

server	JIRA
serverId	0cbb1995-30c3-30f2-bd67-0d49e389f76a
key	ITCM-5322

Waiting on Vendor

PureRef

1.11.1

OK

Storyboarder

2.1.0

OK

Marvelous Designer

12 7.1.131

OK

SourceTree (Enterprise)

3.4.10

OK

Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams

Office 365

OK

Now deployed as of 12/12/2022

RenderDoc

1.17.0

OK

TortoiseGit

2.13.0.1

OK

Twine

2.5.1.0

OK

Fixed as of 16/12/2022

Firefox (Enterprise)

102.4.0

OK

Google Chrome (Enterprise)

108.0.5359.94

OK

GoZ Plugin

OK

Included within ZBrush

Substance Painter

8.2.0

OK

Substance Designer

8.2.0

OK

Illustrator

27.0

OK

New software

GitHub Desktop

3.1.2

OK

Zotero

6.0.16

OK

New software

Quixel Mixer

Broken

Jira

server	JIRA
serverId	0cbb1995-30c3-30f2-bd67-0d49e389f76a
key	ITCM-5361

Deployed, but broken

Quixel Bridge

2022.0.7

OK

Packaging still in progress, proving difficult

DoomBuilder 2

2.1.2.1553

OK

Android SDK/NDK/Open JDK/Gradle

2021.3.1.17

OK

Now deployed, Available as of 16/12/2022

Scenarist

0.7.2rc15

OK

Media Encoder

23.0.1

OK

VulkanSDK

1.3.231.1

OK

Installed at C:\VulkanSDK

Wwise

2022.1.0.8070

OK

Now deployed, available as of 16/12/2022

Draw.IO

20.3.0

OK

Now working, issue resolved as of 9/12/2022

RealityCapture

1.2.1.11629

OK

Licensing needs to be tested.

On launch, students access our Educational licensing via Activate → Anonymous → Ticking the 2nd checkbox only → Activate

JetBrains Rider

2022.2.4

Deployed

Software is installed and working, however the floating license server still needs to be setup.

Utility Supported Software:

Name	Version	Status	Notes
7-zip	19.00	OK
Notepad++	8.1.9.1	OK
Zoom Client for Meetings	5.12.9638	OK
VLC Player	3.0.17.4	OK
Adobe Connect 11		Not deployed yet
Xvid Codec	1.3.7	OK
SpyderX Pro		Not deployed yet
DJV	2.0.8	OK
WinDirStat		OK-ish	Missing from Start Menu, access from C:\Program Files (x86)\WinDirStat
OBS Studio	27.1.3	OK
Acrobat Reader	15.007.20033	OK
Canon EOS Webcam Utility	1.1.4	OK
Ricoh Theta App		Not deployed yet

UI Tab

title	Supported Peripherals

Graphics Tablets

The following graphic tablets are supported either via loan from reception (select models only) or by bringing your own device.

Name	Model(s)	Status	Notes
XP-Pen	(TO BE CONFIRMED)	Supported
Wacom One	DTC133	Supported
Wacom MobileStudio Pro	DTH-W1320, W1321, W1620, W1621	Supported
Wacom Cintiq Pro	DTH-1320, 1620, DTK-2420, DTH-2420, 3220	Supported
Wacom Cintiq Pro 16	DTH167	Supported
Wacom Cintiq 16	DTK-1660, 1661	Supported
Wacom Cintiq 22	DTK-2260, 2261	Supported
Wacom Intuos Pro	PTH-460, 660, 860	Supported
One by Wacom	CTL-471, 472, 671, 672	Supported
Intuos	CTL and CTH-480, 490, 680, 690	Supported
Intuos 4 XL	PTK-1240	Supported
Intuos 5	PTH and PTK-450, 650, 850	Not Supported	Support ended in 2022
Intuos Pro	PTH-451, 651, 851	Supported
Wacom Intuos	CTL-4100, 4100WL, 6100, 6100WL	Supported
Cintiq 13HD	DTK and DTH-1300	Supported
Cintiq 22HD	DTK and DTH-2200	Supported
Cintiq 24HD	DTK and DTH-2400	Supported
Cintiq 27QHD	DTK and DTH-2700	Supported
Cintiq Companion	DTH-W1300	Supported
Cintiq Companion 2	DTH-W1310	Supported
Cintiq Companion Hybrid	DTH-A1300	Supported
Wacom Cintiq Pro Engine	DPM-W1000	Supported
Other manufacturer's tablets		Not supported

Mobile Phones

Name	Model(s)	Status	Notes	Study From Home
Nokia 3.4		Supported
Other manufacturer's phones		Not supported

VR Equipment

Name	Status	Notes
Oculus Rift	Supported	Supported in VR room only
Oculus Quest	Supported	Supported in VR room only
HTC Vive	Supported	Supported in VR room only
Other manufacturer's VR equipment	Not supported

Keyboards & Mice

Default supplied keyboard & mouse as supplied in classrooms supported only.

Audio Equipment

Name	Status	Notes
3.5mm Headphones & Earphones	Supported	Students supplied headphones & earphones supported
USB Headphones *	Supported	Students supplied headphones & earphones supported. * Note with Razer: We've had multiple reports of Razer headphones being problematic.

Bluetooth / Wireless Headphones	Not supported

UI Tab

title	Supported Services

Service Name	Service Class	Notes	Available To
Canvas	Web Services		All students, excluding Holiday Course Students
Office 365	Web Services	Also includes at home rights for students to install Microsoft Office applications on 5 personal devices	All students, excluding Holiday & Beginner Courses
Perforce	Server	Permissions and student groups managed by Programming faculty	All on-campus students
Renderfarm	Server	Supports: RenderMan Rendering Engine 1080p Maximum Resolution	Year 2 VFX on-campus students
Classes Drives	Server		All students, excluding Beginner Courses
Virtual Classes (Zoom)	Web Services	Available for bybirdge	All Canvas courses
IT Service Desk	Support Services	Support for Online students is best effort limited support for their personal computer	All students
YouTube	Web Services		All students
Vimeo	Web Services	Service managed by the Heads of Faculty	All students

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Old Version 50

New Version 51

Key

2023 Changelog

Scheduled Changes

Providing Feedback

Testing Responsibilities

Software Versions & Testing Statuses

Graphics Tablets

Mobile Phones

VR Equipment

Keyboards & Mice

Audio Equipment