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Maya 8 question

ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
edited March 2007 in Technical Questions and Answers #1
I have access to Maya 8 which I use for mesh conversions (or did) but this latest version doesn't give me the option of exporting to .obj; .max as did the older version. Is there a plugin for that purpose? I tried exporting to dxf and then loading that file into MAX. BZZZZT!

Can you tell I don't know diddly about Maya?:confused:
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  • gonk droidgonk droid0 Posts: 0Member
    #2
    window/settings & preferences/plug-in manager

    scroll down to objExport.mll

    tick off the loaded option
  • D.M.J.D.M.J.0 Posts: 0Member
    #3
    Open Maya and select Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.

    objExport does not export OBJ formatted curves, surfaces, smoothing groups, or point group materials. It also does not support NURBS. Use the MayaToAlias plug-in for scenes that contain NURBS surfaces.
  • D.M.J.D.M.J.0 Posts: 0Member
    #4
    Curses, you beat me to it, Gonk Droid. I shall have my revenge! Have a cookie.
  • gonk droidgonk droid0 Posts: 0Member
    #5
    it's my jedi-like reflexes.
  • ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
    #6
    gonk droid wrote: »
    window/settings & preferences/plug-in manager

    scroll down to objExport.mll

    tick off the loaded option

    Du'oh! Thnx:thumb:
  • ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
    #7
    D.M.J. wrote: »
    ...

    objExport does not export OBJ formatted curves, surfaces, smoothing groups, or point group materials. It also does not support NURBS. Use the MayaToAlias plug-in for scenes that contain NURBS surfaces.

    G'dye? That is -- where do I find said plugin?:)
  • D.M.J.D.M.J.0 Posts: 0Member
    #8
    The answers you seek are here:

    http://caad.arch.ethz.ch/info/maya/manual/Translators/PlugIn_Output.doc1.html
  • ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
    #9
    I appreciate your help. What I don't appreciate is Maya's (apparently new) inability to export a complete mesh in formats other than ige or whatever.

    Oh well. DE can't do it either even with Maya on board.
  • LennOLennO5 Posts: 0Member
    #10
    Elowan wrote: »
    I appreciate your help. What I don't appreciate is Maya's (apparently new) inability to export a complete mesh in formats other than ige or whatever.

    huh? Sure it doesA…export plugins pretty much haven't changed since v1 or 2, except for newly added formats.
  • ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
    #11
    LennO wrote: »
    huh? Sure it doesA…export plugins pretty much haven't changed since v1 or 2, except for newly added formats.
    objExport does not export OBJ formatted curves, surfaces, smoothing groups, or point group materials. It also does not support NURBS. Use the MayaToAlias plug-in for scenes that contain NURBS surfaces.

    The latter plugin doesn't do it either. As I said - I'm a Maya Doofus.
  • gonk droidgonk droid0 Posts: 0Member
    #12
    use the modify/convert option to make your scene all polys

    load the objExport.mll option in the plug-in manager

    then choose file/export - click the little option box to specify grouping and to make sure you're in the right format

    that should be it.
  • ElowanElowan0 Posts: 0Member
    #13
    gonk droid wrote: »
    use the modify/convert option to make your scene all polys

    load the objExport.mll option in the plug-in manager

    then choose file/export - click the little option box to specify grouping and to make sure you're in the right format

    that should be it.

    Ah so! Many thnx.:cool:

    That seems to have done it,
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