Age Information Maya

Vanth · **Joined:** Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:41 pm **Posts:** 20

So I'm reading through Sticky after Sticky about how to get cracking on creating a Fan based Age, but the one question I'm not finding is:

Are you able to export using Maya 3D software, as thats the software I own. I understand the default program is 3D Max, buuut I do not own that and I'm hoping for a work around.

If the answer is "no" then sadly I should toss back my Guild of Writers shirt, but I'm willing and looking forward to working with a group of people on age creation.

AdamJohnso · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 10:32 pm

The short answer is no.

I would give you a link to a place that would help you regarding this issue, but it is against the forum rules. You might want to check out the Guild you proclaim membership of though

Vanth · **Joined:** Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:41 pm **Posts:** 20

I weep. Openly.

Er... Just to avoid angering anyone, I don't actually claim membership to the guild... Yet.

Jamey · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 10:54 pm

Vanth, some writers use Blender, others use Maya as well.

http://forum.guildofwriters.com/index.php is a good place to look for information.

The Wiki is very helpful.

Emor D'ni Lap · **Joined:** Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:15 am **Posts:** 584

Maya and Max have always had some of the best tools for data exchange between them, even before Autodesk bought them both.

I wish I was better-versed in which translator does a better job translating meshes, textures, animation and so on, but I'm not...yet. I know that each has its strong and weaker suits. So I'd just advise that you download all the best available translation plug-ins, install and try each until you find the one that gives you the best results for your needs. The good part is these plug-ins are all free. The bad part is that if you're using Max7, you might have to find a path that exports from the version of Maya you're using, through a compatible importer for Max7....could be tricky.

- Autodesk supports the FBX (originally FilmBox) export/import path.

- Collada has a long history you can read about on Wikipedia, but its path means that it's been through several sets of brains with different opinions, so there are several flavors of Collada:
* The "NextGen" Collada plugins http://colladamaya.sourceforge.net/news.php
See "Downloads" on this page for older versions of ColladaMaya:
http://www.collada.org/mediawiki/index.php/ColladaMaya
http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/files/

* There's "Straight" Collada

* And there's OpenCollada.

One of these, or some combination, will get you where you want to go!
Have fun, and let us know what you learn!

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