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modena

10-11-2002, 05:28 AM

I've baked out a dynamic simulation using Maya4.5...
now I want to bring the animated object back into Max4...
what is the best export/import module available for doing this?

Cheers
Modena

GrafOrlok

10-11-2002, 08:33 PM

Normaly I would have answered Filmbox (FBX) from kaydara.com. Works like a dream when it comes to exporting poly's with UV's and pretty good with animation. You got a pretty special situation however with dynamics and stuff but since it's baked I guess it would work.
BUT, I've learned from a thread earlier this week that currently there are no working interchange format plugs for 4.5 yet. i.e. FBX does not support Maya 4.5 yet. So meanwhile I guess you'll have to deal with the OBJ exporter...

wedge

10-12-2002, 06:01 AM

can the OBJ exporter export deformation info? Can a facial animation sequence be loaded into MAX?

CIM

10-12-2002, 07:58 AM

Deep Exploration works with Maya 4.5. How well I'm not sure.

bentllama

10-12-2002, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by Graf Orlok
Normaly I would have answered Filmbox (FBX) from kaydara.com. Works like a dream when it comes to exporting poly's with UV's and pretty good with animation. You got a pretty special situation however with dynamics and stuff but since it's baked I guess it would work.
BUT, I've learned from a thread earlier this week that currently there are no working interchange format plugs for 4.5 yet. i.e. FBX does not support Maya 4.5 yet. So meanwhile I guess you'll have to deal with the OBJ exporter...

...use FBX exporter for maya 4.0 if you have it... just bake out your objects [etc] then save the file and change the header to accomodate 4.0...open it in 4.0 then export as FBX...import FBX to MAX...it is that simple :)

JasonA

10-12-2002, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by CIM
Deep Exploration works with Maya 4.5. How well I'm not sure.
I've tried with their demo, and when I try to export a max mesh to maya format it always tells me "Maya installation not found!". I presumed thats cause its looking for a maya 4.0 entry in the system reg or something... but maybe its just the installation on my system gone buggy

CIM

10-12-2002, 08:11 PM

You have to download the new plugins for Max 5/Maya 4.5 on the RH site (Forums area).

wedge

10-13-2002, 10:00 AM

how do you bake an animated skin?

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