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Nicool

06-26-2003, 02:09 PM

Hi,
I'm searching for more infos on the *.ma file format. The F1 doc gives not enough infos. Any papers, especialy on polygons surface declaration (to make another software to export to *.ma)

:beer:

Sanctuary

07-02-2003, 01:00 PM

ask AW

MDuffy

07-02-2003, 04:12 PM

It is a very easy format; it is just a list of MELScript commands that create the scene. If you save an object from Maya you'll get the general structure, and the online Maya docs for MELScript and the Node Reference will give you info on what all the fields mean.

Brilliant way to set up an ASCII format if you ask me. (^_^)

Cheers,
Michael Duffy
mduffy@ionet.net

Nicool

07-02-2003, 04:41 PM

Thanks mduffy :beer:
I contacted you :cool:

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