From Maya to 3dsmax

Submitted by LiveWire on
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anyone know how to get export a Maya file into 3dsmax? or a Maya file into an earlier version of Maya?

i'm googleing at the moment but not turning up anything, perhaps i'm lookin i the wrong places.

Submitted by pixel pusher on Tue, 12/07/05 - 11:52 PM Permalink

You can go from Maya to Max by using the free FBX exporters on the Alias site, though at times they can be a little bit unstable.

A quick way to get a Maya file into an older version of Maya is by saving the file as a .ma file and opening it up in a text editor and changing the version number back to a lower number (like 6.5 to 4.0) that occurs a couple of times in the first few lines of the .ma file.

Third way is to use good old .OBJ format - it works! Not good if you have more than basic geometry.

Submitted by LiveWire on Wed, 13/07/05 - 12:05 AM Permalink

cool, i'll try the .ma trick (i figured you might be able to do that seeing as it was just a text file, but passed it off thinking "nah, i couldn't be that simple").

Posted by LiveWire on
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anyone know how to get export a Maya file into 3dsmax? or a Maya file into an earlier version of Maya?

i'm googleing at the moment but not turning up anything, perhaps i'm lookin i the wrong places.

Submitted by pixel pusher on Tue, 12/07/05 - 11:52 PM Permalink

You can go from Maya to Max by using the free FBX exporters on the Alias site, though at times they can be a little bit unstable.

A quick way to get a Maya file into an older version of Maya is by saving the file as a .ma file and opening it up in a text editor and changing the version number back to a lower number (like 6.5 to 4.0) that occurs a couple of times in the first few lines of the .ma file.

Third way is to use good old .OBJ format - it works! Not good if you have more than basic geometry.

Submitted by LiveWire on Wed, 13/07/05 - 12:05 AM Permalink

cool, i'll try the .ma trick (i figured you might be able to do that seeing as it was just a text file, but passed it off thinking "nah, i couldn't be that simple").