3dsMax scene to Maya - non triangulated ? Which format?

micropolius · Jul 2017

I'm trying to import a car (made in Max) to Maya but I always end up with a triangulated mesh.

I've tried
-FBX with triangulation unchecked - still triangulated.
-3ds
-obj
I hear some people say it can't be done. Can it be done? Is there a format that can do it?

Kevin Albers · Jul 2017

I used to do this all the time, using obj format. This was with Max 2010, but I would assume you can still choose to export with faces converted to quads. I generally convert meshes to editable poly before the export.

huffer · Jul 2017

You need to export a .fbx file, add an Edit Poly modifier on your object, don't collapse, and in export options make sure Triangulate is off (both in Max and Maya)

thomasp · Jul 2017

obj definitely works. in max there should be a dropdown in the exporter window to let you choose between triangles, quads and polygons as the export format.
ok so i don't know any recent max releases but i don't imagine that the options have changed much since.

Spoon · Jul 2017

You will get a triangulated result, if you have n-gons - to my knowledge.
We use the "send to maya" feature quite a lot at work. If the mesh is quads, it works. If there is an n-gon, it will triangulate the entire mesh.
We use an internally developed version of the "send to" feature, so im not sure if this applies to the default one.

micropolius · Aug 2017

Thanks guys! I had n-gons in my mesh and it triangulated the entire mesh.
I get it now. Thanks!

oglu · Aug 2017

if your mesh is clean this should work with fbx... we do that all the time...

3dsMax scene to Maya - non triangulated ? Which format?

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