Asset Placement In Maya to UDK

kimchee519

Before exporting my mesh into UDK i normally have it zero'd out in the middle of the grid in maya, but I was wondering if that is the most ideal way to export a asset into UDK? Is there a better spot to place the mesh on the grid before exporting that works better with the engine when moving assets around in the engine?

passerby

depends on how you want to use the mesh, since if there meshs that should snap togeather your should place the pivot points in smart places like the bottom corner of a mesh etc

kimchee519

Thanks, If I'm working on a mesh that is going to snap together to others say with the pivot point in the bottom corner, should that pivot point be in the center of the grid when I export the mesh? Currently I'm just working on a single mesh, and was just wondering if its okay that I export it with the pivot centered in the middle of the grid with history deleted and Freeze Transforms.

passerby

ya i export with things in 0, 0, 0 worldspace, with the transforms frozen, and history cleared.

I also got a script for exporting multiple meshes, that does this for me, than restores thigns to there orgianl postion

chrisradsby

passerby wrote: »

ya i export with things in 0, 0, 0 worldspace, with the transforms frozen, and history cleared.

I also got a script for exporting multiple meshes, that does this for me, than restores thigns to there orgianl postion

That's a very handy script, care to share?

haiddasalami

There's a bunch around polycount:

1. FBX Exporter (MAYA) - Selfish Self Promotion :P
2. JBUDKTools (MAYA)
3. FBXExportSets (MAX) Not sure if it zero's out though
4. Mark's FBX Maxscript

Hope that helps out!