Exporting hi poly from ZBrush to Maya.

MeshMagnet

I'm still learning Maya at the moment.

I was wondering what your approach is to getting a hi poly ZBrush
file from Zbrush into Maya?

I exported out of ZBrush as a Maya file and as a .obj.

Each time the model comes in flipped.

Is this common?

jfitch

Flipped? My guess is you've been working in zbrush with the model flipped unknowingly, unless your export settings are messed up.

instg8r

Zbrush uses Y up. Typically I will use GoZ to bring models back and forth between the programs so I won't have to worry about orientation (the script "figures it out"). If you export your model out of Maya (or Max) without GoZ you'll need to make sure the "Flip YZ-axis (Poser-like)" checkbox is checked in the .OBJ export options to keep the orientation correct.

Hopefully that helps!

MeshMagnet

I ended up going into the display settings in Maya, I switched the orientation to the Z axis being up. That seemed to do the trick.

MeshMagnet

Update, Thanks for the tip jfitch, my model was flipped in Zbrush. doh.