Maya 2016 - UV edits resetting on Export

jetset79

Hi guys,

I was hoping someone could help, or at least sympathize

When I export from Maya 2016 as FBX with triangulate ticked on, Maya will reset all changes to the UV's. You can see the error in all it's glory right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3J1DoCqF0M&feature=youtu.be

Anyone else experienced this? Anyone got a fix apart from triangulating in Maya or not triangulating on export?

I have found a thread on Autodesk regarding this, but it just tails off into nothing, hopefully they will come back with an answer...

cheers,

Jetset79

Bartalon

I've seen this happen before, but I don't remember which version of Maya it happened in.

Try making another modification to your mesh after setting your UVs. Something like Transform Component but not moving the component at all, then delete your history.

jetset79

Hey, thanks for the quick reply Bartalon! much appreciated. Unfortunately I have tried both the things you mention and neither worked:(

Also the problem is I don't really want to do that every time I export (although I could whack it in an export script).

Bartalon

It was worth a shot

You can make a script to do it all for you. Pretty hacky but hey sometimes you have to script around Maya's bugs.

polyTriangulate -ch 1; 
ExportSelection;
evalDeferred "undo";

This will triangulate your selection, take you to your export menu (just leave Triangulate unchecked), then after exporting it will automatically undo the triangulation.

jetset79

That's ace of you, thanks very much! I will reply again on this thread if autodesk come up with a fix, I assume they will post it on the autodesk forum thread on the same subject

Fabian Fischer

Hey guys,

I got the feeling the issue is finally gone with SP 4, can you confirm that? This issue plagues me like hell.


Best Regards

DanielJohnsson

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/fbx-plug-in-export-workaround-for-material-loss-and-uvs/td-p/6037574

Old thread, but this fixed it if anyone stil has this problem