Max to Maya, preserving UVs?

milla

Can someone please tell me my options in porting a character mesh, with unwraps, from Max 6 to Maya 5? Do I need to get a plugin for one or both, or is there some format that both can work with natively? Any help muchly appreciated

Cubik

Maybe .obj or .fbx?

Josh_Singh

Yeah, if you use the .obj format the u.v's will carry over.

MoP

You can get the Max6 .obj exporter from www.habware.at , it's free.
In the export dialog, make sure you put the "number of digits" up as high as it'll go, lower numbers sometimes break the UVs.

Maya imports .obj natively (as does Max7, but not 6).

milla

Cool, thanks guys. Damn, that was quick

Jeff Parrott

I usually do it Mop's method just crank those numbers up. It's a bit less confusing than any other way.

Phopojijo

VRML2 is possible using Maya's converter aswell -- (WRL is the extension if I remember correctly). Guy I know sent over a couple of vehicles he made in Max and I put them in animation on my Maya box.

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