.obj loader for maya that imports smoothing groups

Joao Sapiro

so...i need to import something to maya to export into another format , but maya wont read the smoothing groups of the .obj im exporting from max ( yes i check the export smoothing groups box ) so anyone know a way ( besides manually detaching each face :P ) ?

Vailias

have you tried using FBX?

Joao Sapiro

max crashes everytime i export ( weird i know )

Eric Chadwick

Tried the latest FBX exporter? They update it often.

Also you might try this OBJ exporter.
http://www.guruware.at/main/index.html

SouL

Are your smoothing groups complex?
It wouldn't take much time to just harden the edges by hand in Maya.

Joao Sapiro

it worked eric thanks a bunch once again you saved me

Soul : that crossed my mind ( yikes! ) but im lazy ahha, thanks anyway

thomasp

you need to export into obj from an editable poly object and make sure that no faces have more than one smoothgroup assignment - that does not show in max as an error, but in maya it will.

kylehorne3d

I imported an .obj and .fbx into Maya I believe both imported from Max and some of the normals were flipped, and there are hundreds of shading group meshes. I click on one in the outlinder and nothing in the scene is selected. Very weird.