Exporting Model with Maya Shaders from Maya to 3ds Max

robhp247 · Sep 2013

*Is it possible to export a model with Maya Shaders from Maya 2012 to 3ds Max 2014?

I'm working on a project client needs the model I created with maya shaders (rendered in mental ray
to be exported to 3ds format).

There is no 3ds export option in Maya. I attempted to export the model to fbx format, imported to 3ds Max, but file is missing shaders, in particular all the chrome shaders all missing, even though there in the maya scene file.

Thanks

antweiler · Sep 2013

fbx can only carry over simple shader attributes, like default color and file texture assignment. There is not workaround to convert a maya shadingnetwork for MR to 3Ds Max. You will need to rebuild your shaders.

robhp247 · Sep 2013

your right, after importing the model into 3Ds that's exactly what the model looked like default colors.

Thanks

passerby · Sep 2013

ya for the most part if you got a simple lambert it will carry over, but anythign more advanced it wont at all or data is lost along the way.

robhp247 · Sep 2013

right, I'm better off rebuilding and reassigning the textures in 3ds Max and then also rendering them out in Mental Ray for 3ds vs. Mental Ray for Maya.

Thanks

Exporting Model with Maya Shaders from Maya to 3ds Max

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