Anyone know about Maya?

**Lex** · 04-04-2007, 07:12 AM

I've got here a model in Maya and wanted to port it to another format so Pepakura can read it. But that seemed difficult as Maya was very selfish and does not export much... Does anyone know how to get about doing this?

MOS95B · 04-04-2007, 09:01 AM

I can't get the page to come up here, so I don't know if it handles Maya, but check out 3D Exploration...

http://www.xdsoft.com/explorer/

I've used it to convert several 3D models.

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3D Exploration is easy-to-use viewer for Windows 95, 98 and NT with Explorer-like interface and Open GL hardware accelerator support. It allows you to browse many popular 3D file formats - 3D Studio, LightWave, Caligari, Direct X, AutoCAD and many other, plus common 2D file types. Click-to-zoom and Drag-zoom let you explore 3D objects instantly. You can use 3D Exploration to present a slide-show of an entire folder's images, either in a window or full screen for presentations. The program also keeps track of the images that you have viewed, and lets you select your recently viewed or favorite images. It is powerful 32-bit application, written totally in C++, and so very fast.

**Lex** · 04-04-2007, 10:53 AM

Thank!! I also remember someone posted about a program about hijacking the OpenGL data, but couldn't find it.

MOS95B · 04-04-2007, 10:56 AM

I remeber that too. Didn't work on my laptop (duh!) but I might still have the download file at home, which should point us in the right direction where you could get it

PapaBear · 04-06-2007, 06:34 AM

If you are using Maya, you can export your selection as .obj format.

Cheers.

**Lex** · 04-06-2007, 04:25 PM

Ah great, I'll try that!

wlock · 08-24-2007, 04:26 AM

I use Maya often and the OBJ export causes a lot of problems with Papekura, often surfaces are not recognised properly. To get better results i export from Maya in 3ds format. There is a plugin for maya that allows that.

the4ce · 01-28-2008, 04:06 PM

You can use Deep Exploration to convert the file in allmoust every format.
(Its easy to use

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Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,252	Anyone know about Maya? I've got here a model in Maya and wanted to port it to another format so Pepakura can read it. But that seemed difficult as Maya was very selfish and does not export much... Does anyone know how to get about doing this? __________________ Secret project under way... Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

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Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,252	Thank!! I also remember someone posted about a program about hijacking the OpenGL data, but couldn't find it. __________________ Secret project under way... Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

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MOS95B Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Robbinsdale MN USA Posts: 972	I remeber that too. Didn't work on my laptop (duh!) but I might still have the download file at home, which should point us in the right direction where you could get it __________________ Yet another John..... I may not be as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was surfduke's Moon Port Project - My builds

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Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,252	Ah great, I'll try that! __________________ Secret project under way... Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

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04-06-2007, 06:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
PapaBear Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 36	If you are using Maya, you can export your selection as .obj format. Cheers.

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wlock Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Geneva Posts: 22	I use Maya often and the OBJ export causes a lot of problems with Papekura, often surfaces are not recognised properly. To get better results i export from Maya in 3ds format. There is a plugin for maya that allows that.

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the4ce Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 130	You can use Deep Exploration to convert the file in allmoust every format. (Its easy to use )

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