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hype 2,964 posts
hey guys, i need an importer/exporter for Max for the OBJ file format. I did a search and downloaded a few, but before I try them out, just wanted to know what everyone else was using with good results. I just need to be able to save out of Max as an OBJ, and bring in OBJ models (not whole scenes).
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MikeWilson 638 posts
you should probably post this in the Max section, as it would be a plugin for them
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iest_rob 1,671 posts
Within Maya you've got it as a plug-in, and you just need to load that and export it out of Maya. No idea about Max sorry man.
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MikeWilson 638 posts
@ Rob, yea but I think its in Bonus tools, not the actual package (at least for 7)
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iest_rob 1,671 posts
I use 7 - and it there for me - I haven't downloaded the Bonus Tools for Maya - at least i dont think i have
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MikeWilson 638 posts
I thought it was included in bonus tools, maybe it's something else...
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zachm 1,230 posts
here at MAKE we usually just export right out of package. In bot max and Maya, there is a default obj export option in the file=>export options, but it loads it as a plugin which you might have to enable if it's not showing up in the export options. To load it, go to Window=>settings/Preferences/Plug-in Manager, and then just make sure to check both windows by ObjExport. In max, if you are exporting to maya, make sure to check quads, otherwise Max will do a nasty number on your mesh, triangulating it to hell. And honestly, as long as you're doing obj back and forth, those will work fine, and even keep your texture coordinates if you do the UV thing before exporting. Hope this was helpful to you man.
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hype 2,964 posts
really, Max has it already built in? interesting...
yeah, i guess i should've posted in the Max forum, but i figured all of us here read all the posts anyway, so, what the heck...
thanks for the tips!
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ivanisavich 4,196 posts
Hey Hype,
You're thinking too hard mate! Max has all the OBJ import/export stuff built right in.
To use it, instead of using the regular "open" and "save as" under the file menu, use the "import" and "export" instead.
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hype 2,964 posts
