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What is the most complete pipeline for exporting files from XSI into
Maya (and vice versa)? I've used the following and none of them seem
ideal:
- FBX (it looks like it has the most potential, but stops for
no obvious reason and with no warning on three quarters of the models I
try)
- OBJ (despite lacking animation and good material support, it
seems the best for just getting the geometry over without the hassles of
FBX)
- dotXSI (after compiling the plug-in for Maya (!!) I can
export from Maya into XSI, with surprisingly good results. From XSI into
Maya, nothing appears in my scene)
By the way, this is for simple SRT animations. Many times I've had to
export the camera animation as FBX, the models as OBJ, and then
reanimate inside Maya. I've tried a large variety of option settings,
and even did a little dance around my desk while chanting "In the name
of Kim Aldis". No dice. So, I thought I'd ask the group..
Sean
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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XSI into Maya (and vice versa)? I’ve used the following and none of them
seem ideal:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FBX (it looks like it has the most
potential, but stops for no obvious reason and with no warning on three
quarters of the models I try)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OBJ (despite lacking animation and
good material support, it seems the best for just getting the geometry over
without the hassles of FBX)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dotXSI (after compiling the plug-in
for Maya (!!) I can export from Maya into XSI, with surprisingly good results.
>From XSI into Maya, nothing appears in my scene)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>By the way, this is for simple SRT animations. Many times I&
#8217;ve
had to export the camera animation as FBX, the models as OBJ, and then
reanimate inside Maya. I’ve tried a large variety of option settings, and
even did a little dance around my desk while chanting “In the name of Kim
Aldis”. No dice. So, I thought I’d ask the group..<o:p></o:p></span
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font-family:Arial'>Sean<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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