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*[http://www.moddb.com/engines/3/source/tutorials/25720/introduction-to-the-maya-8-user-interface Introduction to the Maya 8 User Interface] Noesis Interactive video tutorial. | *[http://www.moddb.com/engines/3/source/tutorials/25720/introduction-to-the-maya-8-user-interface Introduction to the Maya 8 User Interface] Noesis Interactive video tutorial. | ||
*[http://www.moddb.com/engines/3/source/tutorials/25577/introduction-to-custom-props-for-source-powered-games-with-maya Introduction to Custom Props for Source Powered Games with Maya] Noesis Interactive video tutorial. | *[http://www.moddb.com/engines/3/source/tutorials/25577/introduction-to-custom-props-for-source-powered-games-with-maya Introduction to Custom Props for Source Powered Games with Maya] Noesis Interactive video tutorial. | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.sourcefortsmod.com/boards/showthread.php?p=164150 Stieffers' Maya to Source: A Model Exportation Guide] | ||
*[http://poitot.us/source-maya-tutorials/creating-a-keyboard-physics-prop-with-maya Creating a Keyboard Physics Prop with Maya] - Goes through entire workflow--covers modeling, UV Mapping, texturing, and exporting. | *[http://poitot.us/source-maya-tutorials/creating-a-keyboard-physics-prop-with-maya Creating a Keyboard Physics Prop with Maya] - Goes through entire workflow--covers modeling, UV Mapping, texturing, and exporting. | ||
*[http://monogreen.de/rails/monogreen/public_pages/maya_tutorial Palmer's Maya Prop Exporting Tutorial] | *[http://monogreen.de/rails/monogreen/public_pages/maya_tutorial Palmer's Maya Prop Exporting Tutorial] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 27 July 2008
Maya is a popular 3D modeling/animation/rendering suite from Autodesk (formerly from Alias). It is a powerful tool for modeling, texturing and animating props and characters. It also contains many advanced features which are not applicable to Source modding (dynamics, rendering, etc.). While Valve favors XSI for modeling and animating, some users may prefer Maya's rich feature set.
There is also a free version of Maya called the Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE). It is based on the latest edition of Maya Complete but suffers from some limitations:
- rendered images contain watermarks
- scenes can only be saved to the non-commercial .mp file format
- plugins are not supported unless they are specifically designed to interact with the .mp file format
For a complete list of restrictions, see the Maya Personal Learning Edition question and answer page at Autodesk.
Plugins
- .smd Exporter by Prall
Steam\SteamApps\username\sourcesdk\mayaValve's .smd scripts supplied in the Source SDK
Installing Valve's Maya 7 Plug-in
1. Edit the sourcesdk\maya\7.0\runmaya.bat and make sure that the path setting to maya.exe is correct. The default is C:\Program Files\Alias\Maya7.0\bin.
2. Run C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\ \sourcesdk\maya\7.0\runmaya.bat
3. When Maya comes up go to Window|Settings/Preferences|Plug-in Manager...
4. Look for vstSmdl0.mll and check the "loaded" and "auto load" boxes.
5. When you go to export you should see the new choices:
Valve SMD Model
Valve SMD Animated Model
Valve SMD Physics Model
Valve SMD Animation
See Also
External links
- Autodesk Maya Official site.
- Introduction to the Maya 8 User Interface Noesis Interactive video tutorial.
- Introduction to Custom Props for Source Powered Games with Maya Noesis Interactive video tutorial.
- Stieffers' Maya to Source: A Model Exportation Guide
- Creating a Keyboard Physics Prop with Maya - Goes through entire workflow--covers modeling, UV Mapping, texturing, and exporting.
- Palmer's Maya Prop Exporting Tutorial
- Obsidian's Maya --> Source Tutorial