Build the necessary translators
 
 
 
NoteFor Mac OS X, you do not need to build any translators, since the libraries are already provided.
  1. Copy the translator plug-in file to the user’s Maya work area into the plug-ins directory. There should be a work area with a directory structure such as:

    $HOME/maya/prefs

    $HOME/maya/projects

    $HOME/maya/plug-ins

    $HOME/maya/scripts

  2. Unload the current version of the plug-in from Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
  3. Compile the new version of the plug-in.
  4. Place the new translator plug into the plug-ins directory, and the MEL option script into the scripts directory.
  5. Reload the plug-in from Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
  6. If the MEL option script has been modified, source it again so that the changes are updated within Maya. Else the changes will not be seen.
  7. Run the translator.