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MayaToAlias export plug-in

MayaToAlias is a Maya plug-in for Windows^® 32-bit that uses OpenMaya API to get the scene information from Maya, and then exports it using OpenModel to one of the following, depending on which export file format is chosen:

• a wire file (version 9.7.3)
• IGES file
• DXF file

MayaToAlias exports the following from Maya to wire files:

• transform nodes
• hierarchy
• instanced objects
• NURBS curves
• NURBS surfaces
• trimmed surfaces
• meshes
• cameras

MayaToAlias exports the following from Maya to IGES format:

• transform nodes
• instanced objects (become copied objects in IGES)
• NURBS curves
• NURBS surfaces
• trimmed surfaces
• meshes

MayaToAlias exports the following from Maya to DXF format:

• transform nodes
• instanced objects (become copied objects in DXF)
• NURBS curves
• NURBS surfaces
• trimmed surfaces (become surfaces and curves in DXF)
• meshes

To load the MayaToAlias plug-in

1. Open Maya and select Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
2. Click the loaded check box for the MayaToAlias plug-in.

   Now you can export Maya content to wire, IGES, or DXF format through the usual export mechanism.

To export a Maya file to FBX, IGES, or DXF

1. Select File > Export All or File > Export Selection.
2. Select a file name and file type, and then click Export All or Export Selection.

   FBX, IGESexport, and DXF_FBX are three of the options in the File Type pull-down menu.