Build the necessary translators

NoteFor Mac OS X, you do not need to build any translators, since the libraries are already provided.

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
Unload the current version of the plug-in from Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
Compile the new version of the plug-in.
Place the new translator plug into the plug-ins directory, and the MEL option script into the scripts directory.
Reload the plug-in from Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.
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.
Run the translator.