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The Toxik 2008 Export feature allows you to export information from your Maya scene to Autodesk Toxik. Unlike Toxik 2007, which requires that you install the compositingInterop plug-in, the Toxik 2008 Export feature is automatically loaded into Maya.Using Toxik 2008, you can generate a Toxik project file from within Maya based on the render layers in your scene. The compositing graph includes the associated image sequence filenames, Maya blend modes and layer-specific render settings.

You must use image file formats that are supported by Toxik. For example, you must avoid using the name.ext.# image file format, as this file format is not compatible with Toxik. Instead, rendered image sequences should be named with the file extension listed last, for example, name.#.ext. This is necessary for Toxik 2008 to recognize the sequence. See the Toxik user documentation for more information on supported file formats.
When exporting to Toxik, you should render the layers in your scene to the same Maya project directory because the Toxik 2008 Export plug-in expects each layer to have the same base path.
To export a scene to Toxik 2008
1. Ensure that you have set a project for your scene file. Within the project, there must be a scenes folder. By doing so, the exported Toxik project file will be saved to the scenes folder by default. You may also enter an Images folder to which your sequences will be stored.
2. Batch render your scene in Maya and ensure that the rendered image sequences are named with the file extension listed last, for example, name.#.ext.
3. Select Render> Render toToxik 2008 > . The Export All Renderable Layers to Toxik Options dialog box appears.
4. You may leave all fields blank with the exception of Toxik Install Directory. By default, Maya will give the Toxik project file the same name as your scene file and save it to the same folder as your scene file. For example, if your scene file is myscene.ma, the corresponding Toxik project file will be myscene.ma.txproject.
5. Select Export. Expect a pause as the scene file is exported to Toxik.
6. In Toxik, click on the Existing tab and locate your myscene.ma.txproject file. Select Composition > Open to open the file.
NoteDo not simply select Render > Export to Toxik 2008 without selecting the option box.
Related topics
- Render > Export All Layers to Toxik 2007
- Render > Export Selected Layers to Toxik 2007