Overview of IGES Translator plug-in
The IGES file translator plug-in extends Maya to help address the needs of those customers familiar with files in the IGES format. This data translator is capable of both reading existing IGES files into Maya and exporting files from Maya to the IGES format.
To load the IGES file translator
To access these options, the IGES translator plug-in must be loaded, and you must change the File Type drop-down box to IGES.
Select Parameter Space trimming (curves defined in the parameter space of the surface) or World Space trimming (curves defined in world space of the model). The default is to use parameter space trimming.
IGES Trim Flag. In IGES a trimmed surface can specify its preferred trimming method, either world space or parameter space. Choosing this option tells Maya to use whatever method is preferred in the file.
Scales all imported geometry by a common factor. This allows very large scenes to be viewed more easily.
To access these options, the IGES translator plug-in must be loaded, and you must change the File Type drop-down box to IGES.
IGES entities supported in Maya
Type | Form | IGES Entity |
100 | 0 | circular arc |
102 | 0 | composite curve |
104 | 0-3 | conic arc |
106 | 1 | copious data |
106 | 2 | copious data |
106 | 11 | copious data |
106 | 12 | copious data |
106 | 63 | closed area |
108* | 0* | plane |
108 | 1 | plane |
110 | 0 | line |
112 | 0 | parametric curve |
114 | 0 | parametric surface |
118 | 0-1 | ruled surface |
120 | 0 | surface of revolution |
122 | 0 | tabulated cylinder |
124 | 0 | transformation matrix |
126 | 0-5 | rational b-spline curve |
128 | 0-9 | rational b-spline surface |
130 | 0 | offset curve |
140 | 0 | offset surface |
141 | 0 | boundary entity |
142 | 0 | curve on surface |
143 | 0 | bounded surface |
144 | 0 | trimmed surface |
308 | 0 | subfigure definition |
402 | 7,9 | associativity instance |
406 | 1 | property - definition levels |
408 | 0 | singular subfigure instance |
406 | 15 | name |