Exports
a composite of all layers in your scene from Maya to Autodesk Toxik.
In order to use this
functionality, you must load the compositingInterop.mll plug-in
from the Plug-in manager.
Render > Export All
Layers to Toxik 2007> 
Toxik User Settings
The User
Name, Server Name, Port
Number and Database Name fields directly
correspond to settings within Toxik. Enter
the same information for these fields as you do in Toxik.
For more information, see your Toxik user
documentation.
Toxik Scene Settings
- Composition Name
-
The unique name for the composition created by
the plug-in. You can use a new name to create a new composition,
or use an existing name to update the existing composition.
- Project Name
-
The name of the Toxik project
you want to use.
- Destination Folder
-
The name of the Toxik destination
folder you want to use. The destination folder contains the media
you create when you publish a result.
- Render Directory
-
Enter a file path or
click the Browse button to select a location
for the rendered output on the Toxik machine.
Output Settings
Output Mode
Specifies one of two output modes you can use depending
on your Toxik setup. The default output
mode is Update Toxik.
- Export Toxik IMSQ File
-
Use this setting if you are not running Toxik on the
same machine that Maya is running on, you should work in the Save
Toxik Script mode; allowing you to save the Toxik script
and run it on another machine where your Toxik database resides.
Specify a file name and
location in the File Name field.
- Update Toxik
-
Use this setting if you are running Toxik and Maya
on the same machine. The Update Toxik mode
automatically updates the Toxik database and
makes the Toxik composition available immediately.
To work in Update Toxik mode, Python 2.4
is required. For more information on Python, see www.python.org.
Specify the location
of the Python executable file (python.exe)
in the Python Location field.
- File Name
-
Specifies the file name
and location for the saved output of the plug-in export results.
Only available for use with the Save Toxik Script output
mode.
- Toxik Location
-
Specifies the location
of the Toxik executable file (toxik.exe).
Only available for use with the Update Toxik output
mode.
- Python Location
-
Specifies the location
of the Python executable file (python.exe).
Only available for use with the Update Toxik output
mode.
- Python Script
-
Specifies the location
of the python script to be used. By default the python script provided
with Maya is used. You should only change the python script if you
have a custom script for exporting to Toxik.
- Python Script Arguments
-
Specifies any python
arguments that you want to use when the script is executed. For
example, you can use --verbose if you
need to debug, or use --help to
get all the available flags. The output of the python script arguments
appears in the Maya Script Editor.
