Maya export script for Octane [OLD / SUPERSEDED]

[cgbeige]

I made a simple shelf command that I thought people might like:

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string $currentSceneName = `file -q -sn -shn`;

file -force -options "(groups=1;ptgroups=1;materials=1;smoothing=0;normals=1" 
	 -typ "OBJexport" -pr 
	 -es (("/Volumes/HOME_RAID/temps/GoO/" + $currentSceneName) + (".obj"));

Change the path "/Volumes/HOME_RAID/temps/GoO/" to wherever you want the OBJ files stored and you've got a MEL script that exports all selected geometry to the directory with your scene name, with materials.

Windows users, use Unix style path settings (/, not \ for slashes)

[vanlicht]

Cool, thanks for writing this. Will try and see how it works.
Best,

[vanlicht]

I found there's an OBJ sequence exporter from ZbufferStudios.
It is working great!
[url]http://scripts.zbufferstudios.com/
[/url]

[cgbeige]

cool - thanks.

I'm just working on the script a little to be more production-quality, instead of just hammering one file every time.

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string $currentSceneName = `file -q -sn -shn`;
string $currentWorkingSpace = `workspace -q -fullName`;

file -force -options "(groups=1;ptgroups=1;materials=1;smoothing=0;normals=1" 
	 -typ "OBJexport" -pr 
	 -es (($currentWorkingSpace + "/octane/") + ($currentSceneName));

That newer script will put the scene name in the obj and put the obj in a project directory called "octane". You have to create this folder or the script will fail. If you want to avoid having redundant textures, just change the "/octane/" part to be the directory where you keep your texture files ("/sourceimages/", for example). Anyway, I'm finding this quite handy:

http://grab.by/444p

save a copy to your shelf and click it any time you want to make an Octane-ready OBJ folder.

[bazuka]

cgbeige my friend, im making a script with GUI for synchronizing camera from maya->octane

stay tuned...

[vanlicht]

Bazuka, cgbeige,
awesome! Great to see tech-savvy Maya users here.

[cgbeige]

bazuka! So funny how you run into the same people on different forums. Looking forward to the camera matching script - that's the main problem I'm having with Maya>octane workflow and I'm no programmer so I'd be hopeless at writing a MEL/Python > octane XML thing. Glad to see someone is doing it. Can't wait

[bazuka]

yeah i know small world

i hope ill be able to finish it till next week...

[cgbeige]

if you want a tester, email me at daveg at can-con (dot) ca

[[gk]]

you should contact radiance and get info on how to layout a predefined User interface. If you do so and the script can do -exactly - what they want it to do ( not what you think would be nice ) there is a good chance it will be a part of the software package at one level or another.

http://www.refractivesoftware.com/forum ... =21&t=1455