Tutorial Editing and Exporting Models with Maya

[Alloppatalle]

Did you accurately read the tutorial? Because everything you need to know is there...

After you import the object in Maya, you must create a locator, leave it in its default state, and set it as the parent of your object.
Then you select just the locator in the Persp/Outliner, go to File > Export Selection, set the options you need and export your object.

If everything goes well, you should be able to see your object in the GM Viewer.

Spoiler

 

[Jelle]

But why do I need a locator?
And how do I add one?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

The answer depends on what you're trying to do.
So what are you trying to do?

 

[Jelle]

Put it in PotC, as a still-standing nothing-doing object.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Use the TOOL that I posted the link to on the previous page.
If you don't know how to use it, it so happens that somebody who does is coming to your place.

 

[Jack Rackham]

somebody who does is coming to your place

Could be me.

 

[Jelle]

I wanted to try it, this weekend but I am sick. Ugh...

 

[MrMundy]

Where can you download Maya? I cant find it anywhere, but I would love to make the Napoleonic French Units some proper uniforms.

Posting here because I dont know where else. Typical.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

I would love to make the Napoleonic French Units some proper uniforms.

A lot of that might be possible through texturing.

@Jack Rackham and @Grey Roger are pretty good at customizing character models even without using Maya.

 

[MrMundy]

A lot of that might be possible through texturing.

@Jack Rackham and @Grey Roger are pretty good at customizing character models even without using Maya.

I am afriad you cant recolour a Tricon into a Shako. (or I have indeed even less of an idea about modding this game then I thought )

 

[Pieter Boelen]

I am afriad you cant recolour a Tricon into a Shako. (or I have indeed even less of an idea about modding this game then I thought )

Jack Rackham knows tricks to add bits of geometry to the models, I think.
That might be an option.

 

[Jack Rackham]

Jack Rackham knows tricks to add bits of geometry to the models, I think.

Yes but only if I already have got a model of something looking like a shako. But not all models
are compatible. If you could search for a .gm model on internet I could always try.

 

[Colestah]

Followed tutorial when texturing and... Ive got file attributes box-tab empty...Anyone knows why or what i did wrong?

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

 

[Armada]

I've not seen that issue before. Does it still do that if you restart Maya? Or if you create another new texture in the Hypershade window with Create > 2D Textures > File?

 

[Colestah]

Yeah it stays if i restart ;( and stays if i create with Create > 2D Textures > File ...

 

[Armada]

Is it only this particular model, or does this also happen if you create a new empty scene?

If that doesn't work, all I can think of is that your Maya install might be corrupted. Try re-installing it and see if that helps.

 

[Colestah]

Thought about files missing during install too...Reinstalling didnt helped in diff versions...Tried (cuz i read it happens even with nevest maya) to delete all config files... Which in documents folder... Didnt helped... Deleted mostly in user/appdata folder... Didnt felt like deleting 1-2 last files that seem to be license or user info files... But when i CREATED new windows user and lauched maya there... This bug is GONE! ;o =\
Not sure why it is like that... Guess it is smthing with user configuration files... Cuz maya was remembering if i had this "file attributes" closed or open when i restart maya... Well... I guess ill just be working with maya as this "new user" ... Hope this helps smone if he encounters same problem...