Maya and plugins

[kackbraun]

hi!

I just downloadd Maya and then i saw that i have to transfirm the .gm dates to .mp .ma .mlf or sometig.
Which program can i use for the transfirmation?

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

<b>kackbraun, </b>you need the .gm plugin for Maya - but it has to be Maya 4.5 - no other version will work. Akella made the plugin and it will only work for 4.5 (which was the current version when they made the game).

You can get the plugin from this link:

<a href="http://robotsdontbleed.com/suraknar/tools/PLUG.rar" target="_blank">http://robotsdontbleed.com/suraknar/tools/PLUG.rar</a>

You should also check out the PotC Wiki for more tools... The link is posted above.

 

[kackbraun]

oh, then i have to get maya 4.5
'cause i downloadet the version 5.

thx!

 

[kackbraun]

ok, i searched and searched and searched, but i still found maya 5.0 or 6.0

does someone have a direct download link to the program?
That could be a big help!!!!

 

[fletcherea]

Having a hard time downloading most of the files from here, my winrar goes to open them up, and then get an error, mostly at the end of the string it says "unknown method in <file its trying to open> Any clue what thats about?

 

[NathanKell]

You may need a more `up-to`-date version of winrar.

 

[TheOsirisDK]

ermm... for one reason or another my convertor wont convert my Tx files?!
it says something about "error: no open file ..."
- how come?

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

<b>kackbraun, </b>since Maya 4.5 is an older version, you MIGHT find it at a local computer swap meet or also find it online via eBay. Otherwise, I have no idea where you might get it. If you DO find it online somewhere to download, a word of caution - I'm not sure how it all works, but the DEMO (or student) version of Maya will "watermark" your exports in some way so it will be visible to anyone who sees your models. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> You will need to get the "Full" version.

<b>TheOsirisDK, </b>it may be you had the same problem I did when tyring to use that TX Converter. I never resolved the problem either, but I found and am using a different converter which hopefully will work for you - it's Rexman's Converter, and here's a link:

<a href="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/rexman.exe" target="_blank">REXMAN</a>

Hope this helps! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />

 

[Inez Dias]

The "watermark" wouldn't be a problem for exports, but the plugins simply don't work with the PLE (Personal Lerning Edition) of Maya - no matter what version number.

 

[NathanKell]

Double click the texture file for it to load. (A preview will appear in the central window). Then click convert.
Took me a while to figure that out too.