Exporting from Maya

Exporting OpenCOLLADA from Maya

In order for the OpenCOLLADA exporter to be active, some options must be enabled or disabled in the Plug-in Manager. To find it, go to Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager.

The fbxmaya.mll plug-in must be unchecked. The COLLADAMaya.mll must be checked as both Loaded and Auto Load.

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Next, select File > Export Selection and open the dialog box.

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Under General Options, be sure that OpenCOLLADA exporter is selected and set as the default file extension. Under General export options, check that the following options are active.

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The triangulate option must be checked before exporting.

Finally, choose the location for the COLLADA file to be saved. It is a good practice to keep all source art, including COLLADA files, in a folder outside of your project folder.

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