Mari to Maya Export Dialog

The Mari to Maya Export dialog is described below with functions for how to access it. A list of the controls on the dialog can be found in the table below.

What It Does

The Mari To Maya Export dialog box lets you specify the file type and destination for exporting a channel from the current Mari project to a Maya .ma file. Exported textures are saved to a user-selected directory and the created .ma file is set up to reference those texture files. The .ma file is created with the correct UDIM offsets for the textures so that Maya can import and apply them to the model correctly.

How to Access It

• Menubar | Python > Examples > Export for Maya.

Mari to Maya Export Dialog Fields

Control

Type

What it does

Opens this dialog box

Notes

Output Folder

text field

Displays the selected filepath for the
exported files. You can also manually type in the file location.

 

 

Browse

button

Allows you to select the file location for the exported files from the Select Directory for Export dialog.

Select
Directory for Export
dialog box.

 

Channels

list

Displays the channel(s) for the currently selected object.

 

Multiple channels can be selected at once.

+

button

Adds the selected channel(s) and
destination directory to the For Export pane.

 

 

-

button

Removes the selected channel(s) and
destination directory from the For Export pane.

 

 

For Export

information

Displays the channel(s) to be exported.

 

 

8-bit Files

dropdown

Selects the bit depth of the exported images.

 

Available formats: bmp, jpg, jpeg, png, ppm, psd, tga, tif, tiff, xbm, and xpm.

16/32-bit Files

dropdown

Selects the bit depth of the exported images.

 

Available formats: exr, psd, tif, and tiff.

Force
Overwrite

checkbox

Forces Mari to overwrite previously
exported files to the same location,
effectively replacing them.

 

 

OK

button

Accepts the current channel export
selections and exports them to the designated file location.

Mari > Maya
Progress dialog box.

 

Cancel

button

Cancels the current channel export
selections and closes the Mari To Maya Export dialog box.