topic Re: Maya to Max without FBX, or even .w3d (Westwood 3d) in Maya Forum

Maya to Max without FBX, or even .w3d (Westwood 3d)

brianpfrang — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:28:16 GMT

Alright so I have posted this before and unfortunately I forgot about the post and I had gotten a reply from you @sean.heasley with an article link however the link was dead when I found the post again. I am trying to do a direct port to MAX, or see if someone knows where I might be able to find a version of the Importer/Exporter for westwood 3d files which happen to share the file type from the shockwave 3d file type. However they are not compatible with each other and not interchangeable. I wish I knew how to code because I would just write the script myself. If there is a way to do either of these without using FBX or OBJ as a transfer file type that would be fantastic.

Re: Maya to Max without FBX, or even .w3d (Westwood 3d)

sean.heasley — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:11:47 GMT

Hi @brianpfrang

What's the original file type? If its a Maya or Max file and you want it to be converted over to the other I could open the file and do the export/saving process for you.

However if you're looking for a converter to go from Maya to Max without using FBX I don't believe we have any official tools available.

Re: Maya to Max without FBX, or even .w3d (Westwood 3d)

sean.heasley — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:30:10 GMT

Hi @brianpfrang

Just wanted to check in to see how things were going. Are you still having this issue?

If your issue is resolved, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

Re: Maya to Max without FBX, or even .w3d (Westwood 3d)

brianpfrang — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:16:55 GMT

Again here I am completely forgetting that I even wrote this question. Okay, well I have both Max and Maya, so that isn't really the issue, I can do the converting myself. Really I want to be able to export into the .w3d format that is used by an old as heck game (Command and Conquer Generals) now, Maya has a .w3d format, but that is Shockwave 3D, and Generals cannot read that file type. Now there is a converter (import/export) tool for Max 2008 and Gmax/RenX, but I can't get that to work. I have installed it and it shows up in Maya, but won't run anything or show up as an import type. IDK anymore, heck even if you know a good website or tool for learning to code a new tool in either Python or MEL I would take that.