topic Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj in Maya Modeling Forum

maya batch export blendshapes as obj

davidtorresmonteiro — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:49:54 GMT

Hi,

is it possible to batch export each of the blendshapes of a character as a separate obj file?

Do you eventually know a script wich offers this funtionality?

Thanks a lot!

David

Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj

alec.andersenLP8AU — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:41:06 GMT

Hello @davidtorresmonteiro,

This is not something that is supported in Maya natively. This process could be performed manually but you would require a script to do so in an automated way. If you are looking to begin scripting there are many phenomenal tools for getting started.

I hope this has answered your question!

Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj

davidtorresmonteiro — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:33:24 GMT

Thanks!

I found a script that batch imports and exports obj files.

The only thing i am missing is that it does not maintain the names of the blendshapes when exporting...

Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj

will2power71 — Fri, 17 May 2019 14:16:01 GMT

Could you tell me the name of the script you use? I'm also interested in being able to do this.

Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj

hasmikWYGZG — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:39:59 GMT

it would be much appreciated if you could share the script with us

Thanks)

Re: maya batch export blendshapes as obj

The-Digital-Shaman — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:15:07 GMT

Try OBJ Toolkit 1.2 by Jan Jinda perhaps?

"This toolkit is a set of simple scripts tailored to provide clean, easier and more effective workflow for handling OBJ files in Maya.

Thanks to the Import as blend shape options it keeps all your scene hierarchy, geometry UVs, shader assignments etc.

It was intensively tested on projects like Pacific Rim: Uprising, Venom and lately Avengers: Endgame."