Import a Blender file to Maya

[Anonymous]

How can I import a Blender file to Maya eiyh its texture and materials?

[pshwayka · Accepted solution]

That won't work very well for you, especially if you are using Cycles materials. If you use Blender Render materials and export as an .obj, the color will be there. (The default Blender Render material is a Lambert, which Maya understands.)

To be honest, it would be faster for your to import .obj files from Blender into Maya and just re-create the materials based on which renderer you are going to use.

[patrick.schock]

Hello @Anonymous,

as @pshwayka mentioned, Blender offers .OBJ and .FBX export options which can be imported in Maya: Importing & Exporting Files.

However, regarding materials, I would not expect to get the exact same result in Maya. Reworking the materials in Maya should be considered, or applying new materials from a material library. I think it makes always sense to create a material library for each renderer to get the best results that you can control creatively.

Hope this helps! 

Best regards,

Patrick