2k4 and Maya

Few problems with Maya

First of all I can never get the doc server to start so I have been w/o help for a few months now. When I start Maya I get the message: Warning: Unable to start DocServer

When exporting meshes I ahve discovered that there is no collision for Karma so vehicles and ragdolls go through them. I am using PLE and have the exporter set up and supposedly I can export my visible geometry and collision model at the same time as long as I name the collision node MCDCX_MeshName. This never works and whenever I try it, I get the message export complete, but when I crack the Static Mesh browser and look at the mesh it's got the mesh name in the left pane, but there is no visible mesh and the info at the top of the window has it listed as having zero polys...

I've tried swapping positions in the hierarchy, I've tried exporting seperately but always the MCDCX_ causes the zero poly thing.

History is deleted on all objects, and the exporter help says all I ahve to do is prefix the node name and UED will know to apply it as a model for whatever mesh has that surname.

So far the only way to get collision has been to export my visual geometry, then export the collision model in the same way, place the collision model in the level at the appropriate spot. And since you can not convert to brush something directly imported from Maya PLE, I create from selection a new mesh of the collision model version of the mesh to myLevel, delete the collision version, then place the new mesh, convert to brush, delete the new collision mesh, then save as collision for my visual mesh. When you have thirty meshes to import you wouldn't believe how incredibly time consuming and confusing that process is when you get half way into it with namesand renames to keep track of and how far you've gotten lol...

Can someone hook me up with the knowledge to do this in one shot?

ColdFusion][? cool thank you

If you want to export objects from Maya, then you need to get a plug in. Which one you get depends on whether you are using the complete or the PLE version. PLE only accepts plug-ins written specifically for it. (which is why I can't export an ASE file )

I need a little more back ground on what your position is before I can help you more. I'm sure I can get you hooked up though. It's easy to do, but it's just obscure.

Are you using the PLE?
Did you get the 2k4 DVD special edition?
I'm not sure if the PLE came with the other releases of 2k4.


I solved the doc server problem. I went into administrative tools and looked under services and for some reason the help server was disabled... So I just changed it to manual and it works just fine.

Still haven't sussed collision models. I also need to figure out how to export vertex colors as well, but it seems there is some step I am missing during export. I can get the vertices colored in Maya, but UED doesn't recognize them. It only recognizes the white and applies that to the whole object.

When you open maya is there a UED Export shelf? If so the rest is pretty much cake.

The easiest way to export a mesh is to open the level you want it to go in.

Then click over to the Export shelf in maya, highlgiht the object you want to export then hit the export static mesh button on the Export shelf, a dialog box will pop up asking you for package and group and mesh name. If you already have a map with a myLevel static mesh, then scroll down to myLevel for package. If not, then you can pick create new package and type myLevel and click ok, then for group whatever you want and name whatever you want. hit ok

You will see a message at the bottom right of Maya telling you if it was successful or failed.