Install Instructions

1. Copy the downloaded maya/ folder into your preferences folder:
   • Windows: Documents/maya/
   • MacOS: Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/
2. Open up the script editor in Maya and type (on the mel tab):

    source "bitcake_exporter";
    bitcake_exporter_install;
   

3. Two buttons will be automatically created on your current shelf with the correct Icons.

The Shelf Buttons

The first button will open a window with options for you to choose from when exporting your animation. Don’t forget to choose your character and animation names! The export directory can be inside your engine’s project folder. Once you choose the export options, click the Export button at the end and a .fbx file will be saved to the Export Directory.

The second button is a “quick export” button. Once pressed, it will export the .fbx with your saved export preferences.

The Exporter UI

Main

Field	Description
Character	The character part of the exported fbx filename
Animation	The animation part of the exported fbx filename
Export Directory	The directory where the exported fbx file will be saved on

*The resulting filename will be <character>@<animation>.fbx

Options

Frames

Field	Description
Use timeline range	All frames in the entire timeline will be used when exporting
Set start and end frames	Only frames inside Start Frame and End Frame frames will be used when exporting

Meshes

Field	Description
No mesh	Only joints and animation data will be exported
All meshes	All meshes in the scene will be included in the export
Selected meshes	Only selected meshes will be included in the export
Only skinned meshes	Only skinned meshes will be included in the export
Except skinned meshes	All meshes except skinned meshes will be included in the export

Joints

Field	Description
Delete	All joints that include these tags (separated by ,) will be deleted on export
Ignore Bake	All joints that include these tags (separated by ,) won’t be baked to the exported animation

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All these fields are saved to the scene file. By doing so, it is not needed to retype them everytime the exporter is opened.