MayaToLux - Autodesk Maya plugin for LuxCoreRender

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MayaToLux - Autodesk Maya plugin for LuxCoreRender

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First, I need to explain that I do not have enough time to work and maintain the Maya plugin regularly but as i can see there is no good point to start i decide to give it a shot and start the plugin so we have a good point to start with at least for the other developer to flow and complete the code.
I believe the hardest part of such a project is where and how to start.
I'm not promise anything yet but I will try my best to provide the basic functionality. at the moment I'm experimenting with the development and it is too early yet to have a working plugin.
At the first step I will bring back the LuxCoreRenderer exporter from dead so it will be possible to use it with the stand-alone version of LuxCore and in the next phase, I will recreate the internal plugin to render directly inside Autodesk Maya.
For now, I will just support the 2 latest versions of Maya to make it simple.
I'll be grateful for any kind of help.
Dade, please add MayaToLux so I can have a place to work on it.
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I check the old source code that i found but they were absolete and outdated. but there are a few good part to look at.
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The fact that you're opening the road for futur Devs is a miracle by itself. You're awesome ;)
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TAO wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:43 pm Dade, please add MayaToLux so i can have a place to work on it.
Done: https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/MayaToLux
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Sharlybg wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:10 am The fact that you're opening the road for futur Devs is a miracle by itself. You're awesome ;)
Merci beaucoup Sharlybg. Je fais de mon mieux.
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Dade wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:43 am
TAO wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:43 pm Dade, please add MayaToLux so i can have a place to work on it.
Done: https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/MayaToLux
Thank you Dade. is it okay to upload experimental code or wait to get the result then try to push the code
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TAO wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:50 am is it okay to upload experimental code or wait to get the result then try to push the code
It is ok.
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Here is the very first screenshot of the very first shader UI in Maya 2019.
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:shock:
How hard i want to be one of this finger tiping the code :mrgreen: I think i will subscribe to neuralink.

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Sharlybg wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:04 pm :shock:
How hard i want to be one of this finger tiping the code :mrgreen: I think i will subscribe to neuralink.

Great job !
That's very kind of you. it is just the start of the path.
Of course, after finishing the exporter to LuxCoreRender I'll start to create an internal Maya renderer.
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