draco/maya

Description

Plugin to add support for Draco files (.drc) in Autodesk Maya.

Features

The following features are offered:

• Support .drc format: TRIANGULAR MESH (no POINT CLOUD)
• Import .drc file into Maya by "Import menu" and "Drag & Drop"
• Export from Maya into .drc file by "Export Selection menu"

With the following constraints:

• Import feature is limited to attributes: Vertices, Normals and Uvs
• Export feature is limited to attributes: Vertices, Normals and Uvs
• Meshes has to be made of Triangular Polygons

| Read Release doc for details about what is implemented and what will be done next.

Supported OS / Maya Version

Currently the plugin has been built for the following OS:

• Windows x64

and tested against Maya versions:

• Maya 2017
• Maya 2018

| Note: if you want you can build the plugin for your OS / architecture. Refer to Build from Sources section

Installation

On Windows

1. Copy the folder draco_maya under Maya pluging folder. | E.g.: C:\Users<USER>\Documents\maya<VERSION>\plug-ins
2. Open Maya go to menu: Windows -> Settings\Preferences -> Plug-in Manager
3. Use Browse button, point to draco_maya folder and select draco_maya_plugin.py as plugin file

Usage

Use the regular Maya Import/Export functionalities.

Build From Source

You can build the plugins on your own for OSX/Win/Linux. Source code for the wrapper is here: src/draco/maya/. Following is detailed building instruction.

Mac OS X

On Mac OS X, run the following command to generate Xcode projects:

$ cmake path/to/draco -G Xcode -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=ON

Then open the project use Xcode and build. You should be able to find the library under:

path/to/build/Debug(or Release)/draco_maya_wrapper.bundle

The makefile generator will also work:

$ cmake path/to/draco -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=ON && make

draco_maya_wrapper.bundle can be found in the directory where you generated the build files and ran make.

Windows

On Windows, run the following command to generate Visual Studio projects:

32-bit version:

cmake path/to/draco -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON

64-bit version:

cmake path/to/draco -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON

Then open the project use VS and build. You should be able to find the library under:

path/to/build/Debug(or Release)/draco_maya_wrapper.dll

Linux

On Linux, run the following command to generate a Makefile build and build the plugin.

$ cmake path/to/draco -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=1 && make

Note: While the linux build completes successfully, the plugin has not been tested.