Work with Alias and Maya

Industry-leading Autodesk® Maya® software is included with Alias AutoStudio and Automotive, bringing additional value to conceptual designers. A rich feature set of polygonal and subdivision modeling tools, along with data-sharing capabilities, help speed early conceptual design and provide workflow interoperability between conceptual mesh modeling in Maya and Class-A surfacing in Alias.

Export a Maya file to Alias

  1. Choose File > Export All in Maya.
  2. Type a file name. Be sure to include the .wire extension.
  3. Select SPF_DCE as the file type.
  4. Click Export All.

Export an Alias file to Maya

  1. Select all the geometry you want to export.

  2. Choose File > Send Selected to Maya in Alias.

    Maya launches (if not already running) and the data, including modeling layers and shaders, is automatically imported and displayed.

    Note:

    Because Alias has the Z axis (not the Y axis like Maya) pointing up by default, the model appears rotated on its side in Maya.