smooth custom character in maya

[JmPrsh153]

hey i used the human body mesh from mudbox and exported it into maya i then sculpted it in maya... it isnt smooth but when i press the smooth look it goes smooth but when i import it into udk it goes back to unsmooth... for me to keep it smooth i have to convert smooth preview look to polygons... only thing is it then goes up to like 200,000 polygons??? is there a better way to not having to convert it to polygons but keep it being smooth with low polys??

[haldolium]

define and export smoothing groups (checkbox in the FBX export dialogue)

[JmPrsh153]

thanks but im using the actor x plugin and that option is not on there??

[haldolium]

Ah, right. I've stumbled upon issues with that and maya in specific (maybe searching this forum will help). I don't know the cause or solution here, though a workaround is to export the mesh as FBX and then use the animations from the PSA. That works just fine.