Problems with Maya Actor X

[sky89]

Hi everybody

I hope someone can help me, I´m trying to export a model from Maya to UDK but when I click "Export Mesh" in the Actor X a Fatal Error message appears and when I click "OK" Maya crashes.

I have exported more models from Maya to UDK, I use the command "axmesh" to export the model as a static mesh, but I don´t know why some times it works and some other times it doesn´t.

Thanks for any help you can give me

[Tom P]

Its very hard to say anything if you dont tell us which version of maya use are using. And what kind of model ? Rigged or not ?

[sky89]

I´m using maya 2011, my model it´s a couch that I plan to use in some sort of living room and is not rigged, I´m not going to use it as an animation, I want to import it as a static mesh.

Thank you for your interest

[JessieG]

Have you checked the Outliner in Maya and deleted everything except the default cameras and the mesh? Also, make sure the mesh doesn't have ngons, non-manifold geometry, etc, to be on the safe side. I've never encountered a problem with ActorX so unless it somehow installed weird on your system, it sounds like there's something wring with your scene file.

[Henrik]

Try using FBX, it's better anyway as it can include materials and textures.

[sky89]

To JessieG: you were right I had to CleanUp the model, it had non-manifold geometry and now I finally could export it

To Henrik: I tried the method you said and that worked too

Thank you very much for your help guys