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Plugin Installation

Plugin Download

  • Get the plugin from the Gumroad page
  • Extract the archive to a temporary location
  • Inside the zip you will find two folders:
  • plug-ins/
  • scripts/

You will copy the contents of those folders into Maya's user-specific folders for each platform in the steps below.

Installation

Windows

  • Close Maya: Make sure Maya is not running
  • Scripts: Copy everything inside the extracted scripts folder into 
    C:\Users\<USER NAME>\Documents\maya\<Maya version>\scripts
    Create the scripts directory if it does not exist.
  • Plug-ins: Copy everything inside the extracted plug-ins folder into 
    C:\Users\<USER NAME>\Documents\maya\<Maya version>\plug-ins
    The folder name must be plug-ins. Create it if needed.
  • Restart Maya and open it again
  • Enable: Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager, verify gltf2_importer_plugin.py loads automatically (Load + Auto Load checked)

macOS

  • Close Maya
  • Scripts: Copy everything inside scripts to 
    ~/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/<Maya version>/scripts
    Use Cmd+Shift+G in Finder and enter the path above. Create the scripts directory if it is missing.
  • Plug-ins: Copy everything inside plug-ins to 
    ~/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/<Maya version>/plug-ins
    The folder must be named plug-ins. Create it if needed.
  • Restart Maya
  • Enable: In Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager, confirm gltf2_importer_plugin.py is loaded (Load + Auto Load)

Linux

  • Close Maya
  • Scripts: Copy everything inside scripts to 
    $HOME/maya/<Maya version>/scripts
    Create the scripts directory if it does not exist: 
    mkdir -p $HOME/maya/<Maya version>/scripts
  • Plug-ins: Copy everything inside plug-ins to 
    $HOME/maya/<Maya version>/plug-ins
    Create it if needed: 
    mkdir -p $HOME/maya/<Maya version>/plug-ins
  • Restart Maya
  • Enable in the Plug-in Manager and ensure gltf2_importer_plugin.py autoloads

Verification

After installation, you should see the glTF2.0 menu item in the main maya window and file type glTF2 available in the Maya's native import window.

If the plugin doesn't appear:

  1. Check file locations - Ensure the scripts and plug-ins files were copied to the correct user folders
  2. Verify plugin status - Make sure the plugin is enabled in the Plug-in Manager. Should be enabled automaticaly when Maya launches
  3. Restart Maya - Close and reopen Maya completely
  4. Check for errors - Look at Maya's Script Editor for any error messages