for detailed instructions see:
http://www.houdinistuff.com/html/tutorials.html


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INSTALLATION
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1)unzip relevent version for your maya/ operating system

2)Drop the plugin into your maya plugin search path

3)load maya, from the menu choose window -> setting/preferences -> plugin manager-> tick load the mBgeo plugin


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USAGE
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LOADING BGEOS
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(POLYS):
 1) make sure plugin is loaded succesfully as above
 2) from maya's command line run: mBgeoReader -name
 3) locate the mBgeoReader Node created and put in your path to the bgeo (uses houdini's $F syntax for frames and padding)

NOTES: to read UV's save them as a vertex attribute called "UV" from houdini

(POINTS/PARTICLES):
 Note: the plugin assumes particles are just points with attributes saved form houdini
1) as above but call "mBgeoReader -outputParticle" the points will be loaded into via the same mechanaism hooked up to a particle node
2) set the lifespan on the particles to 1 frame or you'll see the frames accumilate
3) add attributes on the particle that match those you exported with the bgeo (only reads float and vector point attributes)
4) strip of all detail and excess attributes in houdini that you don't need wiht an attribute node i.e in the attributes to delete field put *


MBGEO READER ATTRIBUTES:
- Verbosity:    sets the feedback from the plugin
- Bgeo Path:    the path to the Bgeo's
- Frame:        the frame to lookup - (feel free to break this connection to suit)
- outMesh:      the mesh output by the Node
- outParticles: the particle output by the node
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WRITING BGEOS(POLYS):
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1) load the plugin as above
2) select the mesh to export
3) from maya's command line call a mBgeoWriter node will be created
4) set the the path to write the bgeo's to (uses houdini's $F syntax for frames and padding)
5) set the write flag/ turn of when finished

Note: currently does not export maya particles...(TODO)

MBGEO WRITER ATTRIBUTES:
- Verbosity:    sets the feedback from the plugin
- Bgeo Path:    the path to the Bgeo's
- Frame:        the frame to lookup - (feel free to break this connection to suit)
- outMesh:      the mesh output by the Node for visualisation
- write:        turns on writting
- points only:  only writes point data to the bgeo file
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