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Exporter Overview

glTF Exporter for Maya

Export Maya scenes to glTF 2.0 / GLB with production-oriented controls for materials, textures, compression, animation, and extensions.

Install the Plug-in Export a File Export File Specific Options Open Round-Trip Workflow

The export features are part of the glTF Importer and Exporter for Maya package and appear in Maya as glTF2.0 Export.

  • Mesh

    Export tangents, quad topology metadata, and gaussian splat content.

  • Output

    Choose glb or glTF, resource layout, texture conversion format, and quality.

  • KTX2 Compression

    Quality preset, ETC1S / UASTC / ASTC 4x4, supercompression, and mipmaps.

  • Extensions

    Mesh quantization and Draco compression with per-attribute quantization sliders.

  • Animation

    Scene Keys, Sampled, or Time Editor Clips. Recommended for web / real-time: Time Editor Clips + Bake Animation Keyframes On.

  • Metadata & Reset

    Asset copyright field and a reset-to-defaults action.

Key Features

  • Export glb and glTF from Maya's native export dialogs
  • Export all or selected scene content
  • Convert textures to WebP, JPEG, or KTX2, or keep original texture files
  • Enable Draco mesh compression and KHR_mesh_quantization
  • Export Time Editor clips directly (recommended with Bake Animation Keyframes On for web and real-time viewers)
  • Preserve quad topology metadata for Maya-oriented round trips
  • Export material variants and optional gaussian splat content when available
  • Review results in the Export Log (also available from glTF2.0 > Last Export Log)