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Maya Bundle Exchange

Pack, validate, open, append and safely unpack portable Maya scenes.

Overview

Pack, validate, open, append and safely unpack portable Maya scenes.

MBX scans the current Maya scene, captures external dependencies and metadata, creates an integrity-verified exchange package with an automatic preview, and lets artists open or append it in another scene.

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Features

Scan & Validate Scene

Discovers scene dependencies, categories and portability issues in one pass.

  • Scan Scene already includes validation; a separate validation pass is not required.
  • Blocking issues are listed in the warning area at the bottom of the tool.
Scan & Validate Scene demo

Pack Scene

Creates a portable MBX package from the current Maya scene and all selected external resources.

  • Pack Scene automatically rescans and validates before writing the package.
  • The active scene is exported as a portable copy and is not renamed or replaced.
Pack Scene demo

Metadata & Automatic Preview

Stores title, author, asset version, description and tags together with an automatic 960 x 540 viewport preview.

  • Frame the viewport before packing to create a useful package thumbnail.
Metadata & Automatic Preview demo

Open an MBX

Browses packages with quick locations and bookmarks, then previews metadata and content before replacing the current scene.

  • Open replaces the current Maya scene after package integrity has been checked.
Open an MBX demo

Append to Current Scene

Imports an MBX into the current scene with a unique namespace while keeping the current project and scene open.

  • Appending the same package more than once is safe because each import receives its own namespace.
  • After Append, use Unpack Scene to materialize the appended resources inside the current Maya project.
Append to Current Scene demo

Resource & Dependency Explorer

Groups geometry, materials, textures, animation, rigs and external files and shows their dependency connections.

  • Select a resource to inspect its source, Maya node, package state and dependencies.
Resource & Dependency Explorer demo

Portability Report

Scores package readiness and exposes missing files, unsupported paths and other blocking issues.

  • Resolve blocking issues before delivery whenever possible.
Portability Report demo

Unpack Current MBX Scene

Moves the currently opened MBX scene into a Maya project, repaths its resources and preserves current edits.

  • Unpack Scene works on the MBX already open in Maya; no package needs to be selected again.
Unpack Current MBX Scene demo
FAQ
What is Maya Bundle Exchange used for?

MBX scans the current Maya scene, captures external dependencies and metadata, creates an integrity-verified exchange package with an automatic preview, and lets artists open or append it in another scene.

Which host application does Maya Bundle Exchange support?

Maya Bundle Exchange is built for Autodesk Maya and is distributed through AO Studio Tools.

Where can I download Maya Bundle Exchange?

Download the current AO Studio Tools package from https://aostudio.tools/getthetools.html and install it through AO.Hub.