LDD to LDraw to Maya

[King of Nynrah]

Hi all. I've spent the past few hours browsing the internet for solutions but all of the topics I can find give me different answers. I need to find a way to import an LDD (.lxf) model into Autodesk Maya 2013. I understand the solution has something to do with using LDraw to convert it but I don't understand how. I wouldn't have this problem if I had the EasyBuilder Tool extension for Maya but unfortunately it's not available outside of LEGO headquarters. Any help you could give me on the matter would be much appreciated!

[Calabar]

If I'm not wrong, in the index topic there are some threads dealing with this argument.

Did you take a look at those?

[King of Nynrah]

If I'm not wrong, in the index topic there are some threads dealing with this argument.

Did you take a look at those?

Yes, but I can't seem to find a straight answer. The closest topic I can see (converting LDD models to LDraw) says it needs to be rewritten, and I can see why. Plus, it doesn't deal with how to import it to Maya from there.

[Palathadric]

I don't know how to convert from LDD to LDraw as I've never done it before, but I believe it should be pretty straight forward. If you install LeoCad you can save it to a file-type Maya can read.