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Maya 2008 scenes to maya 8.5?

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harryhoudini007

harryhoudini007
Posted: 19 December 2009 11:03 AM

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Joined: 02 December 2008 01:12 AM

Hi There!

Does anyone know if it is possible to bring a maya 2008 .ma file into Maya 8.5?

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THNKR

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Posted: 20 December 2009 02:08 AM

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File -> Open ❐ (option box) Turn on Ignore Version.

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jonadabd

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Posted: 20 December 2009 04:56 AM

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You could also, open your .ma scene in a text editor, and change all the labels with “2008” to “8.5” from for example: “//Maya ASCII 2008 scene to //Maya ASCII 8.5 scene”. and save the file and it should work too.

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You can only use this method if the scene was save in MayaAscii (.ma) format. Most people save in MayaBinary (.mb) anyways.

Author: n8skow

Replied: 20 December 2009 05:08 AM

harryhoudini007

harryhoudini007
Posted: 21 December 2009 08:45 AM

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Joined: 02 December 2008 01:12 AM
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Thanks for all your help guys!

Just checking the ‘ignore version’ box worked so I didn’t have to go through the hundreds of lines of text in the .ma file.

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There’s only 2 or 3 lines to edit - right at the top of the file… but yes, ‘ignore version’ box is much more friendly.

Author: n8skow

Replied: 23 December 2009 01:45 AM

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