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sabusomu

12-02-2005, 03:08 AM

i don't know but i were missing u today. I need immidiate help on
exporting maya files. i don't know how to export maya 6.5 files so that
they will open in maya 6??? i need to do this. plz answer. fbx didn't
work. :sad:  :sad:  :sad:

swapnil3dm

11-03-2005, 10:36 PM

I am not a expert in this case but it is some how
done by opening the file in Maya ASCI format or readable format and 
by changing the header of the file in it like Maya 6.01 to maya 6
but be carefull that it may currupt your file if you type a wrong syntax
 
I will try on my own , and find some solution I am quite sure others will have the solution
thanks CG tantra
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swapnil3dm

11-03-2005, 11:53 PM

Hello once again 
I am succesful in opening a Maya 5.01 version file in Maya 4.0
This is what You have to do
1) open the scene in its actual version and here your version is    Maya 6.5 2) Export it or do File save as to "Maya ASCII" format    with any other name ( other name is only intended to    save your actual file from getting effected) 3) Go to your file where you saved it    Right clik on the file for open with..... option 4) open it with word pad     your file will be readable and will look something    like this.....
 
 
 //Maya ASCII 6.5 scene //Name: kaks.ma //Last modified: sun, Mar 11, 2004 10:25:29 PM requires maya "6.5"; currentUnit -l centimeter -a degree -t ntsc; fileInfo "application" "maya"; fileInfo "product" "Maya Unlimited 6.5"; fileInfo "version" "6.5"; fileInfo "cutIdentifier" "200309220008"; fileInfo "osv" "Microsoft Windows XP  ; createNode transform -s -n "persp";  setAttr ".v" no;  setAttr ".t" -type "double3" 4.5437873829249069 7.0567548431348932 14.840887560849163 ;  setAttr ".r" -type "double3" -22.538352729604398 11.400000000000128 4.0557077008447005e-016 ; createNode camera -s -n "perspShape" -p "persp"; .................................................. .......... ...
 
 
and make changes in the script this way
 
 
 //Maya ASCII 6.0 scene //Name: kaks.ma //Last modified: sun, Mar 11, 2004 10:25:29 PM requires maya "6.0"; currentUnit -l centimeter -a degree -t ntsc; //fileInfo "application" "maya"; //fileInfo "product" "Maya Complete 6.5"; //fileInfo "version" "6.5"; //fileInfo "cutIdentifier" "200309220008"; //fileInfo "osv" "Microsoft Windows XP  ; createNode transform -s -n "persp";  setAttr ".v" no;  setAttr ".t" -type "double3" 4.5437873829249069 7.0567548431348932 14.840887560849163 ;  setAttr ".r" -type "double3" -22.538352729604398 11.400000000000128 4.0557077008447005e-016 ; createNode camera -s -n "perspShape" -p "persp"; .................................................. .......... ...
 
just have a look the bold things are what I have changed
rest of the things you keep it as it is
 
5) now open it in the lower version 
hope that will work
Thanks CG tantra

anjali

21-11-2005, 02:53 PM

though this is an old thread, but i just thought that i should share this point. 
 
I think u can just export the selected mesh as an obj & import it in the lower version. 
thats what i do when i have to open maya 06 file in Maya 05. this is
much simpler then changing the script & there is no harm of getting
the files affected. 
 
hope this helps.

VishyP

21-11-2005, 03:12 PM

Open the maya 6.5 in 6.5 and save it as filename.ma and not mb
then open windows explorer right click n open that ma file in notepad or any other text editor and replace first four 6.5 with 6.0 and save it. then try opening that file in maya 6.0 it will work.
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