Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 127

6 | File management How do I? > Open recently saved files Note You can open a file that is created in a later version, provided the Ignore version setting is turned on. Maya files of later version types that are opened in an earlier version of Maya are not supported as feature compatibility to earlier software versions cannot be ensured. The Ignore version feature is primarily provided for users in production environments where multiple versions of Maya are in use simultaneously. To save the current scene file • To save the scene with its current name, select File > Save Scene. • To save the scene with a new name, select File > Save Scene As. • To change how Maya saves the scene, select File > Save Scene > ‰ and set the options. When you use Save Scene As you can select whether to save the file as Maya Binary (smaller) or Maya ASCII (human readable). To save in a different format, use File > Export All. You can optionally lock a file to prevent the file from being edited whenever it is referenced from other scene files using the Lock file option. Related topics ™ "Supported file formats" on page 122 ™ "Import files" on page 128 ™ "Work with proxy references" on page 42 of the File Referencing book ™ "Optimize scene size" on page 134 Open recently saved files To open a Maya scene file that was recently saved, do one of the following: • Select File > Recent Files and click the name of the file you want from the list that appears. • Right-click the Open Scene icon on the Status Line and choose the name of the file from the list of recently opened files that appears. Basics 127