Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 129

6 | File management How do I? > Export objects as a referenced file Note The mayaAscii and mayaBinary file formats are the only ones that preserve all the information contained within your scene. Setting the output format for an export using the Export Options box will change your default export format for the current and subsequent export operations. If you set the output format to something other then mayaAscii or mayaBinary and export using that format and then quit without saving the entire file then you can lose data. Always check the export type in the export file browser to ensure you are writing the file using the expected file format. Export objects as a referenced file To... Export objects to a new file that is referenced to the current scene. Do this Select the objects you want to export as a reference. Select File > Reference Editor. In the Reference Editor, select File > Export Selection as a Reference. Select the file type from the File of Type dropdown list. Related Topics ™ "About file referencing" on page 5 of the File Referencing book ™ "File referencing workflows" on page 7 of the File Referencing book ™ "Work with file references" on page 38 of the File Referencing book Organize files into projects Maya organizes the various files associated with scene files into projects. A project is a collection of folders for different types of files. To start a new project 1 Select File > Project > New. 2 Type the name of the project in the Name text box. 3 Click Browse to select where to save the Project folder. 4 The Locations text boxes control where Maya looks for files of different types. Click Use Defaults at the bottom of the window to fill in the usual project subfolder names. Basics 129