Converting maya ascii to binary

[tonthebone]

i'm gettting an error when trying to 'save as' .mb from a .ma. does anyone know the line command for this?

thanks

~tony

[gmask]

what error are you getting?

[ame]

Try punching your history in the crotch. Once the scene is open, do something, anything; make a cube and delete it, THEN try to save as a different type. It's a low-tech, smack the side of the TV approach, but it's worked for me before! -J.

[jugdish]

I have heard that if your .ma file contains 'unknown' nodes (i.e. your getting errors in your script editor upon loading), you will not be able to save as .mb. I haven't verified this myself...

But if that's the case you'll need to clean-up your scene...

• Matthew Durante

[joojaa]

Yes this happens atleast if mr has been loaded on any part of your project! then you cant change type anymore... or someone used a obscure plugin that does a node.

solution deletete the mer nodes in outliner! then save as you wish!

[warpcat]

We get the same error from time to time, and it's those darn unknown nodes that do it. I don't have Maya running right now to test it, but this should work:

string $unknown[] = ls -type "unknown";
if (size($unknown) > 0)
{
print (size($unknown) + " "unknown" nodes in scene, deleting.n");
delete $unknown;
}