Error: File contains unknown nodes or data

[ithuriel2004]

Hey yall,
im trying to save a maya binary file from my current project as a ASCCI file so i can open it in Maya 5/Deep Paint. However whenever i try to save the file is says:

// Error: File contains unknown nodes or data. To preserve this information, the current file type cannot be changed. //

is it impossible to save a mb as a ascci?

-Cheers
-Krs

[pen-pen]

yeah, maya is having a bit of a coniption,
try to find any node that isnt a default maya node and delete it, then it'll let you save as an ascii, also the vector render globals and or any vector render nodes seem to do this in maya 5

to get to the nodes, in the outliner click display>dag nodes only (toggle it to off) then scroll down to the very bottom, thats usually where youll find the offending node/s

fyi: it should be kewl if you select the objects u want saved and export selcted as an ascii, for an easier route.

[ithuriel2004]

cheers, thanks for the help.
Yeah kinda figured out how to expoort only the one object, seemed to work fine. But yeah i have to dig in and try to find the node.

Cheers
-Krs

[rhonedog]

Type this into your script editor:

select ls -typ unknown;delete

All will be fine

*thx to Gmask