How do you Convert from Maya 5.0 to Maya 4.5?

[mikefeil]

yeah i'm also interested in this since every time I try to apply a Fur
it never renders out in maya 5.0 (something about a hash table) but it works fine in 4.5 ?


anyway knowing how to convert would be great

[strarup]

Hi beanner and isometrix,

it should be possible with this plugin "rm_ma_export"... -->
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/plugins/?section=project#2379

regards

Strarup

[tomb]

I save it out as a Maya ASCII then open it up in notepad and comment out the line:

requires maya "5.0";

You will usually get some unknown node errors when you open it in 4.5 but at least it opens. From the looks of it that is what the script on Highend3d does anyway.

[womanonfire]

you know what else might work well....
if you use the kaydara .fbx plug-ins and export from 5.0 and then import to 4.5
i can't try it but i bet it would work!

[kiaran]

tomb's method worked perfectly fine for my scene. I got some errors but I believe they were mostly related to the different version of mental ray that is in 5.0.

[rudymassar]

http://www.persistentvisions.com/Tutorials_Main/mayaTips/Maya50toMaya45.htm

Tested it... with serveral scenes and works perfect.


Cheers!Rudy

[Doogie]

I know this question is being asked less and less often (since 5.0 has been out awhile) but I think we need a sticky for this. It comes up every single version.

[beanner7777]

Thanks All,

I tried the Highend3d way and ASCII way. They both worked great. Doogie, your right this does come up with every version.

[Randolph]

To get rid of all the remaining unknown nodes, you can use this mel command:

delete `ls -type unknown`


(But don't forget to back up your original file before...)

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