https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6912209#M57285 <P>Hi!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can't. Don't work in Maya 2016 if you need to open the scene later in Maya 2011, you only run into trouble.</P> <P>My advice: Do your work in Maya 2011 or Maya 2016, but don't use both.</P> Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:49:32 GMT mspeer 2017-03-01T13:49:32Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6912062#M57284 <P>i want to save the model with the rigs that should be compatible with all the version of maya....</P><P>in my school they have maya 2011 but i work on maya 2016...</P> Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:05:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6912062#M57284 Anonymous 2017-03-01T13:05:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6912209#M57285 <P>Hi!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can't. Don't work in Maya 2016 if you need to open the scene later in Maya 2011, you only run into trouble.</P> <P>My advice: Do your work in Maya 2011 or Maya 2016, but don't use both.</P> Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:49:32 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6912209#M57285 mspeer 2017-03-01T13:49:32Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6916370#M57286 <P>The only thing you can try is saving the file as a .obj, but I'm afraid your rig won't make it and you'll have chances of the older version of Maya not opening things right with the mesh. If it's simple basic geometry I've used obj files like this. But as the other said, use one or the other.</P> Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:51:47 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/how-can-i-save-maya-file-for-all-versions-of-maya-maya-2011-to/m-p/6916370#M57286 Anonymous 2017-03-02T18:51:47Z