Opening A Scene in an older or newer version

[Anonymous]

Hey guys!
If I download a model, which was made in Maya 2011, can I open it in Maya 2016? Or just vice versa?
Viktor

[sean.heasley · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community!

If it's a maya scene file, you would need it to be in .ma (ascii) format in order to open it.

However if it is an obj or fbx model, you can import it into any version of Maya!

Please let me know if this helps or if you need any more assistance!

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[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous

I'm just checking in again to see if you need more help with this. Did the suggestion I provided yesterday work for you?

If so, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course! This forum is amazing!
Thanks a lot