you just need to change 11111011101 to 11111011100 ;) <lol> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Toonafish <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maya scenes are not backward compatible as well, but the funny thing is > that if you save a scene as Maya ascii, you can change the version number > in a text editor, 9 out of 10 times the scene loads without any problem in > any previous version. I suspect its more a business decision to boost sales > then anything else. > > I bet if you knew what to change in a SI 2013 scene, it would load just > fine in 2012. > > -Ronald > > > On 4/13/2012 6:56 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: > >> Yes, I think that was one exception >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: >> softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.com<[email protected]>[mailto: >> softimage-bounces@**listproc.autodesk.com<[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Eric Cosky >> Sent: April-13-12 12:49 PM >> To: [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: 2013 save scene = no load in 2012? >> >> I am sure you are right. For some reason I thought file formats didn't >> necessarily change every release but I think I was mixing up service >> packs/SAP with annual releases. For instance I can load SI2012SAP scenes >> in >> SI2012SP1. >> >> Sorry for the confusion - >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: >> softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.com<[email protected]> >> [mailto:softimage-bounces@**listproc.autodesk.com<[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Stephen Blair >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:39 AM >> To: [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: 2013 save scene = no load in 2012? >> >> This is expected with every new version. >> Do you usually load scenes into older versions? I'm surprised it works, it >> never does for me. >> >> From: >> softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.com<[email protected]> >> [mailto:softimage-bounces@**listproc.autodesk.com<[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Eric Cosky >> Sent: April-13-12 12:33 PM >> To: [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >> Subject: 2013 save scene = no load in 2012? >> >> Just a heads up in case it affects other people, I was just trying to >> check >> some differences in RTShader behavior in SI2012SAP (and there are >> differences fwiw) and was greeted with the following error when trying to >> load the scene: >> >> --------------------------- >> Autodesk(r) Softimage(r) >> --------------------------- >> You are trying to load a scene with an unsupported version. >> This software supports scenes from version 108 to 1000 >> >> Actual scene version: 1000 >> Please try to load it from version: 1100 >> >> >> --------------------------- >> OK >> --------------------------- >> >> I don't think I used any new features in the scene, but thought maybe I >> did >> without realizing it so I tried again saving an empty scene in 2013 and it >> wouldn't load in 2012SAP either. Not sure if this is expected with every >> new >> version of SI but I never noticed this happening before so I thought I'd >> mention it in case it helps someone who needs to remain compatible. >> >> >> >> > > -- -=T=-
