Using the Getting Started lesson files

Using the Getting Started lesson files
Some of the Getting Started with Maya lessons have accompanying Maya files that were created for use
with the lessons. These files are contained on the Maya Documentation, Lessons, and Extras CD-ROM
which is included with your Maya software package. To use the lesson files, do one of the following:
 Open the Getting Started with Maya lesson files directly from the Maya Documentation, Lessons,
and Extras CD-ROM.
 Copy the Getting Started with Maya lesson files to your computer's hard drive and then open them
from your hard drive.

To open the lesson files from your CD-ROM drive
1. Insert the Maya Documentation, Lessons, and Extras CD-ROM into your drive.
2. Within Maya, select File > Open Scene.
3. Navigate to the CD-ROM drive, locate the Getting Started with Maya folder, and select it.
4. Double-click on the Getting Started with Maya lessons folder to view its contents.
5. Double-click the specific lesson folder and required file to open it in Maya.


To copy the lesson files from the Maya Documentation, Lessons, and Extras CD-ROM
1. Insert the Maya Documentation, Lessons, and Extras CD-ROM into your drive.
2. From the CD-ROM, copy the Getting Started with Maya folder to your computer into the following
directory:
(Windows) drive:\Documents and Settings\username\
My Documents\maya\projects
(Mac OS X) Users/username/Library/Preferences/Alias/maya/projects
(Linux) ~username/maya/projects
When you are asked to open specific lesson files, open the Getting Started with Maya lessons
that you have copied to the projects directory.