Send to Flame Options

Use these options to set what happens when you select File > Send to Flame. See also Send objects to Flame.

Note: Send to Flame is only available in the Maya File menu if you have matching versions of Maya Creative and Flame. (Maya 2020 and Flame 2020 are matching versions.)
Send as New Scene

Opens a new scene in Flame, and sends the selected objects from Maya Creative.

If Flame is not already running, this choice opens it. If Flame is running, you are prompted to save to the current scene or cancel. Selecting Cancel stops the send operation

If you have selected objects in the Maya Creative scene, only those objects are sent; otherwise, the entire Maya Creative scene is sent.

Update Current Scene

Available only if Flame is running. Updates the Flame scene by sending the current Maya Creative selection. If no objects are selected, this choice sends the selection that was previously sent.

Add to Current Scene

Available only if Flame is running. Sends the current selection to Flame. Any selected objects that have already been sent are duplicated in the Flame scene.

Select Previously Sent Objects

Selects objects that were sent to Flame during the last Send as New Scene, Update Current Scene, or Add to Current Scene operation. If you have previously sent multiple objects at the same time, then this command will select all of those objects. However, if you have sent multiple objects separately, then this command will only select the most recently sent object.

This choice is a convenient way to see which objects are already being shared, and to choose which objects to add to the selection.