If you are running Maya on an OS that is running in Japanese or Simplified Chinese, and need to share Maya ASCII text files (.ma, .mel) with users on other platforms, you’ll need to convert your Maya files to the correct text encoding appropriate for the target platform. Use the Save As feature of your favorite text editor or a utility like iconv. Text encoding is platform-dependent and Maya text files cannot be guaranteed to open correctly otherwise.
When Maya files are saved from the Maya Japanese or Simplified Chinese language user interface in the .mb (Maya Binary) format, they can be shared between the various supported platforms without conversion.
If you need to save and work with Maya text files containing Japanese or Simplified Chinese (.ma, .mel), the text files must be saved with the following text encoding, depending on the platform:
| Operating system | Language | Supported text encoding (.ma .mel) |
|---|---|---|
|
Windows |
Japanese |
Shift_JIS (CP932) |
|
Windows |
Simplified Chinese |
GBK (CP936) |
|
macOS |
Japanese/Simplified Chinese |
UTF-8 |