This has been a question that has been around for a really long time. I think I was asked to try and solve the same problem about 7 years ago. Pretty sure the only solution is to use a generic scene description format :-)
On Sun, 6 Dec 2015 5:39 AM Marcus Ottosson <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, but both saves, binary and ascii, will lock the maya session right? > > Yes. There is no way around it. > > > On 5 December 2015 at 16:17, Arvid Schneider <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Okay, but both saves, binary and ascii, will lock the maya session right? >> >> >> On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 4:14:31 PM UTC, Fredrik Averpil wrote: >>> >>> Not sure if you can do that (I could be wrong?). >>> >>> I save down the Maya binary scene onto the server as well as save an >>> ascii scene locally (to SSD) and initiate a file copy outside of Maya which >>> places the ascii scene on the server. >>> >>> This "feature" has actually become one of the most appreciated by our >>> artists, as it dramatically has made saving a lot faster for us. >>> >>> I'm doing this while also making sure the same scene is not being >>> saved/copied multiple times, simultaneously. >>> >>> // Fredrik >>> >>> lör 5 dec 2015 kl. 16:41 skrev Arvid Schneider <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I am having a hard time trying to save a maya session on a different >>>> thread. >>>> For big scenes it takes a while to save, which locks up maya. Is there >>>> a way to do that threaded? >>>> Arvid >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/3494c370-5b6a-4167-8d2b-b8523cee3d7d%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/3494c370-5b6a-4167-8d2b-b8523cee3d7d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/617dbeef-cbd6-4ee5-bef5-0cfb9dbd7284%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/617dbeef-cbd6-4ee5-bef5-0cfb9dbd7284%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > *Marcus Ottosson* > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAFRtmOCqqqJO20F6J%3Dgnbs9SJ9nOE-Q5wbct7hy27DTQY13oSg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAFRtmOCqqqJO20F6J%3Dgnbs9SJ9nOE-Q5wbct7hy27DTQY13oSg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAPGFgA3TLBNj3ROBO6xD%2BiB5m73Dpnb40iWFyVMnNc%3Dg-d7Rvg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
