var topic = "<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n\n<!-- saved from url=(0024)http://docs.autodesk.com -->\r\n<html>\n   <head>\n      <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-8\">\n      <meta name=\"product\" content=\"MAYAUL\">\n      <meta name=\"release\" content=\"2016\">\n      <meta name=\"book\" content=\"Tutorial\">\n      <meta name=\"created\" content=\"2015-10-30\">\n      <meta name=\"topicid\" content=\"GUID-D417A1E4-A9CB-4ED4-BB1C-5239337A29F4\">\n      <meta name=\"topic-type\" content=\"concept\">\n      <title>Downloading the lesson files and setting the Maya project</title><script language=\"javascript\">var index = \'index.html\';</script></head>\n   <body height=\"100%\">\n      <div class=\"body_content\" id=\"body-content\" dir=\"ltr\"><a name=\"GUID-D417A1E4-A9CB-4ED4-BB1C-5239337A29F4\"></a><div class=\"head\">\n            <h1>Downloading the lesson files and setting the Maya project</h1>\n         </div>\n         <div class=\"section\"><a name=\"SECTION_8F53B6B597514CC4B20CA0AFCAC75670\"></a> \n            <h2><a name=\"GUID-1E0A1BA2-BC97-4EA7-8CA2-DA1A4D947F53\"></a>Downloading the lesson files\n            </h2> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-D69B2650-2136-4C73-96FD-9D3B12F000BF\"></a> You can download the lesson files from \n               		  <a href=\"http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques</a>. Copy the \n               		  <span class=\"code\">Advanced Techniques Maya 2016 Lesson Data</span> zip file to your local drive and unzip the folder. \n               		\n            </p> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-60B8AA74-03D3-4FCB-A6C0-A55B07A21CFC\"></a> Here, you will find all the template files that you need for the lessons, and you\n               will save your work as you learn. \n               		\n            </p> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-2620E2C9-B64B-462A-9056-18C8A1B9405E\"></a> Before you can save your work, you need to set a project in Maya. \n               		\n            </p> \n         </div>\n         <div class=\"section\"><a name=\"SECTION_DEECC03DC313419A8AD08ED38F604F36\"></a> \n            <h2><a name=\"GUID-CB7EFB51-48FE-43F6-9CE0-7E0EFB466F34\"></a>Setting the Maya project\n            </h2> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-86044EBC-EC71-4F2A-9F2C-6C285D8BD211\"></a> A project is a file directory that stores and organizes all of the files (scenes,\n               images, materials, textures, etc.) related to a particular scene. In Maya, you create\n               and work with a variety of file types and formats. The project directory allows you\n               to keep these different file types in their unique subdirectory locations within the\n               project directory. \n               		\n            </p> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-23C94B23-B669-448A-91F9-B5274018B04E\"></a> You can create a new project directory by choosing \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-34F8CB3D-F740-4A63-86B7-1A5CAF1BF023\">File &gt; Project Window</span>, and clicking the \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-DBE5A987-7C56-4E29-9A36-866067184584\">New</span> button. Alternatively, you can choose an existing folder to act as the project directory\n               if you have prepared a folder in advance. You can do this by choosing \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-9BED6BAF-A71E-4351-B525-C3ACE3F02ED1\">File &gt; Set Project</span>. \n               		\n            </p> \n            <p><a name=\"GUID-ABA656F2-63FE-49DF-88E7-C04D18983B1D\"></a> For these lessons, your project directory will be your \n               		  <span class=\"code\">...\\AdvancedTechniques2016LessonData\\&lt;subject area&gt;</span>. \n               		\n            </p> \n         </div>\n         <div class=\"footer-block\"><a href=\"..\" class=\"comments-anchor\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"comments-link\">Please send us your comment about this page</span></a></div><br><p class=\"footer-license-block\"><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Creative Commons License\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"../images/ccLink.png\"></a>&nbsp;<em>Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. Please see the <a href=\"http://autodesk.com/creativecommons\" target=\"_blank\">Autodesk Creative Commons FAQ</a> for more information.</em></p><br></div>\n   </body>\n</html>";