Archive a scene

You can package files related to the current scene into a zip file with the Archive Scene command. The files included in the zip file are as follows:

• Loaded and unloaded file references

  To include file associated with unloaded file references, turn on Include external files of unloaded references in the Archive Scene Options window. See File > Archive Scene.

• File textures
• Image planes
• Audio files
• Render layer precomposition templates
• NURBS surface mental ray proxy files
• Mesh shape mental ray proxy files
• Disk caches
• nCaches
• Asset hypergraph background images, asset icons, asset templates

To archive a scene

1. Save your scene.
2. Select File > Archive Scene.

   The file and any dependencies are packaged into a zip file and placed in the same directory as the current file.