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Starts a new project. A project lets you group together all the different files needed for a scene or group of related scenes.

You can select the paths of directories for each type of file.

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Project Locations

Specifies the directory used to save scene files. You can store files for different aspects of your project to different places by entering a pathname in the corresponding field.

NoteThe location directories can be expanded using plug-ins. Each time you add a plug-in, the New Project window displays the addition. You can then specify the path to the plug-in’s directory.
NoteIf you leave a text box blank, Maya does not create a subdirectory. If you create a scene using an unspecified project setting, Maya saves the information in the project location directory.