Project Functions

A list of the functions used on the project level, such as shortcuts and menu items to open or close a project, can be found in the table below.

Function	How to access it	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
New project	• Menubar \| File > New • Keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+N • Projects tab \| New button • Projects tab \| Right-click > New • Toolbar \|	Creates a new project.	New Project Dialog	Name the project, select options, and add geometry.
Open a project	• Projects tab \| Right-click > Open • Projects tab \| Double-click	Opens the selected project (the project you right-clicked on).
Open recent project	• Menubar \| File > Open > <project name>	Opens a project, from a list of the last 10 projects opened.
Export a session	• Menubar \| File > Session > Export Session	Exports your current session of Mari, including specific objects, colorspace, channels, patches, lights, projectors, subdivision, Ambient Occlusion, and so on, within it to an .msf file that others can import into their Mari session.
Import a session	• Menubar \| File >Session > Import Session	Imports a session, either as a new project or into an existing project, from an .msf file.
Import channels	• Menubar \| File > Session > Import Channels	Imports specific channels from an .msf file into your existing project.
Import shaders	• Menubar \| File > Session > Import Shaders	Imports specific shaders from an .msf file into your existing project.
Import Node Graphs	Menubar \| File > Session > Import Node Graphs	Imports specific Node Graphs from an .msf file into your existing project.
Rename project	• Menubar \| File > Rename	Renames the current project. This doesn't change the file name, only the name of the project in the Projects tab.	Rename Current Project
Adjust project colorspace settings	• Menubar \| File > Settings	Set the colorspace options for the project, changing it on a global level.	Project Settings Dialog
Save project	• Menubar \| File > Save • Keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+S • Toolbar \|	Saves the current project.
Close project	• Menubar \| File > Close • Keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+W • Toolbar \|	Closes the current project.	Save Changes Before Closing? (if unsaved changes)
Quit Mari	• Menubar \| File > Quit • Keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+Q	Closes the current project and Mari.	Save Changes Before Closing? (if unsaved changes)
Delete project	• Projects tab \| Delete button • Projects tab \| Right-click > Delete	Deletes the selected project from disk.
Open archive	• Projects tab \| Open Archive button • Projects tab \| Right-click > Open Archive	Opens a project from an archive file.	Import Archive
Archive project	• Projects tab \| Archive button • Projects tab \| Right-click > Archive	Saves the selected project to disk as a Mari archive (.mra) file.		The archive includes all the supporting files required for the project.
Copy (duplicate) project	• Projects tab \| Duplicate button • Projects tab \| Right-click > Duplicate	Creates a copy of the selected project. The new copy appears in the Projects tab.