# baseURI: https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00907 @prefix : . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix nara: . @prefix naraid: . @prefix owl: . @prefix rdf: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix wikidata: . @prefix xsd: . naraid:NF00907 a nara:FileFormat ; dcterms:description "Maya Embedded Language Scripting File (MEL) is a scripting language used to automate tasks in Autodesk Maya 3D graphics software. MEL commands can be used with both Maya Binary Scene File Format (.mb) and Maya ASCII Scene File Format (.ma) files in Maya software via the internal expression/script editor. Scripts may be stored within the scene files or saved independently using the .mel file extension. Beginning with Maya 8.5, the software also supports Python scripting. MELis proprietary, created specifically for Maya and requires Autodesk Maya software to run. However, since it is plain text uncompiled code, NARA recommends retaining as-is." ; dcterms:identifier "NF00907" ; rdfs:label "NF00907" ; wikidata:p1163 "text/plain" ; wikidata:p1195 "mel" ; wikidata:p973 "https://docs.fileformat.com/programming/mel/" ; wikidata:p973 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Embedded_Language" ; wikidata:p973 "https://fileinfo.com/extension/mel" ; nara:category naraid:Code ; nara:formatName "Maya Embedded Language Scripting File" ; nara:preservationAction naraid:Retain ; nara:preservationPlan "Retain" ; nara:riskLevel naraid:Moderate ; nara:tools "Any supported text editor" ; . a owl:Ontology ; .