I can’t open maya files in unity and in console I get connot find maya. Do I need maya installed to open maya files? (.ma)
Yes, that’s correct.
awe… but it is acii?
In order to import Maya .mb and .ma files, you need to have Maya installed on the machine you are using Unity to import the .mb/.ma file. Maya 8.0 and up is supported.
If you don’t have Maya installed on your machine but want to import a Maya file from another machine, you can export to the fbx format, which Unity imports natively.
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/HOWTO-ImportObjectMaya.html
ok, I get why the maya files in the fps tutorial work (they are in a prefab) so once I put it in a prefab I don’t need it. and thanks for the tip! 
it really functions as a prefab? That’s a hidden function. Wow… 