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Importing an Alembic file in Studio

 

Parameters

  • Scene scale: general General scale factor for the whole imported scene
  • Alembic file: ddd Path to the Alembic file. 
  • Frame number: in In case of Alembic files that contain timeline animation information, this parameter value indicates the desired frame. In animation platforms like Maya you can attach this parameter to the current timeline to get the whole animation contained in the Alembic file number of the frame on the Alembic sequence to be loaded
  • FPS: frames Frames per second for the imported animation. 
  • Xform Substeps: ddd Ddd
  • File Axis System: indicate Indicate the axis that will serve as the scene's height axis, derived from the axis system with which the Alembic file were created. 

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  • Force Recalculate Normals: sss Enable this option when you want your mesh to look smooth regarding certain angle. 
  • Angle Threshold: ssss Define the angle below which the normals are interpolated, resulting on an smooth look.

 

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titleTo learn more

Find more information about the Alembic format specification in the Alembic Documentation site.