Replace non-animated cache with animated cache

[AntoineFlo]

Hello there,

I found a bug when I try to switch the .abc file from a non-animated cache (exInframe=1,exOutFrame=1) to an animated cache (exInframe=1,exOutFrame=20) in the 'ExocortexAlembicFile1'

Last exocortex crate sources built on Centos6
Maya 2015

1. export a 'non-animated'
   cache from a scene with transforms

from ExocortexAlembic import _export
/* select your mesh transforms */
_export.doIt(exportPath,1,1)

1. from the same scene, make an animated cache

/* make a fake anim /
/ select your mesh transforms */
_export.doIt(exportPath,1,20)

1. with the same scene, attach the non-animated cache to create all exocortex nodes

path = 'the non-animated.abc file'
importNormals = '0'
importUvs = '1'
importFaceSets = '1'
overTransforms = '1'
overDeforms = '1'

job = "filename=" + path + ";normals=" + importNormals + ";uvs=" + importUvs + ";facesets=" + importFaceSets + ";attachToExisting=1;overXforms=" + overTransforms + ";overDforms=" + overDeforms

cmds.ExocortexAlembic_import(j=job)

=> it creates the exocortex nodes but the in time of any 'ExocortexAlembicXform' and 'ExocortexAlembicPolyMeshDeform' is not connected to anything

1. Switch the filename in 'ExocortexAlembicFile1' with the animated.abc

=> the animation is not there
=> if I connect 'ExocortexAlembicFile1.inTime' on 'ExocortexAlembicXform.inTime', still not there
=> if I connect 'ExocortexAlembicTimeControl.inTime' on 'ExocortexAlembicXform.inTime' I got the animation

So would it be possible to have the time connected, no matter what the frame range of the export ?
If I did something wrong in my workflow, please let me know

Thanks,
Antoine

[pabloemmanueldeleo]

Hi Antone. I have the same problem. in my case i cant do attach alembic with deformed and with namespace. If you resolve the problem please tell me. Thanks.