Exporting Alembic Files

Alembic ABC files store geometry and animation, but they do not store materials or material-mapping information.

  1. Choose Application menu Export.
  2. From the file selector dialog Files Of Type drop-down list, choose "Alembic (*.ABC)".
  3. Enter a name in the File Name field, then click Save.
  4. On the export options dialog, set the two options as appropriate, then click OK.
    File Format
    Choose the format for the ABC file:
    • Ogawa: (The default.) An Alembic file format suitable for multi-threading. Ogawa files can be smaller than HDF5 files and in general, load more quickly.
    • HDF5: The standard Alembic file format.
    Cache Time Range group
    Sets how to save animation in the ABC file.
    • Single The current frame only.
    • Active Time Segment The active time segment is the current range of frames as shown on the track bar.
    • Range All the frames between and including the two numbers you specify.

    Every Nth frame Regular sample of frames. For example, type 8 to render every 8th frame. This affects only the Active Time Segment and Range output options. Default=1.