Exposes the Alembic Exporter plugin to MAXScript. Available in 3ds Max 2016 and higher.
Constructor
Class instances not creatable by MAXScript.
Aliases:
Alembic_Export AlembicExport
Alembic_Export interfaces:
Interface: AlembicExport
Properties:
NEW in 3ds Max 2019: Several properties have been renamed, are new, or have been removed.
| Name in 2019 | Name in 2018 |
|---|---|
| AnimTimeRange | CacheTimeRange |
| StartFrame | StartFrameTime |
| EndFrame | EndFrameTime |
| Removed | StepFrameTime |
| SamplesPerFrame | new in 2019 |
| Hidden | new in 2019 |
| UVs | new in 2019 |
| Normals | new in 2019 |
| VertexColors | new in 2019 |
| ExtraChannels | new in 2019 |
| Velocity | new in 2019 |
| MaterialIDs | new in 2019 |
| Visibility | new in 2019 |
| LayerName | new in 2019 |
| MaterialName | new in 2019 |
| ObjectID | new in 2019 |
| CustomAttributes | new in 2019 |
| ParticleAsMesh | same name |
| ShapeSuffix | ShapeName |
AlembicExport.CoordinateSystem : enum : Read|Write
CoordinateSystem enums: {#Max|#Maya|#ZUp|#YUp}
Sets the coordinate system of the exported Alembic file.
- #Max (or #ZUp) (default) - Z-up, right-handed coordinate system used by Autodesk 3dsMax
- #Maya (or #YUp) - Y-up, right-handed coordinate system used by Autodesk Maya
AlembicExport.ArchiveType : enum : Read|Write
ArchiveType enums: {#HDF5|#Ogawa}
Sets the archive type of the exported Alembic file.
- #HDF5 (default) - the original storage format of Alembic version 1.0
- #Ogawa - the improved storage format introduced in Alembic version 1.5
AlembicExport.ParticleAsMesh : bool : Read|Write
Sets whether particle shapes are exported as meshes.
AlembicExport.AnimTimeRange : enum : Read|Write
CacheTimeRange enums: {#CurrentFrame|#TimeSlider|#StartEnd}
Sets how the animation is saved.
- #CurrentFrame - saves the current frame.
- #TimeSlider (default) - saves the active time segments on the time slider.
- #StartEnd - saves a range specified by the Step
AlembicExport.StartFrame : integer : Read|Write
Sets the start frame for an animation range, when CacheTimeRange is #StartEnd.
AlembicExport.EndFrame : integer : Read|Write
Sets the end frame for an animation range, when CacheTimeRange is #StartEnd.
AlembicExport.ShapeSuffix : bool : Read|Write
When set to true, appends the string "Shape" to the name of each exported mesh. This property is set to false by default.
AlembicExport.SamplesPerFrame : integer : Read|Write
Sets the number of animation samples per frame for AnimTimeRange #TimeSlider and #StartEnd.
AlembicExport.Hidden : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the hidden geometry.
AlembicExport.UVs : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh UV map channel.
AlembicExport.Normals : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh normals.
AlembicExport.VertexColors : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh vertex color map 0 and the current vertex color display data when it differs.
AlembicExport.ExtraChannels : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh extra map channels (map channels greater than channel 1).
AlembicExport.Velocity : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh vertex and particle velocity data.
AlembicExport.MaterialIDs : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the mesh material IDs as Alembic face sets.
AlembicExport.Visibility : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the node visibility data.
AlembicExport.LayerName : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the node layer name as an Alembic object property.
AlembicExport.MaterialName : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the geometry node material name as an Alembic object property.
AlembicExport.ObjectID : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the geometry node g-buffer object ID as an Alembic object property.
AlembicExport.CustomAttributes : bool : Read|Write
When true, export the node and its modifiers custom attributes into an Alembic object compound property.
Methods:
<void>setDefaults()
setDefaults - no automatic redraw after invoked
Reset all AlembicExport properties to their default values.
Actions:
No actions exposed.
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EXAMPLE |
resetMaxFile #noprompt --reset the scene
c = cone() --create a Cone primitive
b = bend() --create a Bend modifier
addModifier c b --add the Bend to the Cone
with animate on (--enable animation
at time 100 ( --and set on frame 100
b.angle = 90 --the Bend Angle to 90
c.pos = [10,20,30] --and move the Cone
)--end time context
)--end animate on context
AlembicExport.ArchiveType = #hdf5 --force the old file format
AlembicExport.CoordinateSystem = #max --force Z up coordinates
--Export the file without opening the dialog
--The explicit using: argument is not necessary as the export plugin
--needed will be resolved automatically based on the file extension:
exportFile (GetDir #export +"\\alembictest_hdm5_max.abc") #noPrompt using:AlembicExport
AlembicExport.ArchiveType = #ogawa --force the new file format
AlembicExport.CoordinateSystem = #maya --force Y up coordinates
--Export the file without opening the dialog
--This time we will ommit the explicit using: argument:
exportFile (GetDir #export +"\\alembictest_ogawa_maya.abc") #noPrompt
--RESULT: We now have two files, one using Max Z up and HDF5 storage,
--and one using Maya Y up and the newer Ogawa storage.
--See the AlembicImport:ImporterPlugin topic for an example
--of importing these files back into 3ds Max.
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