write_PDC node

This node writes a Bifrost point clouds to a Maya PDC file.

Inputs

points [in]

The Bifrost points to write.

enable [in]

If true, enables writing of files. Otherwise, node works as a passthrough.

filename [in]

The file name. Use # to include the input frame number. The number of occurences of # determines the amount of padding. For example, file####.pdc resolves to file0001.pdc, file0002.pdc, and so on.

directory [in]

The directory.

frame [in]

The frame number. You can connect the frame output of a time node to a to_long node, and then connect the result here.

overwrite [in]

If true, overwrites existing files.

create_directories [in]

If true, creates output directory hierarchy if it doesn't exist.

Outputs

out_points [out]

Passthrough of the input points.

success [out]

True, if file was written successfully.