Information about the ATOM and ANIM animation file formats. 
  
 The section contains information on the ATOM and ANIM file formats. 
		
 
	 - ANIM File format 
		  
 
- The Anim file format lets you export and edit animation curves. The Anim format is defined in a form that can be read and written by external applications without using the Maya API. 
		  
 
- ATOM File format 
		  
 
- The ATOM file format is similar to the .anim format and uses the same schema for saving animation curves. However it also contains additional data such as non-animated static values, baked values, animation layers, and embedded export edit files which contain information for reconstructing constraints and set driven keys.