+1 for Atom. I find it slightly over-engineered and it crashes occasionally, but when handled with care covers a lot of ground.
On 19 May 2015 at 17:20, damon shelton <[email protected]> wrote: > maya has the atom format which is an updated anim format that supports > more functionality, including animation layers and constraints. it is > better. We still wrote a custom version based on atom but doesn't use the > file command so it is undoable and a lot more import options. Depending on > your need, I would suggest writing one or finding one that is acceptable > from creative crash or something. but if you just need a basic > import/export use maya's built in atom format. it can be found under the > animate menu. > > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Eric Thivierge <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> I'm wondering what the best way to export animation from a scene would >> be. I need to build some pipeline tools for exporting anim for characters, >> then being able to create a new scene, import character, and import the >> previously exported animation back to rebuild the scene. >> >> I've read a bunch online saying that the .anim format isn't great if your >> hierarchy changes but object names stay the same. Are there no solid tools >> built into Maya for this? >> >> I don't want to use a custom script or plug-in to manage this either. >> >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Eric T. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/555B60FE.8090306%40hybride.com >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAM9RXoL%3DhGAE5%2BDctzce2voRQUdkWCiNv7QhU%2BczLtWDRGACow%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAM9RXoL%3DhGAE5%2BDctzce2voRQUdkWCiNv7QhU%2BczLtWDRGACow%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Marcus Ottosson* [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAFRtmOCh5LdqcVN0JU8X4KRVGunXLQNBwS1CpqDg%3DKGLnjEL%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
