I'm testing out the Alembic cache workflow to get characters from Maya to Softimage. The enveloped characters are coming in good but sometimes the parented objects don't receive the animation. Extra items like hats, glasses and eyeballs are having trouble because they aren't enveloped. It seems like I'm just missing a checkbox or something when I send it out but I can't figure it out. Right now we are using Maya 2014 and Softimage 2015. Could go to Maya 2015 if needed.
Thanks for any tips! Byron