SaveAlembic

Saves geometry into Alembic file.

SaveAlembic node has a similar functionality with SaveGeom node.

Wrap also can save multiple frames to Alembic sequence. Check the Save as Sequence option for it.

Inputs

File Name:

a file path to save to. Supports Path Interpretation. If using with Save as Sequence avoid using #.

Object Path:

a path of object inside Alembic file.

For example, you can set parent/parent2/name to create structure of 3 objects

File Format:

Save normals:

if set, normals will be saved to file

Include transform:

if set, the model stransformation will be saved into Alembic file.

Create Intermediate Directories:

if set, nonexistent directories in the file path will be created.

Compute Current Frame:

computes the node at the current frame and saves the result to a file.

Compute Frame Range:

opens Compute Frame Range Dialog to render node graph in multiple background processes. If you are using Save as Sequence, it’s a one from Single Process Cases.

Save as Sequence:: if set, each time computed the node will write another geometry frame into the opened file. Check Save as Sequence, then click the Compute Frame Range to render a frame range.

Note

Remember to set Process Count to 1. It’s a one from Single Process Cases.

Start Frame:

a starting frame of a sequence. For example, Start Frame 120 on 60 fps means the first frame of the sequence will have a 2 seconds timestamp.

Frames Per Second:

fps of a sequence saved.

If Recieves Non-following Frames:

defines the node behaviour when you rendering non-following frames in the sequence mode (e.g. 1, 3, 2 instead of 1, 2, 3).

Error: submits an error and stops. Use Reset Last Frame to repair it and start over.
Reopen Writer: finishes the existing sequence, and starts a new one. Use the current frame as start. E.g. sequential processing frames 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 will create 2 separate files with 3 frames each.
Ignore: writes frames in exact order the node computation called. Most of the time will result in a mess.

Reset Last Frame:

on click resets the last remembered frame number for checking following.