The User Interface Introduction of Exporting Alembic

The Exporting Alembic feature can be found in the File menu >> Export.

1

File Format

Use the drop-down list to determine the format for exporting Alembic.

  • HDF5: This format is for Maya 2013 or earlier versions only.
  • Ogawa and HDF5: For Maya 2014 or later version, and any other 3D tools that support Alembic, please select Ogawa or HDF5.

2

Export Range

Choose one of the radio buttons to determine that the exported Alembic is from one frame, all frames or partial project frames.

3

Sample Frame

Set a value to determine the sample times per frames. The higher the value is, the rougher the animation of the Alembic will be.

4

World Space

Activate this box in order to include the transformation data of the selected object when it is exported into Alembic file.

5

Export Texture

If you want to export the texture images along with the Alebmic file in the same folder, then activate this box.

5

Merge Opacity to Diffuse (PNG)

Some 3D tools do not support Opacity texture, such as HitFilm. Therefore, you need to merge the Diffuse and Opacity textures into a PNG image with Alpha information to correctly re-build the transparent results in the tool.