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Overview #
The Alembic Open Computer Graphics Exchange (.abc) is an open-source file format used to store and interchange computer graphics scenes and animations. It was developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic in collaboration with other studios and software vendors. Alembic supports various 3D applications and is designed to handle complex geometry, animation, and visual effects.
Toolbag can only import Alembic files but not export them. This format will allow you to import complex scenes with multiple objects, animations, lights, and cameras.
Scene Objects #
Scene Object | Import | Export | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Mesh | ✅ | N/A | |
Material | ✅ | N/A | |
Light | ✅ | N/A | Only Point, Spot, and Directional light types are supported. |
Camera | ✅ | N/A | Toolbag imports only the main camera lens settings. |
Texture Project | ❌ | N/A | |
Bake Project | ❌ | N/A | |
Shadow Catcher | ❌ | N/A | |
Turntable | ❌ | N/A | |
Backdrop | ❌ | N/A | |
Fog | ❌ | N/A |
Mesh Data #
Mesh Data | Import | Export | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Animation | ✅ | N/A | |
Normals | ✅ | N/A | |
UVs | ✅ | N/A | |
Vertex Color | ✅ | N/A | |
N-Gons | ✅ | N/A | |
Sub-D | ❌ | N/A | |
Displacement | ❌ | N/A |