Multi-Shot Alembic Export
Read a CSV shot list, open each Maya scene headlessly, set the correct frame range from shot metadata, export per-shot Alembic caches, and collect all output paths.
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Execution Flow
Read shot CSV: shot_name, scene_path, start/end frames
ForEach iterates over every shot row
Open Maya scene headlessly via subprocess action
Set playback range from shot metadata columns
Export Alembic cache to versioned output directory
Collect all output paths into results list
Node Breakdown
Integrations
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Source
vfx_workflows/03_multi_shot_alembic_export.json
Production VFX pipeline workflow (nodes + connections)
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