Export multiple Alembic files at once possible?

[mattock]

Hi, does anyone know of any script to export multiple mesh alembic files at once?

I'm exporting character parts as alembic for use in Unreal Engine, and instead of creating one body part at a time, it would save so much time if I could select the whole character and it outputs multiple alembic files of all the different geometry parts in one go

Many thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi

Instead of exporting individual  parts, select the whole char mesh group and export to Alembic, It works fine

Thanks

[mattock]

Hey thanks for the reply.  I know you can export whole mesh as one group, but in Unreal Engine it's very difficult to apply different materials back to the different parts of the character, so exporting each part as separate alembic makes this easy in Unreal

There is an option to export with Face sets and UV sets so Unreal recognises the different materials.  But I only got this to work by actually going into face selection component mode, selecting all poly faces, then > create set.

To do this for every part of the character for every scene each time would be a nightmare.
Maybe I'm missing something? there is an easier way to set Material face Ids in maya for Unreal?

Unity imports alembics way better and all materials etc no problem, But I want to use Unreal.

Many thanks