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#1

Hello,

I’m new to mGear, please excuse me if this has been asked before:
Is there a file management tool that comes with mGear?
Something that could navigate the project directories, import/export data, and handle versioning?

Thanks,
Paul

#2

No, there is no full-blown pipeline management integration. For versioning, you’ll have to do your own thing with Git or Perforce, etc.

There are some things:

  • There is an environment variable MGEAR_SHIFTER_CUSTOMSTEP_PATH which sets a relative directory from where PRE and POST scripts will run. So you can run scripts from that relative location.
  • There are Python commands to export and import data:
    • skinning
    • guide templates
    • lips and eyes config files
    • Picker data files
    • Probably a lot more I can’t think of off the top of my head.

But you’ll have to roll your own scripts to handle some of that stuff.

#3

Thanks for the tips Chris, I’ll keep them in mind!