Requirements: These scripts require access to python librarries that are not shipped by default with Modo. In Windows it is advisable to install a full distribution of Python 2.4.3 such as the one from
ActiveState
Zip contains 3 files:
mm_ChanIO.CFG - goes in user configs directory
mm_ChanImport.py - goes in user scripts directory
mm_ChanExport.py - goes in user scripts directory
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Setup:
Copy the 3 files from the archive into the correct directories. Restart Modo.
To add the UI to a pallette or window, create a new window from the layout menu. Click on the arrow at the top, right corner of the new window and select 'Form View' from the menu. Now right click on the title (the dark band at the top of the window that now says 'Form View' and select 'mm_ChanIO' from the menu.
Usage:
Both scripts work on the selected item in the item list and can tell the difference between cameras and mesh layers. If the selected item is a mesh, translation, rotation and scale channels are imported or exported. If the selected item is a camera, translation and rotation channels are exported/imported along with Focal length values converted to vertical FOV in degrees (or imported as vFOV and converted to focal length).
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