LookFileBake

Bakes a Look File for a scene graph location(s) specified in the rootLocations field.

Connection Type

Connection Name

Function

Input

 

orig

The original, or pre-existing scene graph to which the default or additional inputs are compared.

default

A second scene graph that has a different pass to compare to the default. The Look File saves the difference between the original and default pass, or any additional passes.

 

Control (UI)

Default Value

Function

rootLocations

rootLocations

/root/world

Sets the scene graph location(s) to bake the Look File information for. Any location under /root/world can be used, but it is recommended that components or assembly locations are specified. The rootlocations parameter options are available by clicking Add Locations or dropdown menu.

For more information, refer to the Scene Graph Location and Locations Widget Types in Common Parameter Widgets.

passes

passes

None

Passes are typically render passes, but could also be auxiliary baking passes for generating point clouds or brickmaps. A Look File can have one or multiple passes.

To add a pass, select Add > Add Pass Input.

A new pass input is created on the node, and a pass name field is added to the pass list. To change the pass name, simply change the name text field supplied.

Note:  All pass names must be unique.

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saveTo

None

Sets where to store the baked Look File.

For more information, refer to the Asset and File Path Widget Types in the Common Parameter Widgets.

options

outputFormat

as directory

Specifies whether to bake the Look File to a single archive (currently Zip), or instead to a per-pass directory representation.

The directory option is higher performance and recommended for heavy-weight use cases.

includeGlobalAttributes

No

When set to Yes, attributes on /root are stored in the baked Look File.

alwaysIncludeSelectedMaterialTrees

No

When set to Yes, include all material locations at or below the paths specified by selectedMaterialTreeRootLocations without regard to whether they are assigned to geometry within the scope of the rootLocations paths.

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Write Look File

N/A

Click to bake the Look File.