Converting .FBX characters to Anima (.y) format for network sharing By default all the actors (.y) are going to be stored on the purchases folder under (My pc/documents/anima/Purchases/models.)  When you import .fbx characters, Anima will convert it into (.y) format and store it by default on (MyPc/documents/ Anima/Project/MyProject/libraries/models. If you copy that file (.y) and paste […]

Create scenes to create your animation using the resources available in the current project. You can also add a background model as reference for placing your characters, each scene can have it’s own reference model and you can create as many scenes as you need. How you break down a project into scenes will depend […]

Projects are used to organise scenes and manage settings and assets; a scene cannot exist without a project. To get started with Anima you will need to either load an existing project or create a new one. It’s also possible to import and export project folders to package them up so that you can easily […]

Anima’s project based workflow streamlines the process of creating and organizing all the scenes, settings and source files required for large scale animations.  It uses an hierarchical structure with a single Project at the top level containing a number of Scenes that share common settings and assets. Changes made at Project level cascade through all […]