Previzion Export Checker

The Previzion Export Checker is a tool that helps you check for common scene export problems. This enables you to be aware of the most common mistakes, before exporting into Previzion.

The Main Interface

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Win x64 / Win x32 Version Selector

Thanks to some of the upgrades to Windows 64 bit operating systems, Previzion is able to handle a great deal more in terms of scene size. This tool allows you to work with exports meant for the 64 bit OS or the 32 bit OS. You will notice a great difference in the amount of textures and triangles 64 bit is able to handle as opposed to 32 bit.

Delete All Scene History

Cleaning up scene history is very important to do before exporting to Previzion. Exporting a scene without cleaning it of the hidden nodes will export an FBX file with unnecessary nodes. Uncleared scenes may cause the following problems:

• Slower load time into Previzion
• May cause textures to not be loaded
• Slows Previzion rendering times
• May corrupt export files

This section has two buttons:

• Delete ALL scene history
  • This removes all intermediate nodes used in the construction of objects. The function will delete any skinning or animation deformers in your scene as well as intermediate polygonal modeling nodes.
• Delete ALL Non-Deformer Scene History
  • This function works as the previous button except that it preserves skinning and animation deformers.

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 Total Texture Area Usage

Texture usage is calculated in pixel area. The image below describes the how space is measured.

In addition to providing numeric feedback for texture usage, The Export Checker also provides color feedback to help artists identify if they’re about to run out of texture space.

Texture Size Details

The Previzion Export Checker includes the Detailed Listing of Texture Sizes window. Individual texture sizes are important to know because any texture that is over the 4K resolution in width &/or height may produce an error while rendering in Previzion.

• Press the “Texture Usage” Button in the main Export Checker interface
• This window shows texture dimensions, AND when a texture is too large, will give you the option of editing the image.
• Item 1 shows the scroll bar on the right. Make sure to view the entire scrolling section!!
• Item 2 gives detailed texture data
• Item 3 in the above illustration shows the “Resize” button. When pressed, this will open the texture in your specified image editor of choice.
• Item 4opens the Maya preferences and gives you the chance to change your image editor of choice
• Checks for textures that are larger than 4096 in width and/or height
• Checks for “video_” textures that are NOT 1920 x 1080

Number of Transforms

After Cleaning Transformations and Deleting Scene History the Number of Transforms should drop considerably if the scene hadn’t regularly been cleaned. It is good practice to often clean the scene and delete history, it is just as important as saving often. As when   the scene starts to get cluttered with unclean history Maya can start running slower and sometimes crash We are currently testing the limitations of the number of transforms allowed in Previzion.

Number of Videos Textures Named with “video_” prefix?

This section simply counts the number of textures whose name begins with video_ and reports the amount. If none of these textures are found, then the text box turns red indicating there are “No” video textures.

• For rules on adding video textures to your Previzion scene, click here

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Number of edit_ objects in the scene

This gives you a count of the number of objects in your scene that will be movable inside of previzion. The button in the right column will select all objects in the scene that are edit_ objects. The purpose of posting this number is to give the artist a last change to corroborate the given results with her expectations. If she knows there must be 3 movable objects in the scene but the Export Checker is showing only 2, then she can quickly correct the problem before performing an export. For information on how to set up movable objects in Previzion, click here.

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Download Latest Version

Click here for latest version of Previzion Export checker

• Last Updated: February 21, 2012 @ 6:04p PST

Update Notes

• February 21, 2012
• New interface
• Win x64 and Win x32 version selection, based on limitations of the two current Previzion OS’
• Includes count of number of transforms and number of triangles
• Separated CGFX swap utility into independent script New Tool
• Button to recalculate scene without closing and reopening script
• July 7th, 2011
  • Fixed bug in detailed texture lister that wouldn’t open textures needing to be resized
  • Includes additional check for “video_” textures that aren’t 1920 x 1080 and adds resize button for editing in external image editor
• July 5th, 2011
  • Added Detailed Texture Lister
  • Detailed Texture Lister includes button to open oversize textures in image editor and resize
• Feb 15th, 2011
  • Removed extraneous line of code that caused runtime error
• Feb 1st, 2011
  • Added function to delete “All Non-deformer Scene History”
  • Added color feedback for texture usage
    • this now sets background color of texture usage boxes on a scale from green (more space left) to red (less space left)
  • Updated CGFX Swap utility
    • removed Lambert1 from selection list in window
    • creates empty itemFilters for outliner sections with now shaders assigned