Create Layout¶
Create Layout is an Animation tool used for initiating animations the sequence level.
Screen Shot¶
Features¶
The most prominent features of the Create Layout tool are as follows:
Create the layout file for the sequence by referencing all the required assets from the published stream.
Save the layout Autodesk Maya file to the sequence in the tactic server.
Conform the frame ranges for the scene cameras to sync with those stored in the Tactic database.
Export stills from each shot in layout as preview.
Hint
The Create Layout tool lists and references all the assets published to the episode of selected layout.
Usage¶
The typical workflow of the create layout tool can be as follows:
Select the project, episode and sequence from the drop down list to list all the assets published to the selected episode.
Select all the shots for which the layout needs to be created.
Select and add all the required assets to each shot where they feature.
Hit the Create button to import all the required assets including the environment.
Place the camera and assets on the required location in the environment by moving and keying them in place. Pose the characters, if required.
Hit the Save button and specify the suffix for the name of the layout.
Tip
Selecting all the shots from the drop down list is a standard practice when creating a single layout file for the whole sequence. It works generally because the assets throughout the sequence remain the same.
Tip
Often more than one layout files are created if the environment through the sequence changes. e.g. Interior and Exterior.