icalvin102 / modifierCacheAddon

blender addon to add modifiers on all object types and bake them into alembic sequence

modifierCacheAddon

blender addon to add modifiers on all object types and bake them into alembic sequence

Install

1. Download the add-on: Download modifierCacheAddon.zip
2. Open Edit → Preferences → Add-ons category.
3. Use Install to install the downloaded .zip file.

Usage

The addon adds Mesh Override and Modifier Cache to the Modifiers-Panel.

Mesh Override

Mesh Override: If enabled the option will override the current the mesh with the Override Object

Override Object: Object of type Mesh, Curve, Text, Surface or Metaball

Use Modifiers: Wether or not to apply the Modifier-stack of the Override Object.

can lead to interesting feedback behaviour if the `Override Object` is the Object itself.

(has to be enabled when using Metaballs)

Modifier Cache

Frame Start: Start frame of the cache

Frame End: End frame of the cache

Filepath: Filepath of the Alembic cache sequence. (Framenumber and fileextension will be added automatically)

Bake Cache: Bake cache to a sequence of Alembic files

Free Cache: Hide bake

Apply Cache: Applies Cache as a 'Mesh Seqence Cache'-Modifier