Export a Rumba Animation from Maya

Export a Rumba animation from Maya to Rumba using the Rumba animation format.

Setup Rumba and Maya scene assembly

First, make sure the Maya scene assembly is using references on the assets used in the Rumba animation. The reference prefixes must match the Asset nodes used in Rumba :

../_images/rumba_assembly.png — The Rumba assembly, using Asset nodes.

../_images/maya_assembly.png — The Maya assembly, using references and prefixes.

Export the Rumba animation from Maya

Press the Export Rumba Animation export_animation button on the Rumba shelf.

This command exports a .rumbaanim from the animation applied to your selected assets, controllers, or on all the controllers if nothing is selected.

You can script all this, see Export a .rumbaanim file from Maya.

Import the animation back in Rumba

In case the target objects names match the references names in Maya as explained in the previous sections, make sure nothing is selected and use the Menu -> File -> Import Animation… command and select the .rumbanode file previously exported. The command matches the existing channels in Rumba with the imported animation.

In case the target objects names do not match the one in Maya, you can still import the animation of a single asset:

Select an asset controller and press CTRL+A to select all the other asset controllers.
Use the Menu -> File -> Import Animation… command and select the .rumbanode file previously exported.

In case you want to import the animation on a channel selection:

Manually select the channels you want to import.
Use the Menu -> File -> Import Animation… command and select the .rumbanode file previously exported.