示例#1
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        /// <summary>
        /// Using the HasNonZeroScale function, it search for a frame where all bones have a scale higher than zero + epsilon.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="skin"></param>
        /// <returns>
        /// A list containing only the first valid frame. Otherwise it returns an empty list.
        /// </returns>
        private IList <double> GetValidFrames(MFnSkinCluster skin)
        {
            List <MObject> revelantNodes = GetRevelantNodes(skin);
            IList <double> validFrames   = new List <double>();
            int            start         = Loader.GetMinTime();
            int            end           = Loader.GetMaxTime();

            // For each frame:
            //  if bone scale near 0, move to the next frame
            //  else add the frame to the list and return the list
            bool   isValid      = false;
            double currentFrame = start;

            while (!isValid && currentFrame <= end)
            {
                isValid = HasNonZeroScale(revelantNodes, currentFrame);


                if (!isValid)
                {
                    currentFrame++;
                }
                else
                {
                    validFrames.Add(currentFrame);
                }
            }

            return(validFrames);
        }
示例#2
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        public static AnimationGroupList InitAnimationGroups(ILoggingProvider logger)
        {
            AnimationGroupList animationList = new AnimationGroupList();

            animationList.LoadFromData();

            if (animationList.Count > 0)
            {
                int timelineStart = Loader.GetMinTime();
                int timelineEnd   = Loader.GetMaxTime();

                foreach (AnimationGroup animGroup in animationList)
                {
                    // ensure min <= start <= end <= max
                    List <string> warnings = new List <string>();
                    if (animGroup.FrameStart < timelineStart || animGroup.FrameStart > timelineEnd)
                    {
                        warnings.Add("Start frame '" + animGroup.FrameStart + "' outside of timeline range [" + timelineStart + ", " + timelineEnd + "]. Set to timeline start time '" + timelineStart + "'");
                        animGroup.FrameStart = timelineStart;
                    }
                    if (animGroup.FrameEnd < timelineStart || animGroup.FrameEnd > timelineEnd)
                    {
                        warnings.Add("End frame '" + animGroup.FrameEnd + "' outside of timeline range [" + timelineStart + ", " + timelineEnd + "]. Set to timeline end time '" + timelineEnd + "'");
                        animGroup.FrameEnd = timelineEnd;
                    }
                    if (animGroup.FrameEnd <= animGroup.FrameStart)
                    {
                        if (animGroup.FrameEnd < animGroup.FrameStart)
                        {
                            // Strict
                            warnings.Add("End frame '" + animGroup.FrameEnd + "' lower than Start frame '" + animGroup.FrameStart + "'. Start frame set to timeline start time '" + timelineStart + "'. End frame set to timeline end time '" + timelineEnd + "'.");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Equal
                            warnings.Add("End frame '" + animGroup.FrameEnd + "' equal to Start frame '" + animGroup.FrameStart + "'. Single frame animation are not allowed. Start frame set to timeline start time '" + timelineStart + "'. End frame set to timeline end time '" + timelineEnd + "'.");
                        }

                        animGroup.FrameStart = timelineStart;
                        animGroup.FrameEnd   = timelineEnd;
                    }

                    // Print animation group warnings if any
                    // Nothing printed otherwise
                    if (warnings.Count > 0)
                    {
                        logger.RaiseWarning(animGroup.Name, 1);
                        foreach (string warning in warnings)
                        {
                            logger.RaiseWarning(warning, 2);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return(animationList);
        }
示例#3
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        private void _exporNodeAnimation(BabylonNode babylonNode, MFnTransform mFnTransform, Func <MFnTransform, List <BabylonAnimation> > getAnimationsFunc)
        {
            try
            {
                babylonNode.animations = getAnimationsFunc(mFnTransform).ToArray();

                // TODO - Retreive from Maya
                babylonNode.autoAnimate     = true;
                babylonNode.autoAnimateFrom = Loader.GetMinTime();
                babylonNode.autoAnimateTo   = Loader.GetMaxTime();
                babylonNode.autoAnimateLoop = true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                RaiseError("Error while exporting animation: " + e.Message, 2);
            }
        }
示例#4
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        private BabylonAnimation GetAnimationsFrameByFrameMatrix(MFnTransform mFnTransform)
        {
            int start = Loader.GetMinTime();
            int end   = Loader.GetMaxTime();
            BabylonAnimation animation = null;

            // get keys
            List <BabylonAnimationKey> keys = new List <BabylonAnimationKey>();

            for (int currentFrame = start; currentFrame <= end; currentFrame++)
            {
                // Set the animation key
                BabylonAnimationKey key = new BabylonAnimationKey()
                {
                    frame  = currentFrame,
                    values = GetBabylonMatrix(mFnTransform, currentFrame).m.ToArray()
                };

                keys.Add(key);
            }

            var keysFull = new List <BabylonAnimationKey>(keys);

            // Optimization
            OptimizeAnimations(keys, false); // Do not remove linear animation keys for bones

            // Ensure animation has at least 2 frames
            if (IsAnimationKeysRelevant(keys))
            {
                // Animations
                animation = new BabylonAnimation()
                {
                    name           = mFnTransform.name + "Animation", // override default animation name
                    dataType       = (int)BabylonAnimation.DataType.Matrix,
                    loopBehavior   = (int)BabylonAnimation.LoopBehavior.Cycle,
                    framePerSecond = Loader.GetFPS(),
                    keys           = keys.ToArray(),
                    keysFull       = keysFull,
                    property       = "_matrix"
                };
            }

            return(animation);
        }
示例#5
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        /// <summary>
        /// Using the Maya object name, find its keyframe.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="objectName"></param>
        /// <returns>A sorted list of keyframe without duplication. This list contains at least the first and last key of the time range.</returns>
        public IList <double> GetKeyframes(string objectName)
        {
            IList <double> keys = new List <double>();

            int start = Loader.GetMinTime();
            int end   = Loader.GetMaxTime();

            // Get the keyframe
            try
            {
                MDoubleArray keyArray = new MDoubleArray();
                MGlobal.executeCommand($"keyframe -t \":\" -q -timeChange {objectName}", keyArray);

                keyArray.Add(start);
                keyArray.Add(end);

                SortedSet <double> sortedKeys = new SortedSet <double>(keyArray);
                keys = new List <double>(sortedKeys);
            }
            catch { }

            return(keys);
        }
示例#6
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        /// <summary>
        /// Export to file
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="outputDirectory">The directory to store the generated files</param>
        /// <param name="outputFileName">The filename to use for the generated files</param>
        /// <param name="outputFormat">The format to use for the generated files</param>
        /// <param name="generateManifest">Specifies if a manifest file should be generated</param>
        /// <param name="onlySelected">Specifies if only the selected objects should be exported</param>
        /// <param name="autoSaveMayaFile">Specifies if the Maya scene should be auto-saved</param>
        /// <param name="exportHiddenObjects">Specifies if hidden objects should be exported</param>
        /// <param name="copyTexturesToOutput">Specifies if textures should be copied to the output directory</param>
        /// <param name="optimizeVertices">Specifies if vertices should be optimized on export</param>
        /// <param name="exportTangents">Specifies if tangents should be exported</param>
        /// <param name="scaleFactor">Scales the scene by this factor</param>
        /// <param name="exportSkin">Specifies if skins should be exported</param>
        /// <param name="quality">The texture quality</param>
        /// <param name="dracoCompression">Specifies if draco compression should be used</param>
        /// <param name="exportMorphNormal">Specifies if normals should be exported for morph targets</param>
        /// <param name="exportMorphTangent">Specifies if tangents should be exported for morph targets</param>
        /// <param name="exportKHRLightsPunctual">Specifies if the KHR_lights_punctual extension should be enabled</param>
        /// <param name="exportKHRTextureTransform">Specifies if the KHR_texture_transform extension should be enabled</param>
        /// <param name="bakeAnimationFrames">Specifies if animations should be exporting keyframes directly or should manually bake out animations frame by frame</param>
        public void Export(ExportParameters exportParameters)
        {
            this.exportParameters = exportParameters;

            // Check if the animation is running
            MGlobal.executeCommand("play -q - state", out int isPlayed);
            if (isPlayed == 1)
            {
                RaiseError("Stop the animation before exporting.");
                return;
            }

            RaiseMessage("Export started", Color.Blue);
            var progression = 0.0f;

            ReportProgressChanged(progression);

            // Store export options
            this.isBabylonExported = exportParameters.outputFormat == "babylon" || exportParameters.outputFormat == "binary babylon";

            var outputBabylonDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(exportParameters.outputPath);

            // Check directory exists
            if (!Directory.Exists(outputBabylonDirectory))
            {
                RaiseError("Export stopped: Output folder does not exist");
                ReportProgressChanged(100);
                return;
            }

            var watch = new Stopwatch();

            watch.Start();


            var babylonScene = new BabylonScene(outputBabylonDirectory);

            // Save scene
            if (exportParameters.autoSaveSceneFile)
            {
                RaiseMessage("Saving Maya file");

                // Query expand file name
                string fileName = MGlobal.executeCommandStringResult($@"file -q -exn;");

                // If scene has already been saved previously
                if (fileName.EndsWith(".ma") || fileName.EndsWith(".mb"))
                {
                    // Name is already specified and this line will not fail
                    MFileIO.save();
                }
                else
                {
                    // Open SaveAs dialog window
                    MGlobal.executeCommand($@"fileDialog2;");
                }
            }

            // Force output file extension to be babylon
            var outputFileName = Path.ChangeExtension(Path.GetFileName(exportParameters.outputPath), "babylon");

            // Store selected nodes
            MSelectionList selectedNodes = new MSelectionList();

            MGlobal.getActiveSelectionList(selectedNodes);
            selectedNodeFullPaths = new List <string>();
            MItSelectionList mItSelectionList = new MItSelectionList(selectedNodes);

            while (!mItSelectionList.isDone)
            {
                MDagPath mDagPath = new MDagPath();
                try
                {
                    mItSelectionList.getDagPath(mDagPath);
                    selectedNodeFullPaths.Add(mDagPath.fullPathName);
                } catch
                {
                    // selected object is not a DAG object
                    // fail silently
                }

                mItSelectionList.next();
            }
            if (selectedNodeFullPaths.Count > 0)
            {
                RaiseMessage("Selected nodes full path");
                foreach (string selectedNodeFullPath in selectedNodeFullPaths)
                {
                    RaiseMessage(selectedNodeFullPath, 1);
                }
            }

            // Producer
            babylonScene.producer = new BabylonProducer
            {
                name             = "Maya",
                version          = "2018",
                exporter_version = exporterVersion,
                file             = outputFileName
            };

            // Global
            babylonScene.autoClear = true;
            // TODO - Retreive colors from Maya
            //babylonScene.clearColor = Loader.Core.GetBackGround(0, Tools.Forever).ToArray();
            //babylonScene.ambientColor = Loader.Core.GetAmbient(0, Tools.Forever).ToArray();

            babylonScene.TimelineStartFrame      = Loader.GetMinTime();
            babylonScene.TimelineEndFrame        = Loader.GetMaxTime();
            babylonScene.TimelineFramesPerSecond = Loader.GetFPS();

            // TODO - Add custom properties
            _exportQuaternionsInsteadOfEulers = true;

            PrintDAG(true);
            PrintDAG(false);

            // Store the current frame. It can be change to find a proper one for the node/bone export
            double currentTime = Loader.GetCurrentTime();

            // --------------------
            // ------ Nodes -------
            // --------------------
            RaiseMessage("Exporting nodes");

            // It makes each morph target manager export starts from id = 0.
            BabylonMorphTargetManager.Reset();

            // Clear materials
            referencedMaterials.Clear();
            multiMaterials.Clear();

            // Get all nodes
            var             dagIterator = new MItDag(MItDag.TraversalType.kDepthFirst, MFn.Type.kTransform);
            List <MDagPath> nodes       = new List <MDagPath>();

            while (!dagIterator.isDone)
            {
                MDagPath mDagPath = new MDagPath();
                dagIterator.getPath(mDagPath);

                // Check if one of its descendant (direct or not) is a mesh/camera/light/locator
                if (isNodeRelevantToExportRec(mDagPath)
                    // Ensure it's not one of the default cameras used as viewports in Maya
                    && defaultCameraNames.Contains(mDagPath.partialPathName) == false)
                {
                    nodes.Add(mDagPath);
                }
                else
                {
                    // Skip descendants
                    dagIterator.prune();
                }

                dagIterator.next();
            }
            // Export all nodes
            var progressionStep = 100.0f / nodes.Count;

            foreach (MDagPath mDagPath in nodes)
            {
                BabylonNode babylonNode = null;

                try
                {
                    switch (getApiTypeOfDirectDescendants(mDagPath))
                    {
                    case MFn.Type.kMesh:
                        babylonNode = ExportMesh(mDagPath, babylonScene);
                        break;

                    case MFn.Type.kCamera:
                        babylonNode = ExportCamera(mDagPath, babylonScene);
                        break;

                    case MFn.Type.kLight:     // Lights api type are actually kPointLight, kSpotLight...
                        babylonNode = ExportLight(mDagPath, babylonScene);
                        break;

                    case MFn.Type.kLocator:     // Camera target
                        babylonNode = ExportDummy(mDagPath, babylonScene);
                        break;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    this.RaiseWarning(String.Format("Exception raised during export. Node will be exported as dummy node. \r\nMessage: \r\n{0} \r\n{1}", e.Message, e.InnerException), 2);
                }

                // If node is not exported successfully
                if (babylonNode == null)
                {
                    // Create a dummy (empty mesh)
                    babylonNode = ExportDummy(mDagPath, babylonScene);
                }
                ;

                // Update progress bar
                progression += progressionStep;
                ReportProgressChanged(progression);

                CheckCancelled();
            }
            RaiseMessage(string.Format("Total meshes: {0}", babylonScene.MeshesList.Count), Color.Gray, 1);


            // if nothing is enlightened, exclude all meshes
            foreach (BabylonLight light in babylonScene.LightsList)
            {
                if (light.includedOnlyMeshesIds.Length == 0)
                {
                    light.excludedMeshesIds = babylonScene.MeshesList.Select(m => m.id).ToArray();
                }
            }

            /*
             * Switch coordinate system at global level
             *
             * Add a root node with negative scaling
             * Pros - It's safer to use a root node
             * Cons - It's cleaner to switch at object level (as it is done now)
             * Use root node method when you want to be 100% sure of the output
             * Don't forget to also inverse winding order of mesh indices
             */
            //// Switch from right to left handed coordinate system
            //MUuid mUuid = new MUuid();
            //mUuid.generate();
            //var rootNode = new BabylonMesh
            //{
            //    name = "root",
            //    id = mUuid.asString(),
            //    scaling = new float[] { 1, 1, -1 }
            //};
            //foreach(var babylonMesh in babylonScene.MeshesList)
            //{
            //    // Add root meshes as child to root node
            //    if (babylonMesh.parentId == null)
            //    {
            //        babylonMesh.parentId = rootNode.id;
            //    }
            //}
            //babylonScene.MeshesList.Add(rootNode);

            // Main camera
            BabylonCamera babylonMainCamera = null;

            if (babylonScene.CamerasList.Count > 0)
            {
                // Set first camera as main one
                babylonMainCamera           = babylonScene.CamerasList[0];
                babylonScene.activeCameraID = babylonMainCamera.id;
                RaiseMessage("Active camera set to " + babylonMainCamera.name, Color.Green, 1, true);
            }

            if (babylonMainCamera == null)
            {
                RaiseWarning("No camera defined", 1);
            }
            else
            {
                RaiseMessage(string.Format("Total cameras: {0}", babylonScene.CamerasList.Count), Color.Gray, 1);
            }

            // Default light
            if (!exportParameters.pbrNoLight && babylonScene.LightsList.Count == 0)
            {
                RaiseWarning("No light defined", 1);
                RaiseWarning("A default ambient light was added for your convenience", 1);
                ExportDefaultLight(babylonScene);
            }
            else
            {
                RaiseMessage(string.Format("Total lights: {0}", babylonScene.LightsList.Count), Color.Gray, 1);
            }

            var sceneScaleFactor = exportParameters.scaleFactor;

            if (exportParameters.scaleFactor != 1.0f)
            {
                RaiseMessage(String.Format("A root node is added to globally scale the scene by {0}", sceneScaleFactor), 1);

                // Create root node for scaling
                BabylonMesh rootNode = new BabylonMesh {
                    name = "root", id = Tools.GenerateUUID()
                };
                rootNode.isDummy = true;
                float rootNodeScale = sceneScaleFactor;
                rootNode.scaling = new float[3] {
                    rootNodeScale, rootNodeScale, rootNodeScale
                };

                if (ExportQuaternionsInsteadOfEulers)
                {
                    rootNode.rotationQuaternion = new float[] { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
                }
                else
                {
                    rootNode.rotation = new float[] { 0, 0, 0 };
                }

                // Update all top nodes
                var babylonNodes = new List <BabylonNode>();
                babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.MeshesList);
                babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.CamerasList);
                babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.LightsList);
                foreach (BabylonNode babylonNode in babylonNodes)
                {
                    if (babylonNode.parentId == null)
                    {
                        babylonNode.parentId = rootNode.id;
                    }
                }

                // Store root node
                babylonScene.MeshesList.Add(rootNode);
            }

            // --------------------
            // ----- Materials ----
            // --------------------
            RaiseMessage("Exporting materials");
            GenerateMaterialDuplicationDatas(babylonScene);
            foreach (var mat in referencedMaterials)
            {
                ExportMaterial(mat, babylonScene, exportParameters.pbrFull);
                CheckCancelled();
            }
            foreach (var mat in multiMaterials)
            {
                ExportMultiMaterial(mat.Key, mat.Value, babylonScene, exportParameters.pbrFull);
                CheckCancelled();
            }
            UpdateMeshesMaterialId(babylonScene);
            RaiseMessage(string.Format("Total: {0}", babylonScene.MaterialsList.Count + babylonScene.MultiMaterialsList.Count), Color.Gray, 1);


            // Export skeletons
            if (exportParameters.exportSkins && skins.Count > 0)
            {
                progressSkin     = 0;
                progressSkinStep = 100 / skins.Count;
                ReportProgressChanged(progressSkin);
                RaiseMessage("Exporting skeletons");
                foreach (var skin in skins)
                {
                    ExportSkin(skin, babylonScene);
                }
            }

            // set back the frame
            Loader.SetCurrentTime(currentTime);

            // ----------------------------
            // ----- Animation groups -----
            // ----------------------------
            RaiseMessage("Export animation groups");
            // add animation groups to the scene
            babylonScene.animationGroups = ExportAnimationGroups(babylonScene);


            if (isBabylonExported)
            {
                // if we are exporting to .Babylon then remove then remove animations from nodes if there are animation groups.
                if (babylonScene.animationGroups.Count > 0)
                {
                    // add animations of each nodes in the animGroup
                    List <BabylonNode> babylonNodes = new List <BabylonNode>();
                    babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.MeshesList);
                    babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.CamerasList);
                    babylonNodes.AddRange(babylonScene.LightsList);

                    foreach (BabylonNode node in babylonNodes)
                    {
                        node.animations = null;
                    }
                    foreach (BabylonSkeleton skel in babylonScene.SkeletonsList)
                    {
                        foreach (BabylonBone bone in skel.bones)
                        {
                            bone.animation = null;
                        }
                    }
                }

                // setup a default skybox for the scene for .Babylon export.
                var sourcePath = exportParameters.pbrEnvironment;
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourcePath))
                {
                    babylonScene.createDefaultSkybox = exportParameters.createDefaultSkybox;
                    var fileName = Path.GetFileName(sourcePath);

                    // Allow only dds file format
                    if (!fileName.EndsWith(".dds"))
                    {
                        RaiseWarning("Failed to export defauenvironment texture: only .dds format is supported.");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        RaiseMessage($"texture id = Max_Babylon_Default_Environment");
                        babylonScene.environmentTexture = fileName;

                        if (exportParameters.writeTextures)
                        {
                            try
                            {
                                var destPath = Path.Combine(babylonScene.OutputPath, fileName);
                                if (File.Exists(sourcePath) && sourcePath != destPath)
                                {
                                    File.Copy(sourcePath, destPath, true);
                                }
                            }
                            catch
                            {
                                // silently fails
                                RaiseMessage($"Fail to export the default env texture", 3);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            // Output
            babylonScene.Prepare(false, false);

            if (isBabylonExported)
            {
                Write(babylonScene, outputBabylonDirectory, outputFileName, exportParameters.outputFormat, exportParameters.generateManifest);
            }

            ReportProgressChanged(100);

            // Export glTF
            if (exportParameters.outputFormat == "gltf" || exportParameters.outputFormat == "glb")
            {
                bool generateBinary = exportParameters.outputFormat == "glb";

                GLTFExporter gltfExporter = new GLTFExporter();
                gltfExporter.ExportGltf(this.exportParameters, babylonScene, outputBabylonDirectory, outputFileName, generateBinary, this);
            }

            watch.Stop();
            RaiseMessage(string.Format("Export done in {0:0.00}s", watch.ElapsedMilliseconds / 1000.0), Color.Blue);
        }
示例#7
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        private void ExportAnimationGroups(GLTF gltf, BabylonScene babylonScene)
        {
            // Retreive and parse animation group data
            AnimationGroupList animationList = InitAnimationGroups();

            gltf.AnimationsList.Clear();
            gltf.AnimationsList.Capacity = Math.Max(gltf.AnimationsList.Capacity, animationList.Count);

            if (animationList.Count <= 0)
            {
                RaiseMessage("GLTFExporter.Animation | No AnimationGroups: exporting all animations together.", 1);
                GLTFAnimation gltfAnimation = new GLTFAnimation();
                gltfAnimation.name = "All Animations";

                int minFrame = Loader.GetMinTime();
                int maxFrame = Loader.GetMaxTime();

                foreach (var pair in nodeToGltfNodeMap)
                {
                    ExportNodeAnimation(gltfAnimation, minFrame, maxFrame, gltf, pair.Key, pair.Value, babylonScene);
                }
                foreach (var pair in boneToGltfNodeMap)
                {
                    ExportBoneAnimation(gltfAnimation, minFrame, maxFrame, gltf, pair.Key, pair.Value);
                }

                if (gltfAnimation.ChannelList.Count > 0)
                {
                    gltf.AnimationsList.Add(gltfAnimation);
                }
                else
                {
                    RaiseMessage("GLTFExporter.Animation | No animation data for this animation, it is ignored.", 2);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                foreach (AnimationGroup animGroup in animationList)
                {
                    RaiseMessage("GLTFExporter.Animation | " + animGroup.Name, 1);

                    GLTFAnimation gltfAnimation = new GLTFAnimation();
                    gltfAnimation.name = animGroup.Name;

                    int startFrame = animGroup.FrameStart;
                    int endFrame   = animGroup.FrameEnd;

                    foreach (var pair in nodeToGltfNodeMap)
                    {
                        ExportNodeAnimation(gltfAnimation, startFrame, endFrame, gltf, pair.Key, pair.Value, babylonScene);
                    }
                    foreach (var pair in boneToGltfNodeMap)
                    {
                        ExportBoneAnimation(gltfAnimation, startFrame, endFrame, gltf, pair.Key, pair.Value);
                    }

                    if (gltfAnimation.ChannelList.Count > 0)
                    {
                        gltf.AnimationsList.Add(gltfAnimation);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        RaiseMessage("No data exported for this animation, it is ignored.", 2);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
示例#8
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        private List <BabylonAnimation> GetAnimationsFrameByFrame(MFnTransform mFnTransform)
        {
            int start = Loader.GetMinTime();
            int end   = Loader.GetMaxTime();

            // Animations
            List <BabylonAnimation> animations = new List <BabylonAnimation>();

            string[] babylonAnimationProperties = new string[] { "scaling", "rotationQuaternion", "position", "visibility" };


            Dictionary <string, List <BabylonAnimationKey> > keysPerProperty = new Dictionary <string, List <BabylonAnimationKey> >();

            keysPerProperty.Add("scaling", new List <BabylonAnimationKey>());
            keysPerProperty.Add("rotationQuaternion", new List <BabylonAnimationKey>());
            keysPerProperty.Add("position", new List <BabylonAnimationKey>());
            keysPerProperty.Add("visibility", new List <BabylonAnimationKey>());

            // get keys
            for (int currentFrame = start; currentFrame <= end; currentFrame++)
            {
                // get transformation matrix at this frame
                MDoubleArray mDoubleMatrix = new MDoubleArray();
                MGlobal.executeCommand($"getAttr -t {currentFrame} {mFnTransform.fullPathName}.matrix", mDoubleMatrix);
                mDoubleMatrix.get(out float[] localMatrix);
                MMatrix matrix = new MMatrix(localMatrix);
                var     transformationMatrix = new MTransformationMatrix(matrix);

                // Retreive TRS vectors from matrix
                var position           = transformationMatrix.getTranslation();
                var rotationQuaternion = transformationMatrix.getRotationQuaternion();
                var scaling            = transformationMatrix.getScale();

                // Switch coordinate system at object level
                position[2]           *= -1;
                rotationQuaternion[0] *= -1;
                rotationQuaternion[1] *= -1;

                // create animation key for each property
                for (int indexAnimation = 0; indexAnimation < babylonAnimationProperties.Length; indexAnimation++)
                {
                    string babylonAnimationProperty = babylonAnimationProperties[indexAnimation];

                    BabylonAnimationKey key = new BabylonAnimationKey();
                    key.frame = currentFrame;
                    switch (indexAnimation)
                    {
                    case 0:     // scaling
                        key.values = scaling.ToArray();
                        break;

                    case 1:     // rotationQuaternion
                        key.values = rotationQuaternion.ToArray();
                        break;

                    case 2:     // position
                        key.values = position.ToArray();
                        break;

                    case 3:     // visibility
                        key.values = new float[] { Loader.GetVisibility(mFnTransform.fullPathName, currentFrame) };
                        break;
                    }

                    keysPerProperty[babylonAnimationProperty].Add(key);
                }
            }

            // create animation for each property
            for (int indexAnimation = 0; indexAnimation < babylonAnimationProperties.Length; indexAnimation++)
            {
                string babylonAnimationProperty = babylonAnimationProperties[indexAnimation];

                List <BabylonAnimationKey> keys = keysPerProperty[babylonAnimationProperty];

                var keysFull = new List <BabylonAnimationKey>(keys);

                // Optimization
                OptimizeAnimations(keys, true);

                // Ensure animation has at least 2 frames
                if (IsAnimationKeysRelevant(keys))
                {
                    int dataType = 0;                               // "scaling", "rotationQuaternion", "position", "visibility"
                    if (indexAnimation == 0 || indexAnimation == 2) // scaling and position
                    {
                        dataType = (int)BabylonAnimation.DataType.Vector3;
                    }
                    else if (indexAnimation == 1)    // rotationQuaternion
                    {
                        dataType = (int)BabylonAnimation.DataType.Quaternion;
                    }
                    else   // visibility
                    {
                        dataType = (int)BabylonAnimation.DataType.Float;
                    }
                    // Create BabylonAnimation
                    animations.Add(new BabylonAnimation()
                    {
                        dataType       = dataType,
                        name           = babylonAnimationProperty + " animation",
                        framePerSecond = Loader.GetFPS(),
                        loopBehavior   = (int)BabylonAnimation.LoopBehavior.Cycle,
                        property       = babylonAnimationProperty,
                        keys           = keys.ToArray(),
                        keysFull       = keysFull
                    });
                }
            }
            return(animations);
        }