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Mesh Array From Directory

Point it at a folder of mesh files, press Scan Directory, and the whole folder arrives on one wire instead of forty loaders. From there Get Mesh Array Element reaches in for one, or a headless -mmr...

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Mesh Array From Directory node

The Mesh Array From Directory node

When to use it

Point it at a folder of mesh files, press Scan Directory, and the whole folder arrives on one wire instead of forty loaders. From there Get Mesh Array Element reaches in for one, or a headless -mmrun -mmin sweep processes the folder one file at a time.

Pins

Pin Type Description
Array Mesh List Every mesh in the folder on one wire, sorted the same way on every machine.
Count Whole Number How many slots the array has, empty ones included.
FailedCount Whole Number How many files would not import. Anything above zero means the batch is short.

Settings

Setting Type Description
Source Directory Text Full path to the folder you want to read. Nothing is ever written there.
Extension Filter Text Which file types to pick up, separated by semicolons and written without dots, like obj;fbx. Leave it empty to take everything readable. Upper or lower case makes no difference.
Recursive True/False Also look inside folders within the one you picked.
Max Files Whole number Stop after this many files. 0 means no limit. Worth setting when you are not certain whether that folder holds forty meshes or ten thousand.
Failure Policy Choice What happens when one file will not import.
Use T0 Pose True/False FBX only. Bring in the bind pose instead of the first frame of animation.
Coordinate System Choice Handedness the files were exported with. Pick the wrong one and every mesh arrives mirrored. OBJ and FBX only.
Front Axis Choice Which axis points forward in the source files. OBJ and FBX only.
Up Axis Choice Which axis points up in the source files. Get it wrong and the whole batch comes in lying on its side. OBJ and FBX only.
OBJ Sections From Choice Which statements split an OBJ into material sections. OBJ marks materials with usemtl, so parts that reuse one material - or name none - would otherwise arrive merged into a single section. OBJ only.

Available in Mesh Morpher Graph and Mesh Morpher Studio.