This error could mean a couple of things.

But most of the time, it's due to dynamic topology in alembic file (when number of vertices/faces are changing during animation). Such alembic file cannot be imported at this time.
Number of vertices in OBJ and Alembic files must be the same on frame 1 and be se same throughout the entire alembic animation.

If alembic target prop has more than one material, then you must apply physix weight map for each material regardless whether soft cloth became active for this prop after applying map to the first material.
You can apply any dummy B/W image to each material slot in physix weight map property. Otherwise you'd get mentioned error on import.

That’s the same error I got and the way it was explained to me was that the OBJ file does not match the Alembic one. They told me that I would have to make sure that they both match. I wasn’t able to get much more information than that.

I am getting this error when I try to use this script to import Alembic file to iClone.7
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this error when running this script?
Your help is appeciated.


The ERROR is listed below



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Thank you. I will try to follow that when I get home today. On another note, would you happen to know when I clone 7.9 will come out? I’m guessing once that update comes out, this entire process with the script is no longer needed as a new update would have the ability to just import Alembic directly correct?

To create the python script. just open notepad and paste your script and edit accordingly. Then change the "save as type" to All Files. Then name your file and add the .py at the end of the name. Than you have a python script.

Hello,

I was able to successfully do this.

However, this is the YouTube video i followed. You will have to use Blender for the export to iclone. MD to Blender then to Iclone. he provides the script in the description.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Wkxv6QytI

Hope that Helps,
@DISfxs

It's a Python script. You edit it to match your content name, and load it from the iClone script menu. The video you linked shows how to do it. 4u2ges has also made some videos on it.

So I think I found the code but I have no idea how to integrate it into Iclone to test it out as I’m not a coder. From what I’m seeing here, others are having success with it. Here’s a link to the other forum on reallusion where they’ve seemed to get it to work. How should I go about this? All of your help is greatly appreciate with all of this.

https://forum.reallusion.com/451005/iClone-v77-Alembic-Import

Would you happen to know how much longer until that update is released? I am aiming to have this project finished by this weekend. So if the update is months from now then I definitely need to look for that script solution that is already being used like in the video

I’m not able to find that script anywhere. I take it that without it I’m not gonna be able to import it back in to iClone correct? How much longer until the new Iclone update with that supported feature comes out? I definitely look forward to it but if it’s weeks/months then it’s unrealistic to wait to be able to finish the project I’m on now, especially when I see that it’s already possible with such script .If I’m looking at this correctly once I get that script everything should be solved in less than about 10 minutes.

I would imagine when you said that I should use iclones 60 frames per second setting you’re referencing I should do that once I obtain the plug-in or the update to be able to import it into iCloud correct? because that’s the issue I’m having right now. I’m literally not able to import alembic into Iclone. Just into blender.