Cache Manager

cache-Manager is a Blender Add-on to streamline the alembic cache workflow of assets.

Disclaimer

This addon is not used in the production of the Blender-Studio anymore and is not maintained actively.

Find installation instructions here.

After installing the addon you need to setup the addon preferences.

Root Cache Directory: Root directory in which the caches will be exported. Will create subfolders during export

The goal of this add-on was:

Automate export of Alembic caches on a collection basis by tagging them as a "cache collection"
Export of a cacheconfig.json that holds metadata and contains animation values of properties that are not supported by Blender's implementation of Alembic.
Automate import of the Alembic cache on top of existing assets by using the Mesh Sequence Cache Modifier and Transform Cache Constraint
Being able to process the cacheconfig.json
- Link in all assets from their source file based on metadata in the cacheconfig.json
- Applying additional animation which is stored in the cacheconfig.json

You can control if modifiers should be disabled / enabled during import /export:

enable disable modifiers for cache with suffix in modifier name
- modifier_name.cacheoff -> modifier off for export on for import
- modifier_name.cacheon -> modifier on for export off for import