Collection names

We use prefixes only for top level collections of an asset. This is important to distinguish types of assets. The name of the asset itself should be lowercase.

• CH : Character
• PR : Prop
• EN : Environment asset
• SE : set
• LG : light rig

Example: CH-phileas

Sub-collections should start with the character's name and have dots as separators: phileas.rig.widgets

Object naming

All objects should have a prefix, followed by a dash that determines their type:

• WGT : bone shapes
• LGT : light objects and mesh-lights, also shadow casters
• HLP : Empties and other helper objects that are not rendered
• GEO : Geometry, meshes, curves that contribute to the rendered appearance of the asset
• RIG : Rig and rig specific objects that do not appear in rendering
• ENV : matte paintings, sky-domes, fog volume objects
• GPL : grease pencil stroke objects (need to differentiate from GEO because can not be rendered on the farm)

Use dot uppercase L or R for objects that belong to one side and are mirrored

Example: GEO-dresser_drawer.L

If a name contains a of relationship - in the above example the drawer of the dresser - these should not be separated by a dot, but rather with an underscore.

Another example: GEO-ellie_watch_screw and not GEO-ellie_watch.screw

If the watch had a variant of type clean and dirty, these would be using a dot to express the nature of the variant: GEO-ellie_watch.clean and GEO-ellie_watch.dirty

Actions

Prefixes

Example: PLB-spring.hand

• PLB Pose library actions to be linked into animation files
• RIG Actions used by the rig's Action constraints
• ANI Animation to be used in a shot

More examples:

- ANI-rex.140_0020_A.v001
- ANI-ellie.060_scratch.layout.v001
- ANI-sprite_A.110_0100_A.v001
- PLB-rex_face.scared
- PLB-rex_face.happy
- PLB-rex_hand.closed