Assets

The available asset types in Polly.

Contract

Avalon defines these families.

Family	Definition	Link
avalon.model	Geometry with deformable topology	Spec
avalon.rig	An articulated avalon.model for animators	Spec
avalon.animation	Pointcached avalon.rig for rendering	Spec
avalon.lookdev	Shaded avalon.model for rendering	Spec

avalon.model

A generic representation of geometry.

Workflow

1. Create a new Model INSTANCE.
2. Add the ROOT group
3. Publish

Target Audience

• Texturing
• Rigging
• Final render

Requirements

• All DAG nodes must be parented to a single top-level transform
• Normals must be unlocked

Data

• name (str, optional): Pretty printed name in graphical user interfaces

Sets

• geometry_SEL (geometry): Meshes suitable for rigging
• aux_SEL (any, optional): Auxilliary meshes for e.g. fast preview, collision geometry

avalon.rig

The avalon.rig contains the necessary implementation and interface for animators to animate.

Workfow

1. Add the ROOT group
2. Add animatable controllers to an objectSet called controls_SET
3. Add cachable meshes to an objectSet called out_SET

Publishing.

1. Create a new Rig INSTANCE
2. Add ROOT
3. Add controls_SET
4. Add out_SET
5. Publish

Target Audience

• Animation

Requirements

• All DAG nodes must be parented to a single top-level transform
• Must contain an objectSet for controls and cachable geometry

Data

• name (str, optional): Pretty printed name in graphical user interfaces

Sets

• in_SEL (geometry, optional): Geometry consumed by this rig
• out_SEL (geometry): Geometry produced by this rig
• controls_SEL (transforms): All animatable controls
• resources_SEL (any, optional): Nodes that reference an external file

avalon.animation

Point positions and normals represented as one Alembic file.

Workflow

The animator workflow is simplified by the fact that an INSTANCE is automatically created upon loading a rig.

1. Load rig
2. Publish

Target Audience

• Lighting
• FX
• Cloth
• Hair

Requirements

• None

Data

• name (str, optional): Pretty printed name in graphical user interfaces

Sets

• None

avalon.lookdev

Workflow

Shaders are exported relative the meshes in an INSTANCE.

1. Create a new Look INSTANCE
2. Add the transform of each shaded mesh
3. Publish

Target Audience

• Lighting

Requirements

• None

Data

• name (str, optional): Pretty printed name in graphical user interfaces

Sets

• None

Legend

	Title	Description
	Target Audience	Who is the end result of this family intended for?
	Requirements	What is expected of this ASSET before it passes the tests?
	Data	End-user configurable options
	Sets	Collection of specific items for publishing or use further down the pipeline.