Folder Structure

All production files for the Piggy Builders project are saved on the server at :

Server path

\\path\to\project\PYB

The working drive for this project is X:\ drive, which is mapped to the server path mentioned above.

Important

All artist, production and render systems assigned to this project, need to have the X:\ drive mapping to avoid any errors.

There are three main folder structures at the core of the Piggy Builder project :

Client Folder Structure CGIF Server Folder Structure Artist Working Folder Structure

Client Folder Structure

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CGIFilms Folder Structure

All working files for the Piggy Builders project are saved on the server at :

Server working path

X:\project\pyb

The working folder structure on the CGIFilms server is as follows :

Tip

Try clicking on folders above to open / close them in the interface !

During ingestion, only the episode is replicated on the server, and the names of the folders and files are converted to match the workflow of Vaidraa.

- - - - sh001_lay_v001.blend
        sh001_lay_v002.blend
        sh001_lay_v003.blend
    - - sh001_ani_v001.blend
        sh001_ani_v002.blend
        sh001_ani_v003.blend

Artist Working Folder Structure

While working, the artist does not have to manually create any folder or file on his / her system.
The folder structure is programatically created by Vaidraa on the artists system at the following local path :

Local working path

Y:\projects\pyb\episode

Only the required episode files are copied to the local drive.

Links

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