Create or Open a Session

In FCS, a “Session” is a file that links actor information, character information, Maya scene information, and their analysis data together.

After launching FCS, execute [New… (Create New)] or [Open] to access Session data.

Note

By configuring the Session settings first, you can smoothly begin working using buttons within FCS without having to operate Maya separately.

Folder structure created by Create new Session

*Red border: Folders created by Project Folder
*Blue border: Folders created by Actor
*Green border: Folders created by Character

• Facial: Location for storing materials such as video and Maya scene data

  • Assets: Stores Maya project files (under Assets)

  • RecData: Stores ROM exercise videos and videos to be analyzed by FCS

  • Scene: Default output destination when exporting animation

  • SetData: wav output destination when “audio” is selected during animation export

• FCS: Project folder where data used for analysis is stored

  • Actor: Folder with the Actor name (the name you entered)

    • Character: Folder with the Character name (the name you entered)

      • RetargetData: Edit data for created Profiles

      • VideoData: Cache of analyzed videos

      • .lock: Lock file to prevent conflicts

      • fcs_session.yaml: File that stores Session information

Creating a New Session

Select File → Session → New…

1. Project Folder Settings

   Click the [Browse] button to open the window for specifying the Project Folder.

   

   Select any folder where you want to save FCS data

   
   

   Press [Create] to create the Project Folder.

   

   [Create]

   
   

   A popup will appear when the creation is successful.

   

   [Close]

   
   

   The [Facial] and [FCS] folders will be created in Explorer.

   

   
   

   Note

   After creation, it is recommended to move the Maya scene to be linked into the Project Folder → Facial → Assets folder,
   and the videos to be analyzed into the Project Folder → Facial → Recdata folder.
   *You can still access them even if they are saved in a different location.

   

   Example: Assets folder

   

   Example: RecData folder

   
   
   

2. Actor Settings

   Click the [+] button to open the [Create new actor folder] window for creating an ActorFolder.
   Enter the name you want to register in [Actor Name] and press [Create].
   *Actor = Actor name

   

   
   

   A popup will appear when the creation is successful.

   

   
   

   The Actor folder with the entered name will be created directly under the Project Folder in Explorer.

   

   
   
   

3. Character Settings

   Click the [+] button to open the [Create new character Folder] window for creating a characterFolder.
   Enter the name you want to register in the [Character Name] field and press [Create].

   

   
   

   The Character folder with the entered name will be created directly under the Actor folder in Explorer.

   

   
   
   

4. MayaScene Settings

   Click [Browse] to open the window for specifying the MayaScene.

   • Specify the path to the MayaScene data.

   

   
   
   

5. MayaBase Settings

   Click [Browse] to open the window for specifying MayaBase.
   Specify the location where workspace.mel resides (the location registered in the Maya scene’s project settings).

   Attention

   The popup window in FCS does not display workspace.mel

   

   
   
   

6. MayaVer Settings

   Specify the Maya version used to create the Scene.

   

   
   

   After completing all entries, press [Save].

   

   [Save]

   

   The fcs_session.yaml (FCS file) will be created directly under the character folder in Explorer.

   
   

   Note

   The .lock file prevents access from other users during work.
   It is automatically deleted when the application exits normally.

   Note

   If the .lock file remains due to an abnormal termination,
   delete it from the popup when launching FCS,
   or delete the .lock file directly in Explorer.

   
   

If a Session has already been created

Open the Session from the history or from the fcs_session.yaml file.

Opening from history

If you have previously opened a Session, the history will be displayed under File → Session → Open.

• Click the data you want to work with.

Opening from the fcs_session.yaml file

• File → Session → Open → Open…
  When the OpenSession window opens, local and network drives will be displayed.

• Select and open the fcs_session.yaml file located directly under the Character folder.

Warning

After creating or opening a Session, you cannot create or open another Session consecutively.
If you want to open a different Session, close the current Session, restart FCS, and then open the desired Session.

If the “MayaVer Settings” are not applied

The settings configured during Session creation can be checked via File → Session → info.

If the MayaVer set in New Session is not reflected in the info, right-click Maya Version on the info screen and change it from Edit.

Attention

Be sure to press the Save button after changing settings