Introduction

Trader is a plugin for MA3 that allows you to send and receive objects to another MA3 system via a network connection or a USB drive. This is useful for transferring objects between pre-viz and live systems or for sharing objects between programmers.

Send/Receive Showfile

This feature is used to make sure that the showfile you are working on is up to date with the showfile on the remote system. This is useful for transferring objects between pre-viz and live systems or for sharing objects between programmers. The MA3's don't have to share the same session for this to work.

Get Remote Showfile

To get a remote showfile, you can use the "Get Remote Showfile" feature. This will allow you to request a remote showfile and load it into your current system.

Send Showfile

To send your current showfile, you can use the "Send Showfile" feature. This will allow you to send your current showfile to another MA3 system via a network connection.

Import/Export Objects

Export Objects

To export objects, you can use the "Export" feature. This will allow you to export objects to a USB drive or send them to another MA3 system via a network connection.

To export an object, first collect the object(s) you want to export. You can do this by typing the keyword collect into the command line and tapping on the object(s) you want to collect. With the object(s) collected, run the Trader plugin and select the "Export" feature.

Import Objects

To import objects, you can use the "Import" feature. This will allow you to import objects from a USB drive or receive them from another MA3 system via a network connection.

If a file is being sent via network, a popup will appear allowing you to select the file you want to import. You can also select the file from a USB drive by using the "Import" feature.

Import/Export Dialog

The import/export dialog allows you to select the dependencies you want to import or export.

Export Location

When exporting objects, you can select the location you want to export to. You can select a USB drive or a network location.

Categories

When working with importing/exporting multiple objects, you can use the categories to select/deselect/filter the objects you want to import or export.

You can filter the import/export objects which will be checked in the dependencies by clicking on the filter icon. In the popup, you can select "Filter By Range", which will allow you enter a numerical range of accepted objects from their pool.

Dependencies

When working with importing/exporting multiple objects, you can use the dependencies to select/deselect the individual objects you want to import or export.

Macro Usage

You can call Trader by macros. The following macros are available: