Maya: Multi-shot Layout Creator

[antirotor]

Changelog Description

New Multi-shot Layout creator is a way of automating creation of the new Layout instances in Maya, associated with correct shots, frame ranges and Camera Sequencer in Maya.

Additional info

This works by looking at the specified hierarchy and taking all shots under it, calling Layout creator for each and adding corresponding clip to Camera Sequencer with given clipIn/clipOut data. There is and option to associate some task name automatically with created Layouts.

Example

in this case, Shot Parent Folder shots has three shots under - sh010, sh020 and sh030. Running it will result in:

Note the Camera Sequence window with the timeline. You can also notice that the first layoutMain instance is invalid - that is becase the shot sh010 doesn't have task layout so the Creator wasn't able to associate it with it.

Testing notes:

1. Start Maya in AYON Mode
2. Run Multi-shot Layout Creator on some sensible hierarchy of shots
3. Check Camera Sequencer and Instance data so they match expectations

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Documentation PR: ynput/ayon-documentation#82

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This creator isn't available in OpenPype, only in AYON

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[ynbot]

Task linked: OP-6460 Maya: multishot layout publish

[LiborBatek]

Still getting error when trying to create multishot Layout instance in the workfile...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Libor\AppData\Local\Ynput\AYON\addons\openpype_3.17.2-nightly.3\openpype\pipeline\create\context.py", line 2031, in _create_with_unified_error
    result = creator.create(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Libor\AppData\Local\Ynput\AYON\addons\openpype_3.17.2-nightly.3\openpype\hosts\maya\plugins\create\create_multishot_layout.py", line 103, in create
    shots = self.get_related_shots(
  File "C:\Users\Libor\AppData\Local\Ynput\AYON\addons\openpype_3.17.2-nightly.3\openpype\hosts\maya\plugins\create\create_multishot_layout.py", line 201, in get_related_shots
    return [f for f in child_folders if f["folderType"] == "Shot"]
  File "C:\Users\Libor\AppData\Local\Ynput\AYON\addons\openpype_3.17.2-nightly.3\openpype\hosts\maya\plugins\create\create_multishot_layout.py", line 201, in <listcomp>
    return [f for f in child_folders if f["folderType"] == "Shot"]
  File "C:\Users\Libor\AppData\Local\Ynput\AYON\addons\openpype_3.17.2-nightly.3\openpype\vendor\python\common\ayon_api\server_api.py", line 3578, in get_folders
    parent_ids = set(parent_ids)
TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'

[LiborBatek]

Now it gives me error that no shots present below specified one...no matter if Iam in context of top most shots folder or trying to create multi shot layout instance in any of shots below...always getting the same msg

Creator: Multi-shot Layout (io.openpype.creators.maya.multishotlayout)

Error: No shots found under the specified folder.

[BigRoy]

Now it gives me error that no shots present below specified one...no matter if Iam in context of top most shots folder or trying to create multi shot layout instance in any of shots below...always getting the same msg

Creator: Multi-shot Layout (io.openpype.creators.maya.multishotlayout)

Error: No shots found under the specified folder.

@LiborBatek can you confirm those folders are actually marked as FolderType Shot? :)

It seems to be the requirement here

[antirotor]

can you confirm those folders are actually marked as FolderType Shot? :)

Yes, they need to be of Shot type. I am not sure actually if we should restrict it to it or not - from workflow point of view it makes sense to use shots for that, but does it have to be restricted?

[m-u-r-p-h-y]

can you confirm those folders are actually marked as FolderType Shot? :)

Yes, they need to be of Shot type. I am not sure actually if we should restrict it to it or not - from workflow point of view it makes sense to use shots for that, but does it have to be restricted?

I would say the folder type should not be important here at all. In Ayon we allow arbitrary per-project folder types and such restriction is just complicating everything.

[LiborBatek]

Im always creating folder type on Ayon server projects...also can confirm it is that type (see scrngrab)

[BigRoy]

Now it gives me error that no shots present below specified one...no matter if Iam in context of top most shots folder or trying to create multi shot layout instance in any of shots below...always getting the same msg

Creator: Multi-shot Layout (io.openpype.creators.maya.multishotlayout)

Error: No shots found under the specified folder.

Can we also improve the error so if it hits this case that it reports the folder path of the specified folder?

No shots found under specified folder: path/to/folder

[antirotor]

I've removed the restriction and improved error message.

[LiborBatek]

Now no errors whatsoever all seems fine!

It creates all shots with proper clip in and clip out for all shots in the selected shots folder

[BigRoy]

Now no errors whatsoever all seems fine!

It creates all shots with proper clip in and clip out for all shots in the selected shots folder

Wait a second, isn't that screenshot showing a lot of errors on the created instances? :)

[LiborBatek]

@BigRoy yes and no...I was told to ignore those exclamation marks :) ...sort of nature of it? I already forgot what was the case so maybe @antirotor could elaborate on that

[antirotor]

those errors are caused by not having Task set in the publisher - you need to set task on the instance but this creator cannot auto-guess what task it should assign so if it cannot set it, it will leave it empty so artist need to do it by himself. There is option to pre-define task name that should be used if it exists, like layout. So... this is a feature, not bug 🐞