Mesh Sequence Cache Modifier

Despite its name, this modifier supports meshes and curves. It also handles file sequences, as well as meshes and curves with varying number of vertices/control points.

Unlike the Mesh Cache modifier, it uses Alembic files as source.

Options

Cache File

Data-block menu to select the Alembic file.

File Path

Path to Alembic file.

Is sequence

Whether or not the cache is separated in a series of files.

Override Frame

Whether to use a custom frame for looking up data in the cache file, instead of using the current scene frame.

Frame

The time to use for looking up the data in the cache file, or to determine which to use in a file sequence.

Manual Transform Scale

Value by which to enlarge or shrink the object with respect to the world's origin. (Only applicable through a Transform Cache Constraint.)

Object Path

The path to the Alembic object inside the archive.

Read Data

Type of data to read for a mesh object, respectively: vertices, polygons, UV maps and Vertex Color layers.

Vertices, Faces, UV, Color