View 3D model animations

When working with and reviewing 3D models that contain animations in P4 DAM, you can:

  • View and switch between animations included in the file.

  • Step through each animation by keyframe to see how it looks and moves in each step.

  • Control animation playback.

P4 DAM only supports rendering of .fbx, .glb, and .gltf 3D models with animations.

P4 DAM can also render DRACO and KTX2 texture compressed .glb files when configured to do so. To learn more, see Configure render of DRACO and KTX2 texture compressed .glb files.

  1. In a project, open the 3D model asset that contains animations.

    The animation automatically plays in a loop.

  2. To view playback information, control playback, and optionally create a new preview image for the asset, use the animation toolbar.

    Button or information Name Description
    Previous keyframe Navigate to the previous keyframe in the sequence.
    Play Play the animation.
    Pause Pause the animation from playback.
    Next keyframe Navigate to the next keyframe in the sequence.
    Loop Play the animation in a loop. To loop the animation only one time, click the Loop button to display the Loop once button . To loop the animation continuously, click the Loop once button to display the Loop button .
    Elapsed and total time View the elapsed and total playback time of the animation.
    Current keyframe View the current keyframe number in the sequence.
    Viewer settings

    Select Viewer settings to control the animation shown, view the skeleton (also known as rigging), view the wireframe, view the vertex coloring, view the 3D model grid (also know as ground plane), set a background color, and set the 3D model lighting. To learn more, see View individual animations in an asset, View 3D model skeleton (rigging), View 3D model wireframes, View 3D model vertex coloring, View 3D model grid (ground plane)Set the 3D model background color and View 3D model environment and lighting settings.
    Create preview Create a preview for the asset based on the current keyframe. The new preview replaces the current asset thumbnail and preview image displayed in P4 DAM.

View individual animations in an asset

  1. Click Viewer settings in the animation playback toolbar.

    The Viewer settings dialog box opens.

  2. Under Animation, select an animation to view.

  3. To reset the animation to its default setting, click Reset. This also resets the other controls in the dialog box.