Basic Saving skp with Animator

[kws]

Is there a correct way to save as with Animator files
I zip the skp and animator file at the moment as i learned the hard way, just saving the skp file with a rev keeps them all linked to the same animator file and they are all impacted
I cant see i where to point the correct an file

Likewise if you want to use the model without affecting animation ie a clean version not linked to ani file (i have to break components to get some of ani to work and make them unique)

Ive tried purging all clips then i have lost ani in orig version

[Rich O Brien]

Animation data is saved into the .skp file. Originally animation was stored in .animator file along with the .skp file but that was changed.

So if you have a file01.skp with animation data and then save it is as file-02.skp it will still have the animation data.

This is the case for SketchUp 2023 and above as those are the only versions I have.

[fredo6]

All animation data are saved within the model. The .animator file is just a backup of these data.

[kws]

Thankyou I must of done something strange as when i altered file 2 it also impacted file 1
i will try again in a simple model

[kws]

@Rich-O-Brien thankyou

[Rich O Brien]

@kws said in Basic Saving skp with Animator:

@Rich-O-Brien thankyou

No problem, Animator is a complex tool and sometimes troublesome files offer you a better path to understanding how to use it.

I often refer to the Fredo Collection > Animator > Video menu to find the expected use case for the available tools.

[kws]

@Rich-O-Brien thanks richard i have learned a lot and only scrached the surface.