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The Flow Production Tracking (FPTR) engine for Alias contains a standard platform for integrating FPTR Apps into Alias. It is lightweight and straight forward and adds a Flow Production Tracking menu to the Alias main menu bar.

Developer Documentation

Please refer here for the Alias Engine developer documentation.

Working with tk-alias

This FPTR integration supports the Alias application family (Concept, Surface, and AutoStudio).

When the FPTR engine for Alias starts, a Flow Production Tracking menu (the Alias engine) is added to the menu bar.

File Open and Save

Use the My Tasks and Assets tabs to see all your assigned tasks and browse for assets. To the right, use these tabs to view all files, working or published files associated with what is selected to the left.

Snapshot

Snapshot: Opens the Snapshot dialog to create a quick backup of the current scene.

Publish

Publish: Opens the Publish dialog for publishing the file to FPTR, which can then be used by artists downstream. For more information, see Publishing in Alias. 

Loader

Loader: Opens the Content Loader app, allowing you to load data into Alias. For more information see Loading in Alias

Scene Breakdown

Scene Breakdown: Opens the Breakdown dialog, which displays a list of referenced (WREF References) content, along with what in the scene is out-of-date. Select one or more items and click Update Selected to switch and use the latest version of the content. For more information see Scene Breakdown in Alias

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