{"id":498,"date":"2018-03-09T15:38:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicdebaie.com\/blog\/?p=498"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:38:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:38:55","slug":"copying-fbx-files-with-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vicdebaie.com\/blog\/copying-fbx-files-with-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Copying .fbx Files With Python"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When dealing with a lot of .fbx files we some times have to move them or back them up. Maybe a mocap shot was delivered and you want to move them off a network and on to your local drive to process or maybe it’s the end of a production and you want to back up all files from one drive to another – either way I thought I would share this quick script I wrote.<\/p>\n

Some of the things that need to be defined within the script below are the strings for sourceroot<\/em> and destroot<\/em>, I will draw attention to them using the note ” – UPDATE ME TO SUITE YOUR NEEDS”:<\/p>\n

\r\n\r\n'''\r\nYou can run the script by typing in the MotionBuilder Python console CopyFBXFiles(folder)\r\nie. CopyFBXFiles("NavigaitonMocap"). NavigaitonMocap = The Root Folder We Want To Process \r\n'''\r\ndef CopyFBXFiles(folder):\r\n    import sys,os\r\n    from shutil import copy\r\n    \r\n    ##List For File Counter\r\n    i = [0, 0]\r\n    ##The Drive And Path Where Your Project Is - UPDATE ME TO SUITE YOUR NEEDS\r\n    sourceroot = r"D:\\MyProject"\r\n    ##The Full Path Of The Mocap Shoot\r\n    sourcefolder = (sourceroot + "\\\\" + folder)\r\n    ##The Desitination Drive And Root Folder We Will Copy To - UPDATE ME TO SUITE YOUR NEEDS\r\n    destroot = r"D:\\MyBackUpFiles"\r\n    ##The Full Path Of Where Will Will Copy To Including The Sub Dir = shootnumber\r\n    destfolder = (destroot + "\\\\" + folder)\r\n    \r\n    ##Setup Target Folder\r\n    if not os.path.exists(destfolder):\r\n        ##Make Target Folder If None Is Found\r\n        os.makedirs(destfolder)\r\n    \r\n    ##Go Find All .fbx files\r\n    path = os.path.join(sourcefolder, "targetdirectory")\r\n    for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(sourcefolder):\r\n        ##Filter Out Folders We Wish To Skip (MotionBuilder Auto Back Ups And Media Folders) - YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU WISH TO GET ALL .fbx Files\r\n        lFBM = ".fbm"\r\n        lBck = ".bck"\r\n        if lFBM in path or lBck in path:\r\n            pass\r\n        ##Deal With The Folders That Were Not Filtered Out\r\n        else:\r\n            for name in files:\r\n                ##Split The Extention From The File\r\n                extension = os.path.splitext(name)[1]\r\n                ##Define The Extention We Are Looking for\r\n                if extension == ".fbx":\r\n                    ##Source Files Full Path And Name\r\n                    src = (os.path.join(path, name))\r\n                    destfile = (os.path.join(destfolder, name))\r\n                    ##Check Destination Folder To See If File Already Exists\r\n                    if os.path.isfile(destfile):\r\n                        print destfile, " - Already Exists"\r\n                        pass\r\n                    ##File Does Not Exist Within The Destination Folder\r\n                    else:\r\n                        ##Copy Source File To Our Destination Folder\r\n##                        copy(src, destfolder)\r\n                        print "copying: ",src\r\n                        ##Count File\r\n                        for i in enumerate(files):\r\n                            pass\r\n                else:\r\n                    pass\r\n    ##Print Total Number Of Counted .fbx Files Copied                \r\n    print "Number of FBX Files Copied:", i[0]\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
That’s about it. This was a quick script that was fun to make and it can be formatted to search for any file type, by replacing the ‘ if extension == “.fbx”<\/em> ‘ with ‘ if extension == “.psd”<\/em> ‘ the script will search the desired folder for any file that has the extension “.psd” .<\/p>\n
I hope this helps.<\/p>\n
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