Prepare to create representations

To use only simple Locator representations for an asset, no additional setup is required before you create the representation. However if you want to add Cache or Scene representations to the Assembly definition, make sure all the files you need are already contained in your Maya project directories. The Add Cache representation and Add Scene representation commands browse the project cache/alembic and scene directories by default as you add representations.

• To add a Cache representation for the object, ensure that the Alembic-based cache files exist in the cache/alembic directory.
• To add a Scene representation, ensure the files are saved in the scene directory.
• To use bounding boxes as representations, convert these objects to bounding boxes and save them as Alembic caches or Maya scene files. See Use a bounding box as a representation.