Version Control menu

The Version Control menu lets you manage your projects by enabling you to get the latest version of a file, check in a file, check out a file, and accessing the history of a file using simplified versions of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe^®, Avid^® Alienbrain^®, or both—Microsoft Visual SourceSafe and Avid Alienbrain version control software products.

Note

The Version Control menu is only available if you have Alienbrain, SourceSafe, or both software products—Alienbrain and SourceSafe installed.

Get Latest Version

Lets you copy the latest version of a file to the local drive.

Check Out

Lets you open a file for editing. If the file is already checked out by another person, you cannot retrieve it.

Check In

Lets you copy a local version of your file to the project database.

Undo Check Out

Lets you cancel changes made to the file while it was checked out.

Show History

Lets you view an annotated list of all the versions of a file.

Note

This menu is only available if you are using the Alienbrain version control software.

Show Settings

If you are using the Alienbrain version control software product, it displays the Alienbrain Settings window. See Alienbrain settings configuration.

If you are using the SourceSafe version control software product, it displays the Microsoft VSS settings window. See VSS settings configuration.

Disable Version Control Integration

Disables the use a file management system.

Note

To reactivate version control within the current MotionBuilder session, deselect the Disable Version Control Integration option in the Version Control menu. To reactivate version control in the subsequent MotionBuilder session, after launching MotionBuilder, in the Asset manager selection dialog box, click an asset manager from the list of asset managers and click Select.

For more information, see Version control.