Jochen Hunz

Tech enthusiast. Loves good UX, food, and nature. Building @anchorpoint_hq. Former senior dev of Cinema 4D @maxonvfx

[Jochen Hunz @HunzJochen]

You want to get started with the @anchorpoint_hq action system? Enable the "Coding Examples" action package. All our actions are #opensource, check them out on @github ✌️😀
https://t.co/xydSdOyWiE

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We are launching our side project “Link Your File” on Product Hunt 👋

Link Your File is tool that allows you to open any file by clicking on a web link. You can launch Photoshop or Sketch directly from Notion without downloading the file. Available as a lifetime purchase.

https://t.co/Ie5KxB0IFN

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Reorganizing files in @UnrealEngine and fixing redirectors is a fragile process.

Unreal uses file paths instead of UUIDs for referencing between assets. When you move a file, it creates a redirect or so the reference is not broken. Here are some tips to make this process less painful.

1. Use version control
Use Anchorpoint, Perforce, Plastic SCM or Git (but don’t use the Unreal Engine Git plugin) so you can always revert back when something breaks

2. Never move files, only move folders
Create new folders, move files and delete the old ones

3. Don't do anything in Windows Explorer

4. Stick to a styleguide (best practices) when setting up the new folder structure
There are plenty of good references out there.

5. Reorganize your project in granular steps
Don't move 1000s files at once

6. Don't create assets with the same name (as the old one) before fixing redirectors

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🔥 New tool: LinkYourFile by @anchorpoint_hq!

"Create a web URL for any file and folder. Paste it into Notion, Jira, Monday, etc. Open that file with a single click from your browser."

👉️ https://t.co/fdLb7F4ylO

#Productivity

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We will be at @devcom_global next week. Who is also coming?

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WIP, improve conflict resolution. Sometimes it happens that 2 members are working on the same file. The next update will make it clearer how to resolve this conflict.

@UnrealEngine #EpicMegaMondays #EpicMegaGrants

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🕹️ Supporting Game Jams

We want to support your next Game Jam by giving you a longer trial period, so you can really tweak and polish your game after the Jam. Winners will also receive a one-year Anchorpoint license for free.

#gamedev #GitHub

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If your #blender thumbnails look odd, there is a script that allows you to launch Blender in the background, open the files and use a screenshot of the viewport as a thumbnail.
Right click: Blender / Render Thumbnail

[Jochen Hunz @HunzJochen]

Locking is really important when working with binary data! I'm so glad we can improve Git to make it even better for real-time projects

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We shipped file locking today!

It works for Git and other projects and should prevent your team from running into conflicts.

In a Git project, files are automatically locked as soon as you edit them, without any check-in/check-out procedure.

https://t.co/Hu8ijLx02o

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We have released another update which includes

- Better help and onboarding with the help sidebar
- Sorting and filtering in Git
- Reordering projects, adding project icons to tabs, and many other small improvements and fixes

Full changelog: https://t.co/Hu8ijLxxRW

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It's the small things that make a great user experience

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A small one, but some of you asked for this

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Good morning @FMX_Conference!Looking forward to seeing many familiar and new faces 👋

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This makes it possible to use Anchorpoint for our code base as well. Super useful feature if you do any c++ coding for @UnrealEngine or c# for @unity

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👷 WIP
Added text display and a visual way to see changes in file versions to make Anchorpoint more developer friendly.

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The @iambellyfant team have been using Anchorpoint for over a year right now. Their animated series has around 30 million views on YouTube.

Their CG supervisor Jason Gagnon finally found the time to give us an interview. Happy reading!

https://t.co/2AE4yv0fyg

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@marvelousdecay Nice comparison! I wonder what happens with scenes that have a huge memory footprint and thus Redshift has to render out of core. Due to the unified memory, the Apple GPU has access to up to 128 GB ram.

[Jochen Hunz @HunzJochen]

@Trinumedia @AnytypeLabs It will work, yes. You can create an "app link" in Anchorpoint to any folder or file of a project and use that app link in any application. See the tutorial for more details: https://t.co/NVuhJct9X0

[Jochen Hunz @HunzJochen]

With Anchorpoint you can connect Notion (or Basecamp, ClickUp, ...) to your working files.

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How to associate Notion with your files and folders

We have created a tutorial that shows you how to associate your files and folders with Notion databases using a URL property. The link is in the comment,

It works with the free version of Anchorpoint.

#Notion

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I really like this release as it adds smaller quality of life features for scripters. You can copy the path to an icon with a right click and use it in your scripts, for example.

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The API for Tasks if finally out. Tasks can be used for ToDos, but also for building an asset database.

You could also build a connector to Notion or other apps using Python and Zapier.

[Jochen Hunz @HunzJochen]

I am currently improving the python API of @anchorpoint_hq. You will be able to create tasks and get and set attributes in your scripts even easier. We are also improving the ability to set icons and colors.
What else would you like to see?

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Exciting to work with such talented and creative people!

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We're delighted to announce our cooperation with @anchorpoint_hq; an Epic Games #MegaGrants recipient that is making collaboration easier for Unreal Engine artists.

#EpicGames #UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDevelopment #GamingIndustry #تطوير_الألعاب

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How to set up a remote workflow

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Remote workflows 101

The six things you need to consider when setting up a remote workflow for a creative team

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