Export Animations

What Animations Can You Export?

You can export and play back pretty much any animation you’d like! With a 16 GB SD card, you will be very hard-pressed to run out of storage space for your animations.

Limitations

Number of Animations

Right now, the firmware is limited to 32 total exported animations. It is possible to increase that number if you need to. Refer to the full Bottango firmware documentation for more details on where to adjust the number. Be sure to also follow the guide on modifying the firmware for a Bottango control board to modify the firmware in a compatible way with the control boards.

No Blending

Note

Animations will start right away when they are triggered. It’s recommended to have your animations end and start in a shared “home” pose. That way, the end of one animation matches the start of another.

Future planned improvements will allow for more procedural blending between arbitrary animation poses. Until that functionality is available, be aware of this limitation.

Exporting Animations

For a complete guide on the process of exporting animations, follow the steps provided in the documentation of the Bottango software:

Exporting Animations Software Guide

Bottango Controls Specifics

Here are a few notes to be aware of when exporting to Bottango control boards.

• You will likely want to choose to export SD card files in the final step. Be sure to put the generated folder at the root of your SD card.
• You can choose to use the built-in A/B/C buttons as the animation trigger type condition if the selected board has those buttons.

Note

In a future version, Bottango will allow sending the animation files directly to the SD card in your control board. For now, mounting the SD card in your computer is required.