SVN and Helga access - Revision history

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SVN (Subbversion)

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file structure

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Clients

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Helga

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Helga

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Bassam: Created page with 'Access to Helga and SVN. Helga is a project management/Asset management tool. On the front end, it looks like a webpage with lists of shots and models in the project. Each shot/…'

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Created page with 'Access to Helga and SVN. Helga is a project management/Asset management tool. On the front end, it looks like a webpage with lists of shots and models in the project. Each shot/…'

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Access to Helga and SVN.

Helga is a project management/Asset management tool. On the front end, it looks like a webpage with lists of shots and models in the project. Each shot/model has a preview image, and a short 'blog' where you can put in comments.

Helga also knows who is working on a project, here you can be assigned to work on the shot/model. As you work, post comments in the Shot or Model, with a preview image or movie as an attachment. This makes it easy for the directors to reply with corrections/comments, and let you know when the work is final.

Helga sends email to you on assignments, and lets you know in general how things are going.

SVN (Subbversion)

SVN is what is known as a Version Control System; it can take a collection of files and save them on a server (this is called the ''repository''). Multiple people can '''Check out''' the files on their own machines (these are called ''working copies''). The way they do it is through a client- common ones are:

svn command line client (From a terminal)
rapidsvn (linux)
tortoise svn (windows)
svnX (Mac)

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 For most of us, it acts like a blog or flickr, with each shot having it's own page where you can comment/upload preview images or videos. When you are working on your assigned task and need feedback, upload a comment with a preview, and the feedback will come in the same thread.
-==SVN (Subbversion)==
+==SVN (Subversion)==
 === Repository and Working Copy ===

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 Contains reel.blend, a live edit that links all the shots.
 ===lib===
-Contains files that get linked into the scenes (usually as groups)
+Contains files that get linked into the scenes (usually as groups), also contains Python scripts, textures, etc. etc.
 ====models====
-Here's the meat!
+Here's the meat! All our assets live here, except some really specific things that can just live in their own shots. We categorize so that the number of files in each folder is not so big...
 =====chars=====
-rigged characters such as gilgamesh and the roaches
+rigged characters such as gilgamesh and the roaches, crowd characters, etc.

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 To work with SVN you need a special program installed on your computer. There are many of them, and they are all called '''svn clients'''. Some common ones are:
-* '''svn''' command line client (From a terminal in any OS)
+* '''svn''' command line client (From a terminal in any OS) [http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html packages]
 * '''rapidsvn''' (linux)
-* '''tortoise svn''' (windows)
+* '''tortoise svn''' (windows) [http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html Downloads]
-* '''svnX''' (Mac)
+* '''svnX''' [http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/community/subversion/svnx/download/ Download](Mac)
 ==== Instructions for the SVN terminal client ====

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 == Helga ==
 Access Helga here [http://anim.hampshire.edu Hampshire Animation]
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 If you just received a username your password is blank. Go ''immediately'' to the 'MyHelga' tab, and create a password for yourself you can remember.
 Helga is a project management/Asset management tool. On the front end, it looks like a webpage with lists of shots and models in the project. Each shot/model has a preview image, and a short 'blog' where you can put in comments.
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 Helga sends email to you on assignments, and lets you know in general how things are going.
 ==SVN (Subbversion)==

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 == Helga ==
 Helga is a project management/Asset management tool. On the front end, it looks like a webpage with lists of shots and models in the project. Each shot/model has a preview image, and a short 'blog' where you can put in comments.
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 Helga sends email to you on assignments, and lets you know in general how things are going.
 ==SVN (Subbversion)==

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:40, 2 March 2011
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	''		''
	svn commit''		svn commit''
		+
		+	== file structure ==
		+
		+	Once you have checked out SVN, you have a bunch of files! a quick overview of directory structure follows:
		+
		+	===scenes===
		+	Contains all the shots of the movie!
		+	====act_1====
		+	Shots for act_1, typically one blend file per shot, a1sxx.blend (where xx is the shot number)
		+	====act_2====
		+	Same as act_1, but with a2sxx.blend files.
		+	====act_3====
		+	Same, but here a3sxx.blend
		+	====edits====
		+	Contains reel.blend, a live edit that links all the shots.
		+	===lib===
		+	Contains files that get linked into the scenes (usually as groups)
		+	====models====
		+	Here's the meat!
		+	=====chars=====
		+	rigged characters such as gilgamesh and the roaches

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 To do the initial checkout , run:
-svn checkout PROJECTURL
+''svn checkout PROJECTURL''
 To update a file:
-svn update FILEPATH
+''svn update FILEPATH''
 To update a directory:
+''
-svn update
+svn update''
 (if you are in the top directory of the project it will update all the files in the project)
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 To commit a file:
-svn commit FILEPATH
+''svn commit FILEPATH''
 If you type:
-svn commit
+''svn commit''
 It will commit all things in the current directory.
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 If a file does not exist and you create it, you need to do an extra step before you can type svn commit. This is '''svn add''' which tells svn you are adding the new file:
+''
-svn add FILEPATH
+svn add FILEPATH''
 followed by:
+''
-svn commit
+svn commit''