Simulation Exporter / Baker

As of August 5th, 2025, Golaem will no longer provide direct support.

All support for Autodesk Golaem will now be handled exclusively through Autodesk support channels and this website will be deactivated soon.

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The Golaem Simulation Exporter Tool allows to:

export Golaem simulation CrowdField nodes as Simulation Cache files. which can then be edited using the Simulation Layout Tool and / or rendered.
bake Simulation Cache files linked in a Crowd Render Proxy node as Renderer specific scene files (.vrscene, .rib...) or baked geometry FBX / Alembic files.

LAUNCH

Golaem Shelf: / double click opens the tool and exports the Simulation Cache files with the current values
Golaem Menu: Simulation Exporter
MEL Command: glmCrowdSimulationExporterCmd;

Simulation Cache Parameters	See here for more information.
Batch Export	Exports a MEL file in the directory specified in the Simulation Cache Output Directory. The generated MEL file can be used in a Maya batch process to batch export the simulation. See here for more information.
Export	Once the Simulation parameters are set, this button runs the simulation and exports it. At any time during the export, the process can be stopped by pressing the Esc key.

Crowd Render Proxy Nodes	List of all the available Crowd Render Proxy nodes. Only the Crowd Render Proxies selected in this list will be baked.
Entity Ids	Ids of the Entities which will be baked (separated with ,). Use to fetch the Ids of the entity selected in the Simulation Cache Proxy nodes. You can also specify a range using a dash (for instance '1001-3001')
Start Frame	Start frame from which the simulation will be baked
End Frame	End frame to which the simulation will be baked
Sim. Cache	See here for more information.
FBX	See here for more information.
Alembic	See here for more information.
USD	See here for more information.
Arnold	See here for more information.
V-Ray	See here for more information.
RenderMan	See here for more information.