Since anima® 5, all the models can be downloaded from the library inside the application, so there is no need to download and install the models manually anymore. This is the preferred process now:
- Using the subscription service of anima® ALL, all the models already appear in your library.
- Using anima® PRO, you can purchase the model in the anima® shop and it will appear as available in the library.
To use them, you simply need to drag and drop any model from the library to the viewport and it will be automatically downloaded, installed, and then used in the scene.
However, we still support the legacy manual processes used in previous versions to install the purchased models and get them into the "Purchases" folder that is defined in anima® preferences panel (menu > preferences). These manual processes are described below:
- Auto-detection: anima will automatically detect and install all the new *.y files found in the windows "downloads" folder. So If you download a purchased collection or any other compressed model, you only need to extract it inside that same folder for anima® to detect it.
- Manual copy: you can install them by manually copying only the "*.y" files directly in the "\purchases\models" folder (for Posed, Rigged and Ambient models) or in the "\purchases\streams" foder (for 4D models).
- Manual drag'n'drop: Drag and drop those *.y files to the anima viewport. Please note that this must be done directly with the *.y files, not the folders or the zipped packages.
You will find more details about this in the following documentaiton: