Animation system for managing scene constraints for pose-based caching

An animation system comprising:

• a computing platform including a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code;
• the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
• receive a pose data including rig control values for each of a plurality of animation rigs;
• for each animation rig, store its rig control values in respective rig control caches identified with the animation rig;
• receive a constraint data linking one animation rig to one rig control cache identified with any of the plurality of animation rigs;
• receive a change data for one rig control value of the one animation rig;
• update the one rig control value based on the change data;
• and
• clear the one rig control cache linked with the one animation rig;
• wherein updating any rig control value of the one animation rig results in clearing the one rig control cache linked with the one animation rig, and wherein the constraint data further links an animation rig identified with the one rig control cache to another rig control cache identified with another animation rig, and wherein updating any rig control value of the one animation rig results in clearing the another rig control cache identified with the another animation rig.

A method for use by an animation system including a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code, the method comprising:

• receiving, using the hardware processor, a pose data including rig control values for each of a plurality of animation rigs;
• for each animation rig, storing, using the hardware processor, its rig control values in respective rig control caches identified with the animation rig;
• receiving, using the hardware processor, a constraint data linking one animation rig to one rig control cache identified with any of the plurality of animation rigs, the constraint data further linking the one animation rig to at least another rig control cache identified with any of the plurality of animation rigs;
• receiving, using the hardware processor, a change data for one rig control value of the one animation rig;
• updating, using the hardware processor, the one rig control value based on the change data;
• and
• clearing, using the hardware processor, the one rig control cache linked with the one animation rig;
• wherein updating any rig control value of the one animation rig results in clearing the one rig control cache and the at least another rig control cache linked with the one animation rig.