init

.config/GetStructDir.ps1

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+# Simple helper script to get structDir from project config.json
+# Reads config.json from .config folder in project root
+
+param(
+    [string]$ProjectRoot
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ProjectRoot)) {
+    # Try to determine project root from script location
+    if ($PSScriptRoot) {
+        $ProjectRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+    }
+    elseif ($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path) {
+        $ProjectRoot = Split-Path -Parent (Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Error "Unable to determine project root. Please provide -ProjectRoot parameter."
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+$configPath = Join-Path -Path $ProjectRoot -ChildPath '.config\config.json'
+
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $configPath -PathType Leaf)) {
+    Write-Error "config.json not found at: $configPath"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+try {
+    $config = Get-Content -LiteralPath $configPath -Raw -ErrorAction Stop | ConvertFrom-Json
+    
+    if ($config.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains 'structDir') {
+        $structDir = $config.structDir
+        if ($null -ne $structDir -and ($structDir -isnot [string] -or $structDir.Trim().Length -gt 0)) {
+            # If it's an absolute path, resolve it
+            if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($structDir)) {
+                $resolved = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $structDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                if ($null -ne $resolved) {
+                    Write-Output $resolved.Path
+                    exit 0
+                }
+                Write-Output $structDir
+                exit 0
+            }
+            # Relative path - resolve relative to config location
+            $candidate = Join-Path -Path (Split-Path -Parent $configPath) -ChildPath $structDir
+            $resolvedCandidate = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($null -ne $resolvedCandidate) {
+                Write-Output $resolvedCandidate.Path
+                exit 0
+            }
+            Write-Output $candidate
+            exit 0
+        }
+    }
+    
+    # Default: return the directory containing config.json (project root)
+    Write-Output $ProjectRoot
+    exit 0
+}
+catch {
+    Write-Error "Failed to read or parse config.json: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+    exit 1
+}
+

.config/config.json

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+{
+    "dailyFormat":  "YYYY-MM-DD",
+    "structDir":  "D:\\0 ProjectStructure",
+    "zipper":  "7z",
+    "compression":  0,
+    "Max7zInst":  0
+}

.gitattributes

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+# Git LFS attributes configuration
+# All listed file types will be tracked by Git LFS
+
+# Video files
+*.avi filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.mkv filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.mov filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.MOV filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.mp4 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.webm filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Image files
+*.bmp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.exr filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.gif filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.hdr filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.tga filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.tif filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.tiff filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.webp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# 3D/CG files
+*.3ds filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.abc filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.blend filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.blend1 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.blend2 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bvh filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bvh.gz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.c4d filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.dae filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.fbx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.fbxkey filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ma filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.max filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.mb filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.obj filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.usd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.usdz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.vdb filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bphys filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bobj filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bvel filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bpointcache filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.blob filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.unitypackage filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Houdini files
+*.hiplc filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bgeo filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bgeo.sc filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Flip Fluids cache files
+*.data filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.sqlite3 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ffp3 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Substance files
+*.sbs filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.sbsar filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.spp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Audio files
+*.mp3 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.wav filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.m4a filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.aac filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ogg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.flac filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Archive/Compression files
+*.7z filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.bz2 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.gz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.rar filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.tar filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.zip filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Documents
+*.docx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.xlsx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.eps filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.pdf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Adobe files
+*.aegraphic filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.aep filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.prel filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.prin filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.prmf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.prproj filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ai filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.psd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Davinci Resolve files
+*.dpx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.drp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Data files
+*.h5 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.hdf5 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Other
+*.uni filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.pdn filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.pur filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.db filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Python files
+*.npz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Adobe Alternatives
+*.xcf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.af filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

.gitignore

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+# Blender Studio Git Management - .gitignore
+
+# Blender auto-save files
+*.blend1
+*.blend2
+*.blend3
+*.blend4
+*.blend5
+*.blend6
+*.blend7
+*.blend8
+*.blend9
+*.blend10
+*.blend11
+*.blend12
+*.blend13
+*.blend14
+*.blend15
+*.blend16
+*.blend17
+*.blend18
+*.blend19
+*.blend20
+*.blend21
+*.blend22
+*.blend23
+*.blend24
+*.blend25
+*.blend26
+*.blend27
+*.blend28
+*.blend29
+*.blend30
+*.blend31
+*.blend32
+
+# Blender cache and temporary files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+BL_proxy/
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+desktop.ini
+
+# Editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Large media files (uncomment if you want to exclude rendered outputs)
+# *.mp4
+# *.avi
+# *.mov
+# *.png
+# *.jpg
+# *.jpeg
+# *.exr
+# *.hdr
+# *.tiff
+# *.tga
+
+# Audio files (uncomment if excluding)
+# *.wav
+# *.mp3
+# *.aac
+# *.ogg
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# Python cache
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+
+# Node modules (if using any web tools)
+node_modules/
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# Backup files
+*.bak
+*.backup
+*.old
+
+# Temporary files
+temp/
+tmp/
+cache/ 
+
+Renders/**
+!Renders/_zipped/
+!Renders/_zipped/**
+!Renders/**/
+!Renders/**/*.bat
+!Renders/**/*.log
+seq/
+
+# Premiere
+*.prlock
+Adobe Premiere Pro Video Previews/
+Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Previews/
+Adobe Premiere Pro (Beta) Video Previews/
+Adobe Premiere Pro (Beta) Audio Previews/
+footage/
+plates/
+
+RnR/

Assets/ElevenLabs/NewDaily.bat

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+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+:: Get current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
+    set mm=%%a
+    set dd=%%b
+    set yy=%%c
+)
+set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%
+
+:: Create daily folder
+mkdir "%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%"
+echo Daily folder created: %yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%
+
+pause

Renders/ConfigLoader.ps1

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+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
+    [string]$ProjectPath
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$script:LoaderRoot = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$script:ConfigPath = Join-Path -Path $script:LoaderRoot -ChildPath 'config.json'
+$script:ConfigCache = $null
+
+function Get-ProjectStructureConfig {
+    if ($null -ne $script:ConfigCache) {
+        return $script:ConfigCache
+    }
+
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $script:ConfigPath) {
+        try {
+            $raw = Get-Content -LiteralPath $script:ConfigPath -Raw -ErrorAction Stop
+            if ($raw.Trim().Length -gt 0) {
+                $script:ConfigCache = $raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+                return $script:ConfigCache
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-Warning "Failed to parse config.json: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    $script:ConfigCache = [pscustomobject]@{}
+    return $script:ConfigCache
+}
+
+function Get-ConfigValue {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Name,
+        $Default = $null
+    )
+
+    $config = Get-ProjectStructureConfig
+    if ($config.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains $Name) {
+        $value = $config.$Name
+        if ($null -ne $value -and ($value -isnot [string] -or $value.Trim().Length -gt 0)) {
+            return $value
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $Default
+}
+
+function Get-StructDirectory {
+    # When script is run directly (not dot-sourced), always use script's directory for portability
+    if ($MyInvocation.InvocationName -ne '.') {
+        return $script:LoaderRoot
+    }
+
+    $value = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'structDir'
+    if ($null -eq $value -or [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($value)) {
+        return $script:LoaderRoot
+    }
+
+    if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($value)) {
+        $resolved = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $value -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($null -ne $resolved) { return $resolved.Path }
+        return $value
+    }
+
+    $candidate = Join-Path -Path $script:LoaderRoot -ChildPath $value
+    $resolvedCandidate = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $resolvedCandidate) { return $resolvedCandidate.Path }
+    return $candidate
+}
+
+function Get-ProjectsRoot {
+    $value = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'projectsRoot'
+    if ($null -eq $value -or [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($value)) {
+        $structDir = Get-StructDirectory
+        $parent = Split-Path -Parent $structDir
+        if ($null -eq $parent -or $parent.Length -eq 0 -or $parent -eq $structDir) {
+            return $structDir
+        }
+        return $parent
+    }
+
+    if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($value)) {
+        $resolved = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $value -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($null -ne $resolved) { return $resolved.Path }
+        return $value
+    }
+
+    $candidate = Join-Path -Path $script:LoaderRoot -ChildPath $value
+    $resolvedCandidate = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $resolvedCandidate) { return $resolvedCandidate.Path }
+    return $candidate
+}
+
+function Get-ProjectPathFromUser {
+    param(
+        [string]$Prompt = "Paste the project path to deploy in"
+    )
+
+    do {
+        $inputPath = Read-Host -Prompt $Prompt
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($inputPath)) {
+            Write-Warning "Path cannot be empty. Please try again."
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # Remove quotes if present
+        $inputPath = $inputPath.Trim('"', "'")
+
+        # Try to resolve the path
+        try {
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $inputPath -PathType Container) {
+                $resolved = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $inputPath -ErrorAction Stop
+                return $resolved.Path
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-Warning "Path does not exist or is not a directory: $inputPath"
+                $retry = Read-Host "Try again? (Y/N)"
+                if ($retry -notmatch '^[Yy]') {
+                    return $null
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-Warning "Invalid path: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            $retry = Read-Host "Try again? (Y/N)"
+            if ($retry -notmatch '^[Yy]') {
+                return $null
+            }
+        }
+    } while ($true)
+}
+
+function Use-IsoDailyFormat {
+    $dailyFormat = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'dailyFormat' -Default $true
+    
+    # Handle backward compatibility with boolean values
+    if ($dailyFormat -is [bool]) {
+        return $dailyFormat
+    }
+    
+    # Handle string values
+    if ($dailyFormat -is [string]) {
+        $formatStr = $dailyFormat.Trim()
+        # ISO format contains YYYY-MM-DD pattern
+        if ($formatStr -match 'YYYY-MM-DD' -or $formatStr -match '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}') {
+            return $true
+        }
+        # daily_YYMMDD or other formats are not ISO
+        return $false
+    }
+    
+    # Default to false (not ISO format) for unknown types
+    return $false
+}
+
+function Use-7Zip {
+    $zipper = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'zipper' -Default $true
+    
+    # Handle backward compatibility with boolean values
+    if ($zipper -is [bool]) {
+        return $zipper
+    }
+    
+    # Handle string values
+    if ($zipper -is [string]) {
+        $zipperStr = $zipper.Trim().ToLower()
+        return ($zipperStr -eq '7z')
+    }
+    
+    # Default to false (use zip) for unknown types
+    return $false
+}
+
+function Get-ZipCompressionLevel {
+    $value = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'compression' -Default 9
+    if ($value -is [string]) {
+        $parsed = 0
+        if ([int]::TryParse($value, [ref]$parsed)) {
+            $value = $parsed
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($value -isnot [int]) {
+        return 9
+    }
+
+    return [Math]::Min(9, [Math]::Max(0, $value))
+}
+
+function Update-ConfigStructDir {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$StructDir
+    )
+
+    $config = Get-ProjectStructureConfig
+    $config.structDir = $StructDir
+    
+    try {
+        $json = $config | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+        Set-Content -LiteralPath $script:ConfigPath -Value $json -NoNewline -ErrorAction Stop
+        $script:ConfigCache = $config
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-Warning "Failed to update config.json: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+    }
+}
+
+# If script is run directly (not dot-sourced), prompt for project path and deploy
+# When dot-sourced, InvocationName is '.'; when run directly, it's the script path or name
+if ($MyInvocation.InvocationName -ne '.') {
+    # Update config.json to use script's directory as structDir for portability
+    Update-ConfigStructDir -StructDir $script:LoaderRoot
+    
+    # Use provided ProjectPath parameter, or prompt user if not provided
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ProjectPath)) {
+        $projectPath = Get-ProjectPathFromUser
+    }
+    else {
+        # Remove quotes if present and resolve the provided path
+        $ProjectPath = $ProjectPath.Trim('"', "'")
+        try {
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $ProjectPath -PathType Container) {
+                $projectPath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $ProjectPath -ErrorAction Stop).Path
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-Error "Project path does not exist or is not a directory: $ProjectPath"
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-Error "Unable to resolve project directory: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if ($null -ne $projectPath) {
+        # Deploy batch files and config to the project
+        $structDir = Get-StructDirectory
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $structDir -PathType Container)) {
+            Write-Error "Configured structDir not found: $structDir"
+            exit 1
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $resolvedProject = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $projectPath -ErrorAction Stop).Path
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-Error "Unable to resolve project directory: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            exit 1
+        }
+
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $resolvedProject -PathType Container)) {
+            Write-Error "Project path is not a directory: $resolvedProject"
+            exit 1
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "`nDeploying to: $resolvedProject" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        Write-Host "Struct directory:  $structDir" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+        $specs = @(
+            @{ Name = 'UpdateSequences.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'UpdateSequences.bat' },
+            @{ Name = 'UpdateAllSequences.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'UpdateAllSequences.bat' },
+            @{ Name = 'ZipSeqArchv.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'ZipSeqArchv.bat' },
+            @{ Name = 'UnzipSeqArchv.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'UnzipSeqArchv.bat' },
+            @{ Name = 'NewDaily.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'NewDaily.bat' },
+            @{ Name = '.gitattributes'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'components\gitattributes' },
+            @{ Name = '.gitignore'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'components\gitignore' }
+        )
+
+        # Config files to deploy to projectroot\.config\
+        $configAssets = @(
+            @{ Name = 'config.json'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'config.json' },
+            @{ Name = 'GetStructDir.ps1'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'GetStructDir.ps1' }
+        )
+
+        foreach ($spec in $specs) {
+            if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $spec.Source -PathType Leaf)) {
+                Write-Error "Source file not found: $($spec.Source)"
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($asset in $configAssets) {
+            if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $asset.Source -PathType Leaf)) {
+                Write-Error "Config asset not found: $($asset.Source)"
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Ensure .config directory exists in project root and is hidden
+        $projectConfigDir = Join-Path -Path $resolvedProject -ChildPath '.config'
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $projectConfigDir -PathType Container)) {
+            New-Item -Path $projectConfigDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+            Write-Host "Created .config directory: $projectConfigDir" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        }
+        # Set hidden attribute on .config directory
+        $folder = Get-Item -LiteralPath $projectConfigDir -Force
+        $folder.Attributes = $folder.Attributes -bor [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden
+
+        $touchedDirs = @{}
+        $summary = @()
+
+        foreach ($spec in $specs) {
+            Write-Host "`n=== Updating $($spec.Name) ===" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+
+            $targets = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $resolvedProject -Recurse -Filter $spec.Name -File -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            $targets = $targets | Where-Object { $_.FullName -ne $spec.Source }
+
+            if (-not $targets) {
+                Write-Host "No targets found." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                $summary += [pscustomobject]@{
+                    Name     = $spec.Name
+                    Updated  = 0
+                    Failed   = 0
+                    Skipped  = 0
+                    Total    = 0
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+
+            $updated = 0
+            $failed = 0
+
+            foreach ($target in $targets) {
+                try {
+                    Copy-Item -Path $spec.Source -Destination $target.FullName -Force
+                    # Set hidden attribute for .gitattributes and .gitignore files
+                    if ($spec.Name -eq '.gitattributes' -or $spec.Name -eq '.gitignore') {
+                        $file = Get-Item -LiteralPath $target.FullName -Force
+                        $file.Attributes = $file.Attributes -bor [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden
+                    }
+                    Write-Host "[OK] $($target.FullName)" -ForegroundColor Green
+                    $updated++
+
+                    $targetDir = $target.Directory.FullName
+                    if (-not $touchedDirs.ContainsKey($targetDir)) {
+                        $touchedDirs[$targetDir] = $true
+                    }
+                }
+                catch {
+                    Write-Host "[FAIL] $($target.FullName)" -ForegroundColor Red
+                    Write-Host "  $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor DarkRed
+                    $failed++
+                }
+            }
+
+            $summary += [pscustomobject]@{
+                Name     = $spec.Name
+                Updated  = $updated
+                Failed   = $failed
+                Skipped  = 0
+                Total    = @($targets).Count
+            }
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "`n=== Summary ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        foreach ($item in $summary) {
+            Write-Host ("{0,-22} Updated: {1,3}  Failed: {2,3}  Total: {3,3}" -f $item.Name, $item.Updated, $item.Failed, $item.Total)
+        }
+
+        if (($summary | Measure-Object -Property Failed -Sum).Sum -gt 0) {
+            Write-Host "Completed with errors." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+            exit 1
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "All batch files refreshed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+        # Deploy ZipSeqArchv.bat and UnzipSeqArchv.bat to \Renders
+        Write-Host "`n=== Deploying ZipSeqArchv.bat and UnzipSeqArchv.bat to \Renders ===" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+        $rendersDir = Join-Path -Path $resolvedProject -ChildPath 'Renders'
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $rendersDir -PathType Container)) {
+            New-Item -Path $rendersDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+            Write-Host "Created Renders directory: $rendersDir" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        }
+        $zipFiles = @(
+            @{ Name = 'ZipSeqArchv.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'ZipSeqArchv.bat' },
+            @{ Name = 'UnzipSeqArchv.bat'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'UnzipSeqArchv.bat' }
+        )
+        foreach ($zipFile in $zipFiles) {
+            $targetPath = Join-Path -Path $rendersDir -ChildPath $zipFile.Name
+            try {
+                Copy-Item -Path $zipFile.Source -Destination $targetPath -Force
+                Write-Host "[OK] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "[FAIL] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Red
+                Write-Host "  $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor DarkRed
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Deploy .gitattributes and .gitignore to project root if they don't exist
+        Write-Host "`n=== Deploying .gitattributes and .gitignore to project root ===" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+        $gitFiles = @(
+            @{ Name = '.gitattributes'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'components\gitattributes' },
+            @{ Name = '.gitignore'; Source = Join-Path -Path $structDir -ChildPath 'components\gitignore' }
+        )
+        foreach ($gitFile in $gitFiles) {
+            $targetPath = Join-Path -Path $resolvedProject -ChildPath $gitFile.Name
+            try {
+                Copy-Item -Path $gitFile.Source -Destination $targetPath -Force
+                # Set hidden attribute on the file
+                $file = Get-Item -LiteralPath $targetPath -Force
+                $file.Attributes = $file.Attributes -bor [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden
+                Write-Host "[OK] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "[FAIL] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Red
+                Write-Host "  $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor DarkRed
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Deploy config files to projectroot\.config\
+        Write-Host "`n=== Deploying config files to .config\ ===" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+        foreach ($asset in $configAssets) {
+            $targetPath = Join-Path -Path $projectConfigDir -ChildPath $asset.Name
+            try {
+                Copy-Item -Path $asset.Source -Destination $targetPath -Force
+                Write-Host "[OK] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "[FAIL] $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Red
+                Write-Host "  $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor DarkRed
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "`nConfig files deployed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+        Write-Host "Deployment completed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+        exit 0
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Host "No project path provided." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        exit 1
+    }
+}

Renders/UnzipSeqArchv.bat

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+@echo off
+setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+set "REN_DIR=%~dp0"
+for %%I in ("%REN_DIR%..") do set "PROJ_ROOT=%%~fI"
+
+set "CONFIG_DIR=%PROJ_ROOT%\.config"
+set "CONFIG_PATH=%CONFIG_DIR%\config.json"
+set "GET_STRUCT_DIR=%CONFIG_DIR%\GetStructDir.ps1"
+
+if not exist "%CONFIG_PATH%" (
+    echo [ERROR] config.json not found at %CONFIG_PATH%
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "%GET_STRUCT_DIR%" (
+    echo [ERROR] GetStructDir.ps1 not found at %GET_STRUCT_DIR%
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command ^
+    "Set-StrictMode -Version Latest; $structDir = & '%GET_STRUCT_DIR%' -ProjectRoot '%PROJ_ROOT%'; if (-not $structDir) { throw \"Failed to get structDir from GetStructDir.ps1\" }; $pyPath = Join-Path $structDir 'zip_sequences.py'; if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pyPath)) { throw \"zip_sequences.py not found at $pyPath\" }; Write-Output $pyPath"`) do set "PY_SCRIPT=%%I"
+
+if not defined PY_SCRIPT (
+    echo [ERROR] Unable to resolve zip_sequences.py path from config.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+pushd "%PROJ_ROOT%" >nul 2>&1
+
+python "%PY_SCRIPT%" --mode expand --verbose %*
+set "ERR=!ERRORLEVEL!"
+
+if not "!ERR!"=="0" (
+    echo Failed to expand render sequence archives (exit code !ERR!).
+)
+
+popd >nul 2>&1
+exit /b !ERR!
+

Renders/UpdateSequences.bat

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+@echo off
+setlocal EnableExtensions
+
+set "script_dir=%~dp0"
+set "current_dir=%CD%"
+set "PROJ_ROOT="
+
+REM First, check project level (one directory up from current) - most common case
+for %%I in ("%current_dir%..") do set "project_level=%%~fI"
+set "project_config=%project_level%\.config\config.json"
+if exist "%project_config%" (
+    set "PROJ_ROOT=%project_level%"
+)
+
+REM If not found at project level, search up from current working directory
+if not defined PROJ_ROOT (
+    for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Set-StrictMode -Version Latest; $dir = '%current_dir%'; $found = $null; while ($dir -and -not $found) { $configPath = Join-Path $dir '.config\config.json'; if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $configPath) { $found = $dir; break }; $parent = Split-Path -Parent $dir; if ($parent -eq $dir) { break }; $dir = $parent }; if ($found) { Write-Output $found } else { Write-Output '' }"`) do set "PROJ_ROOT=%%I"
+)
+
+REM If still not found, try searching from script location
+if not defined PROJ_ROOT (
+    for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Set-StrictMode -Version Latest; $dir = '%script_dir%'; $found = $null; while ($dir -and -not $found) { $configPath = Join-Path $dir '.config\config.json'; if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $configPath) { $found = $dir; break }; $parent = Split-Path -Parent $dir; if ($parent -eq $dir) { break }; $dir = $parent }; if ($found) { Write-Output $found } else { Write-Output '' }"`) do set "PROJ_ROOT=%%I"
+)
+
+REM Fallback: try original logic (script in 3 ProjectStructure)
+if not defined PROJ_ROOT (
+    for %%I in ("%script_dir%..\..") do set "PROJ_ROOT=%%~fI"
+)
+
+set "CONFIG_DIR=%PROJ_ROOT%\.config"
+set "CONFIG_PATH=%CONFIG_DIR%\config.json"
+
+if not exist "%CONFIG_PATH%" (
+    echo [ERROR] config.json not found at %CONFIG_PATH%
+    if defined project_config (
+        echo Also checked: %project_config%
+    )
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+set "GET_STRUCT_DIR=%CONFIG_DIR%\GetStructDir.ps1"
+
+if not exist "%GET_STRUCT_DIR%" (
+    echo [ERROR] GetStructDir.ps1 not found at %GET_STRUCT_DIR%
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command ^
+    "Set-StrictMode -Version Latest; $structDir = & '%GET_STRUCT_DIR%' -ProjectRoot '%PROJ_ROOT%'; if (-not $structDir) { throw \"Failed to get structDir from GetStructDir.ps1\" }; $ps1Path = Join-Path $structDir 'UpdateSequences.ps1'; if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $ps1Path)) { throw \"UpdateSequences.ps1 not found at $ps1Path\" }; Write-Output $ps1Path"`) do set "ps1=%%I"
+
+if not defined ps1 (
+    echo [ERROR] Unable to resolve UpdateSequences.ps1 path from config.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo   Running PowerShell update script...
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%ps1%"
+set "rc=%errorlevel%"
+echo PowerShell exited with RC=%rc%
+echo Done.
+pause >nul
+exit /b %rc%

Renders/ZipSeqArchv.bat

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+@echo off
+setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+set "REN_DIR=%~dp0"
+for %%I in ("%REN_DIR%..") do set "PROJ_ROOT=%%~fI"
+
+set "CONFIG_DIR=%PROJ_ROOT%\.config"
+set "CONFIG_PATH=%CONFIG_DIR%\config.json"
+set "GET_STRUCT_DIR=%CONFIG_DIR%\GetStructDir.ps1"
+
+if not exist "%CONFIG_PATH%" (
+    echo [ERROR] config.json not found at %CONFIG_PATH%
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "%GET_STRUCT_DIR%" (
+    echo [ERROR] GetStructDir.ps1 not found at %GET_STRUCT_DIR%
+    echo Please run ConfigLoader.ps1 to deploy helper files.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command ^
+    "Set-StrictMode -Version Latest; $structDir = & '%GET_STRUCT_DIR%' -ProjectRoot '%PROJ_ROOT%'; if (-not $structDir) { throw \"Failed to get structDir from GetStructDir.ps1\" }; $pyPath = Join-Path $structDir 'zip_sequences.py'; if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pyPath)) { throw \"zip_sequences.py not found at $pyPath\" }; Write-Output $pyPath"`) do set "PY_SCRIPT=%%~I"
+
+if not defined PY_SCRIPT (
+    echo [ERROR] Unable to resolve zip_sequences.py path from config.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+pushd "%PROJ_ROOT%" >nul 2>&1
+
+python "%PY_SCRIPT%" --verbose %*
+set "ERR=!ERRORLEVEL!"
+
+popd >nul 2>&1
+
+if !ERR! NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to update render sequence archives ^(exit code !ERR!^).
+    exit /b !ERR!
+)
+
+exit /b 0
+

Renders/config.json

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+{
+    "dailyFormat":  "YYYY-MM-DD",
+    "structDir":  "D:\\0 ProjectStructure",
+    "zipper":  "7z",
+    "compression":  0,
+    "Max7zInst":  0
+}