1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_points.cc b/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_points.cc
index d5ecf16b793..3a2ca8a1b47 100644
--- a/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_points.cc
+++ b/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_points.cc
@@ -151,6 +151,23 @@ bool AbcPointsReader::valid() const
 	return m_schema.valid();
 }
 
+bool AbcPointsReader::accepts_object_type(const Alembic::AbcCoreAbstract::ObjectHeader &alembic_header,
+                                          const Object *const ob,
+                                          const char **err_str) const
+{
+	if (!Alembic::AbcGeom::IPoints::matches(alembic_header)) {
+		*err_str = "Object type mismatch, Alembic object path pointed to Points when importing, but not any more.";
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (ob->type != OB_EMPTY) {
+		*err_str = "Object type mismatch, Alembic object path points to Points.";
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void AbcPointsReader::readObjectData(Main *bmain, const Alembic::Abc::ISampleSelector &sample_sel)
 {
 	Mesh *mesh = BKE_mesh_add(bmain, m_data_name.c_str());