RE: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-13 Thread Chris Chia
Hi Stefan,
Thanks for the repro steps and I am able to repro the crash.
As for Why does the output type change at all? The instance is a piece of 
geometry just like the non-instanced sphere, or at least it should be 
interpreted like that, I will file this as an improvement.
Many thanks.

Chris

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Kubicek
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:39 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Hi Chris,

here are the steps to reproduce:

1 Create a point cloud with an ice tree (simulated or not does not matter).
2 Create a sphere and make a model from it, make an instance of that model.
3 Create another sphere without a model, create a group with the second sphere 
as it's _only_ member.
4 In the ice tree of the point cloud, create an Emit from Geometry node, 
connect it to the ICE Tree's Port 1.
5 From an explorer, drag the group containing the sphere into the point cloud's 
ICE tree  (Get Group node is created), plug it into the Emitter 1 port of the 
Emit from Geometry node.
6 In the explorer, drag the model instance we created before into the group - 
Soft crashes.

Thanks for looking into it. From what I can tell the Get Data node tries to 
adapt to the changing input data by changing the output data type. Something 
downstream doesn't seem to like that. The question is: Why does the output type 
change at all? The instance is a piece of geometry just like the non-instanced 
sphere, or at least it should be interpreted like that.

That seems to crash both 2012 and 2013. It seems nobody ever tried emitting 
particles from instanced geometry?

  Stefan


 Hi Stefan,
 Would you mind if you could share the 'group with model having referenced 
 iceteee' crash scene?

 And did you work on 2013SP1?

 Chris


 On 8 Aug, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Stefan Kubicek s...@tidbit-images.com wrote:

 Guys,

 I just had a different hickup with the exact same setup where 
 suddenly collision with one of my collision objects would suddenly 
 not work anymore. After saving and reloading the scene it went back 
 to normal behavior. Something _is_ afoul with Bullet RBD in ICE, see my 
 other post from yesterday regarding different issues.

 And I just hit yet another one: When assigning an instanced model to a group 
 thats already referenced in an ICE tree (e.g. as a GetData node from a drag 
 and drop action from explorer into the ice tree) and that node is already 
 connected to another node Softimage will bomb out to the CER form and then 
 exit.
 Correction: This one has nothing to do with Bullet RBD, it even happens with 
 the basic Emit from geometry preset ICE Tree.

 Hi,
 I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, 
 where I'm trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 
 0,1).
 Testing 2013SP1.
 As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), 
 particles tend to penetrate/clump.
 Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles 
 push themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation 
 continues normally, with no penetrations.
 A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

 Video (possibly not converted yet):
 https://vimeo.com/47089050

 Scene:
 http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

 Thanks a lot!
 Eugen







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Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-12 Thread Stefan Kubicek

Hi Chris,

here are the steps to reproduce:

1 Create a point cloud with an ice tree (simulated or not does not matter).
2 Create a sphere and make a model from it, make an instance of that model.
3 Create another sphere without a model, create a group with the second sphere 
as it's _only_ member.
4 In the ice tree of the point cloud, create an Emit from Geometry node, connect it to 
the ICE Tree's Port 1.
5 From an explorer, drag the group containing the sphere into the point cloud's ICE tree  
(Get Group node is created), plug it into the Emitter 1 port of the Emit from 
Geometry node.
6 In the explorer, drag the model instance we created before into the group - 
Soft crashes.

Thanks for looking into it. From what I can tell the Get Data node tries to 
adapt to the changing input data
by changing the output data type. Something downstream doesn't seem to like 
that. The question is: Why does the output type change at all? The instance is 
a piece of geometry just like the non-instanced sphere, or at least it should 
be interpreted like that.

That seems to crash both 2012 and 2013. It seems nobody ever tried emitting 
particles from instanced geometry?

 Stefan



Hi Stefan,
Would you mind if you could share the 'group with model having referenced 
iceteee' crash scene?

And did you work on 2013SP1?

Chris


On 8 Aug, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Stefan Kubicek s...@tidbit-images.com wrote:


Guys,

I just had a different hickup with the exact same setup where suddenly 
collision with one of my
collision objects would suddenly not work anymore. After saving and reloading 
the scene it
went back to normal behavior. Something _is_ afoul with Bullet RBD in ICE, see 
my other post from yesterday
regarding different issues.

And I just hit yet another one: When assigning an instanced model to a group 
thats already referenced in an ICE tree (e.g. as a GetData node from a drag and 
drop action from explorer into the ice tree) and that node is already connected 
to another node Softimage will bomb out to the CER form and then exit.
Correction: This one has nothing to do with Bullet RBD, it even happens with the basic 
Emit from geometry preset ICE Tree.


Hi,
I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where
I'm trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
Testing 2013SP1.
As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason),
particles tend to penetrate/clump.
Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push
themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues
normally, with no penetrations.
A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

Video (possibly not converted yet):
https://vimeo.com/47089050

Scene:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

Thanks a lot!
Eugen








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Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-10 Thread Eugen Sares

Great! Thank you, Chris.


Am 10.08.2012 12:48, schrieb Chris Chia:

Hi Eugen,
The bullet rigid bodies defect has been logged.
We will quickly look into it.

Regards,
Chris

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 5:56 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Am 09.08.2012 10:46, schrieb Chris Chia:

Hi Eugen,
Are you on SI2013SP1?

Yes.

I will check with the other version if needed...

Chris

On 9 Aug, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:


Hello Chris,
tried a precision value of 1000. Still the spheres overlap.
Also, thought that a slower trajectory might give the collision check a better 
chance, and reduced gravity. Does not help.

That burst effect was collision check suddenly working at a certain particle 
count, but I could not reproduce it any more.
- a bug most certainly, don't you think?

Thanks!
Best regards,
Eugen


Try tweaking the precision value if you strictly don't want any particles to 
touch one another. A quick prove: something like 1000 should fix the 
penetration problem; but of course resulting in an extreme slowdown in 
performance.

And no out burst at frames when running that simulation.

Cheers.
Chris

On 8 Aug, 2012, at 12:38 AM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:


Am 07.08.2012 17:27, schrieb Jeff McFall:

I ran the sim all the way through and it looks correct here.  None of the burst 
effect from the video.

Thanks for answering, Jeff!
Do the particles penetrate each other? They do here.

in your video example it almost looks like the particle count suddenly jumps

Nope, the count is continuous.

Strangely, after closing and opening the scene, the burst effect at frame 200 
does not show up any more, meaning the particles overlap quite often.
Weird...
Precision is set to 60 in the Simulate node. Am I missing some other parameter 
relevant for collision?


Jeff


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Hi,
I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where I'm 
trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
Testing 2013SP1.
As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), particles 
tend to penetrate/clump.
Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push 
themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues normally, 
with no penetrations.
A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

Video (possibly not converted yet):
https://vimeo.com/47089050

Scene:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

Thanks a lot!
Eugen











Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-09 Thread Chris Chia
Hi Eugen,
Are you on SI2013SP1?
I will check with the other version if needed...

Chris 

On 9 Aug, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:

 Hello Chris,
 tried a precision value of 1000. Still the spheres overlap.
 Also, thought that a slower trajectory might give the collision check a 
 better chance, and reduced gravity. Does not help.
 
 That burst effect was collision check suddenly working at a certain 
 particle count, but I could not reproduce it any more.
 - a bug most certainly, don't you think?
 
 Thanks!
 Best regards,
 Eugen
 
 Try tweaking the precision value if you strictly don't want any particles to 
 touch one another. A quick prove: something like 1000 should fix the 
 penetration problem; but of course resulting in an extreme slowdown in 
 performance.
 
 And no out burst at frames when running that simulation.
 
 Cheers.
 Chris
 
 On 8 Aug, 2012, at 12:38 AM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:
 
 Am 07.08.2012 17:27, schrieb Jeff McFall:
 I ran the sim all the way through and it looks correct here.  None of the 
 burst effect from the video.
 Thanks for answering, Jeff!
 Do the particles penetrate each other? They do here.
 
 in your video example it almost looks like the particle count suddenly 
 jumps
 
 Nope, the count is continuous.
 
 Strangely, after closing and opening the scene, the burst effect at frame 
 200 does not show up any more, meaning the particles overlap quite often.
 Weird...
 Precision is set to 60 in the Simulate node. Am I missing some other 
 parameter relevant for collision?
 
 Jeff
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 AM
 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
 Subject: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000
 
 Hi,
 I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where 
 I'm trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
 Testing 2013SP1.
 As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), 
 particles tend to penetrate/clump.
 Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push 
 themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues 
 normally, with no penetrations.
 A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.
 
 Video (possibly not converted yet):
 https://vimeo.com/47089050
 
 Scene:
 http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5
 
 Thanks a lot!
 Eugen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-09 Thread Eugen Sares

Am 09.08.2012 10:46, schrieb Chris Chia:

Hi Eugen,
Are you on SI2013SP1?

Yes.

I will check with the other version if needed...

Chris

On 9 Aug, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:


Hello Chris,
tried a precision value of 1000. Still the spheres overlap.
Also, thought that a slower trajectory might give the collision check a better 
chance, and reduced gravity. Does not help.

That burst effect was collision check suddenly working at a certain particle 
count, but I could not reproduce it any more.
- a bug most certainly, don't you think?

Thanks!
Best regards,
Eugen


Try tweaking the precision value if you strictly don't want any particles to 
touch one another. A quick prove: something like 1000 should fix the 
penetration problem; but of course resulting in an extreme slowdown in 
performance.

And no out burst at frames when running that simulation.

Cheers.
Chris

On 8 Aug, 2012, at 12:38 AM, Eugen Sares softim...@keyvis.at wrote:


Am 07.08.2012 17:27, schrieb Jeff McFall:

I ran the sim all the way through and it looks correct here.  None of the burst 
effect from the video.

Thanks for answering, Jeff!
Do the particles penetrate each other? They do here.

in your video example it almost looks like the particle count suddenly jumps

Nope, the count is continuous.

Strangely, after closing and opening the scene, the burst effect at frame 200 
does not show up any more, meaning the particles overlap quite often.
Weird...
Precision is set to 60 in the Simulate node. Am I missing some other parameter 
relevant for collision?


Jeff


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Hi,
I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where I'm 
trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
Testing 2013SP1.
As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), particles 
tend to penetrate/clump.
Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push 
themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues normally, 
with no penetrations.
A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

Video (possibly not converted yet):
https://vimeo.com/47089050

Scene:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

Thanks a lot!
Eugen











Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-08 Thread Chris Chia
Hi Stefan,
Would you mind if you could share the 'group with model having referenced 
iceteee' crash scene?

And did you work on 2013SP1?

Chris


On 8 Aug, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Stefan Kubicek s...@tidbit-images.com wrote:

 Guys,
 
 I just had a different hickup with the exact same setup where suddenly 
 collision with one of my
 collision objects would suddenly not work anymore. After saving and reloading 
 the scene it
 went back to normal behavior. Something _is_ afoul with Bullet RBD in ICE, 
 see my other post from yesterday
 regarding different issues.
 
 And I just hit yet another one: When assigning an instanced model to a group 
 thats already referenced in an ICE tree (e.g. as a GetData node from a drag 
 and drop action from explorer into the ice tree) and that node is already 
 connected to another node Softimage will bomb out to the CER form and then 
 exit.
 Correction: This one has nothing to do with Bullet RBD, it even happens with 
 the basic Emit from geometry preset ICE Tree.
 
 Hi,
 I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where
 I'm trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
 Testing 2013SP1.
 As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason),
 particles tend to penetrate/clump.
 Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push
 themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues
 normally, with no penetrations.
 A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.
 
 Video (possibly not converted yet):
 https://vimeo.com/47089050
 
 Scene:
 http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5
 
 Thanks a lot!
 Eugen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 ---
 Stefan Kubicek   Co-founder
 ---
  keyvis digital imagery
 Wehrgasse 9 - Grüner Hof
   1050 Vienna  Austria
Phone:+43/699/12614231
 --- www.keyvis.at  ste...@keyvis.at ---
 --  This email and its attachments are
 --confidential and for the recipient only--
 
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RE: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-07 Thread Jeff McFall
I ran the sim all the way through and it looks correct here.  None of the burst 
effect from the video.


in your video example it almost looks like the particle count suddenly jumps


Jeff


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Hi,
I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where I'm 
trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1). 
Testing 2013SP1.
As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), particles 
tend to penetrate/clump.
Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push 
themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues normally, 
with no penetrations.
A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

Video (possibly not converted yet):
https://vimeo.com/47089050

Scene:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

Thanks a lot!
Eugen










RE: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-07 Thread Jeff McFall
they do not appear to intersect in my sim here.

I did notice that they do seem to intersect prior to the burst in your video, 
but I could not tell for sure.
Also I tried to compare the last frame resting positions of the particles in my 
sim and they were close but not exact to that you posted, for whatever that is 
worth.

Strange effect as it seems to be a pretty basic setup.  Precision here is 60 as 
well. 
That is weird.I would think it should work as is.
Reboot and a fresh cup of coffee?













-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 12:38 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  4000

Am 07.08.2012 17:27, schrieb Jeff McFall:
 I ran the sim all the way through and it looks correct here.  None of the 
 burst effect from the video.
Thanks for answering, Jeff!
Do the particles penetrate each other? They do here.

in your video example it almost looks like the particle count suddenly jumps

Nope, the count is continuous.

Strangely, after closing and opening the scene, the burst effect at frame 200 
does not show up any more, meaning the particles overlap quite often.
Weird...
Precision is set to 60 in the Simulate node. Am I missing some other parameter 
relevant for collision?


 Jeff


 -Original Message-
 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen 
 Sares
 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 AM
 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
 Subject: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count  
 4000

 Hi,
 I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where I'm 
 trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
 Testing 2013SP1.
 As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason), particles 
 tend to penetrate/clump.
 Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push 
 themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues 
 normally, with no penetrations.
 A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

 Video (possibly not converted yet):
 https://vimeo.com/47089050

 Scene:
 http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

 Thanks a lot!
 Eugen













Re: Particle collision behaves differently after particle count 4000

2012-08-07 Thread Stefan Kubicek

Guys,

I just had a different hickup with the exact same setup where suddenly 
collision with one of my
collision objects would suddenly not work anymore. After saving and reloading 
the scene it
went back to normal behavior. Something _is_ afoul with Bullet RBD in ICE, see 
my other post from yesterday
regarding different issues.

And I just hit yet another one: When assigning an instanced model to a group 
thats already referenced in an ICE tree (e.g. as a GetData node from a drag and 
drop action from explorer into the ice tree) and that node is already connected 
to another node Softimage will bomb out to the CER form and then exit.
Correction: This one has nothing to do with Bullet RBD, it even happens with the basic 
Emit from geometry preset ICE Tree.


Hi,
I've got a simple setup here with Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies, where
I'm trying to fill a volume with small spherical particles (radius 0,1).
Testing 2013SP1.
As long as the particle count is below 4000 (for whatever reason),
particles tend to penetrate/clump.
Suddenly at the frame where the count reaches 4000, all particles push
themselves out of their neighbours at once, then simulation continues
normally, with no penetrations.
A bug? I didn't touch any simulation range settings.

Video (possibly not converted yet):
https://vimeo.com/47089050

Scene:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c0xke5

Thanks a lot!
Eugen








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---
  keyvis digital imagery
 Wehrgasse 9 - Grüner Hof
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Phone:+43/699/12614231
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