Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 4:53 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Softimage 2015 Alembic export options
Hi All
I am busy looking at workflows to try and get students to export alembic files
for lighting and rendering.
However Maya 2015 alembic export include options like use world
maya or softimage.
Kind regards
Angus
From: Ho Chung Nguyen [hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com]
Sent: 30 June 2014 09:14 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic export options
Hi Angus
You can find the export options here:
http
what the export defaults are for the Softimage Alembic export
are ?
Kind regards
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...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:06 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Hans forgot to mention that you’d need the PyAlembic package
...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:50 PM
To: No name
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thank you Hans and Ho, this is awesome.
Unfortunately I'm unable to get this plugin to work yet, for some reason its
not finding the python modules you provided
:06 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Hans forgot to mention that you’d need the PyAlembic package for the
plugin to work.
If you have Maya 2015, you can ‘borrow’ their package by copying
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softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you attach
Conceicao
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being
transfered between an animation scene and a render scene.
If in the render scene
by the abc cache
gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False )
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM
To:
softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node
Conceicao
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being
transfered between an animation scene and a render
1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it?
2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by
the abc cache. Should set it to True
gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True)
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On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao
1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that
if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the
issue is in this manual method
2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this
one is sorted but suffers the same time
Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time?
Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off.
Sent from my iPad
On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao
nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote:
1. Yes, same
Duhh, of course, how dumb of me!
Its sorted then :)
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com
wrote:
Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time?
Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is
off.
Sent from my
Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new
features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to
existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier.
Even if its just in the sdk would be great!
Cheers
Nuno
On Fri, May 9,
I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated towards a pointcaching
pipeline as well. Very frustrating not to be able to use it like existing
pc2 etc.
On 9 May 2014 17:36, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote:
Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so
Well apparently you can, but you will need to add quite a few lines of code
per geometry to fix something that could have been just one line if the
attach was supported.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Matt Morris matt...@gmail.com wrote:
I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated
ICETree.
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From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach
Can you explain what you need?
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Anyone found
wrote:
Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it?
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it?
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf
Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently
there is no attach to geometry function.
Also it has no subframe functionality.
Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new
feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point
Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic
Cache node:
P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!?
# HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0:
# #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c
line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5():
Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it?
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach
-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it?
From
Hi Luc-Eric,
I´m a long-term Maya user.
In regards to the Maya interface, I would hope that you guys
could look into the following perception when using Maya:
This should work but there must be a setting that is wrong or off.
--
As an example, Maya2012 had brought new envelope editing
Luc, that sounds like Maya will finally have it's user interface replaced with
a usable interface.
It's still a pity, I'd much rather see you working on Softimage than on
anything else :-/
Five years ago I was arguing with a former colleague that if you'd start to
develop Maya in
the right
marc petit was meant to be that person no? insert meme picture of captain
luc picard holding his head in his hands
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/001/582/picard-facepalm.jpg?1240934151
softimage princess locked up in her tower of doom - who will be her
champion now?
On 20
Given the rate of development judging by past releases I'd say it's off by
at least another
three years, and even only if you guys manage to cram Bifrost into it in a
usable way like ICE
was crammed into Softimage, and do some major rework of the GUI.
ICE in a conversation about usability?
Could we take this Softimage vs. Maya user interface discussion to
somewhere decent?
What would be a good place? Maya forum? Softimage forum?
It's a very interesting topic for sure!
I for my part want to learn Maya a bit more if I find the time, because
I have the feeling that camp-thinking
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind
Sent: 19 November 2013 19:25
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage and Alembic?
How big is the maya team anyway?
-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage
I guess I'll have to be a part of the minority here. I had never
worked with XSI before 2 months ago (although curiously, I got
started in 3D with Softimage ~ 18 years ago). I jumped into ICE a
few days, and it literally took me less than an hour to wrap my head
around
I agree with Sergio.
Lets not oversimplify the user experience. Of course ICE is not a simple
user interface as it is not just some menu/buttons/PPG to clicks on.
But it is very well designed for what it does and it does is quiet well !
I'm still impressed by such technology knowing that XSI was
Yeah, I think there's a big difference between ICE being difficult to
understand and difficult to use. I've seen people with a good maths
background start doing shots after a half hour introduction and I've seen
people with no maths knowledge struggle to use it after years of experience.
I do
To me ICE is an analog to a sort of *space-age programmable calculator*.
Just like with a scientific calculator, if you know a bit of math, you go a
long way! If you haven't grasped math too well yet, it's cool, it'll just
take a little longer to understand and you won't be making the most out of
User Experience Rule 1: Don't use ICE.
User Experience Rule 2: If the user experience doesn't provide what you
need, use ICE.
:)
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.comwrote:
To me ICE is an analog to a sort of *space-age programmable calculator*.
Just like
And I could add:
User Experience Rule 3: If you can't do it in ICE use Fabric Engine :P
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Guillaume Laforge
guillaume.laforge...@gmail.com wrote:
User Experience Rule 1: Don't use ICE.
User Experience Rule 2: If the user experience doesn't provide what you
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the term user experience sounds like some marketing thing, but it's
important. When we worked on xgen, we had technical users who had however
never used xgen coming in a lab, and we studied them trying to complete a
list of preset tasks. then we took the data and changed the xgen user
interface
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage and Alembic?
You should know better to ask a question like that. :-) We're not permitted to
divulge resource levels.
I've replied to some people off list re: Alembic, but if people have questions,
then feel free to contact me.
G
I just checked 2014 features (on 2013 here) and no mention of Alembic, so I
guess it is still not available out of the box.
Does anyone know if AD are perhaps planning to include Softimage in the
Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for Softimage
Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from the factory and our management is asking me if
there are plans to incorporate it in Softimage too.
Thanks
Morten
) and no mention of
Alembic, so I guess it is still not available out of the box.
Does anyone know if AD are perhaps planning to include Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from
Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from the factory and our management is asking
me if there are plans to incorporate it in Softimage too.
Thanks
Morten
Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from the factory and our management is asking
me if there are plans to incorporate it in Softimage too.
Thanks
Morten
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I just checked 2014 features
(on 2013 here) and no mention of Alembic, so I guess it is
still not available out of the box.
Does anyone know if AD are
perhaps planning to include Softimage in the Alembic club
in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from the factory and our management is asking me if
there are plans to incorporate it in Softimage too.
Thanks
Morten
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of Alembic,
so I guess it is still not available out of the box.
Does anyone know if AD are perhaps planning to include Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get Exocortex Crate to get Alembic support for
Softimage. Maya has it from the factory and our management
/2013 7:30 AM, Morten Bartholdy wrote:
I just checked 2014 features (on 2013 here) and no mention of Alembic,
so I guess it is still not available out of the box.
Does anyone know if AD are perhaps planning to include Softimage in
the Alembic club anytime soon?
I know I can go get
19, 2013 6:54 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage and Alembic?
Well, we're responsible for the windows port of Alembic and other
integration work. And we develop feature with it like the GPU cache,
alembic caching in xgen, support in scene assembly and other things
...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Mirko Jankovic
*Sent:* Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:54 PM
*To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
*Subject:* Re: Softimage and Alembic?
Well, we're responsible for the windows port of Alembic and other
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Mirko Jankovic
mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, we're responsible for the windows port of Alembic and other
integration work. And we develop feature with it like the GPU cache,
alembic caching in xgen, support in scene assembly and other things for
How big is the maya team anyway?
-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:24 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage
?
-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:24 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage and Alembic?
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM
so in exchange, can we get Jos Stam to do cloth in XSI?
-Original Message-
From: Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:23 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage and Alembic?
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Mirko Jankovic
mirkoj.anima
On 19/11/2013 2:23 PM, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote:
That's my job even more than ever! I've recently become the head of
the maya user interface team.
We all know where this is going.
One day, the developpers working on Maya will checkout the daily build
and realize there is a new module added
hehe sorry but from what is seen for the past months.. years.. I really
don't see Softimage on Luc-Eric's radar anymore.. hope I'm wrong.. hey
Luc-Eric? :)
Nothing with NDA just checking radar ;)
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 4:11 AM, Francois Lord flordli...@gmail.com wrote:
On 19/11/2013 2:23 PM,
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