RE: VM-Ware

2013-01-15 Thread Chris Chia
Vmware doesn't support hardware graphic card. Has anyone else using Parallels instead? Anyway, it's possible to run Softimage Linux on a vmware. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Halim Negadi Sent: Tuesday, January 15,

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi Chris, The computer is not on a network, just a single computer. I have had some confusion about what the appropriate host and hostname is/are on linux, so that may be inappropriately labeled. The license server was running. I have not delved into the selinux stuff. I need to know what user

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi Konstatin, I think so too. (display problem) I CAN run other programs but I think it is likely that they were properly installed using the YAST program, and that something was not specified (by me) at installation. I logged in as root, rather than su-c or sudo. No dice. thank you, -e

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
You are using a c-shell and did so during installation? What graphic-card/driver are you running? SE-Linux is disabled? Why Suse? cheers, Thomas Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net hat am 15. Januar 2013 um 14:00 geschrieben: Hi Konstatin, I think so too. (display problem) I CAN run other

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi Thomas, Just tried again, Logged in as root Yes using csh -to start lmgrd -c 'license file' -to start /usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Applcation/bin/xsi Yes used csh to Install, although I could try again. ( take a bit though ) I cannot see if there is SE-Linux on this system or not. I

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
Are you trying to run Softimage as root (which you shouldn't do) or is the error the same no matter if root or regular user? Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net hat am 15. Januar 2013 um 15:01 geschrieben: Hi Thomas, Just tried again, Logged in as root Yes using csh -to start lmgrd -c

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi, Same error either way. Thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 15:16 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: Are you trying to run Softimage as root (which you shouldn't do) or is the error the same no matter if root or regular user? Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net hat am 15. Januar 2013

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
And from that same commandline (what are you using?) you can start other programs like xterm or xeyes or whatever without a problem? If so, I have absolutely no clue what could be going on. If you get the same error something Xauthority related seems to be fxxxed (in that terminal at least) and I

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Stephen Blair
Same problem with a resolution: http://softimage.ru/forums/index.php?s=c55a23a4a3394528f5518d8269a872adshowtopic=6845st=15 On 15/01/2013 9:49 AM, Thomas Volkmann wrote: Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server

RE: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi, yes. xterm. tried xeyes. it works. Well, I have been through this so many times I might have easily messed up something or not done something. Thank You kindly for the help and the suggestion. -e xx I am putting together a mail with all of the relevant information ldd strace

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi, I had thought that might be it. What is the 'user' that xsi runs as? thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 09:55 -0500, Stephen Blair wrote: Same problem with a resolution: http://softimage.ru/forums/index.php?s=c55a23a4a3394528f5518d8269a872adshowtopic=6845st=15 On 15/01/2013 9:49 AM,

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
type whoami in the terminal Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net hat am 15. Januar 2013 um 16:24 geschrieben: Hi, I had thought that might be it. What is the 'user' that xsi runs as? thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 09:55 -0500, Stephen Blair wrote: Same problem with a resolution:

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
you mean, when running ./xsi? root but I get a different error with #xhost +local:linux-hq44 hostname: Name or service not know is the only error. according to the man page for xhost, you can enter user or host, but I get the same error in either case... I think now the problem may be

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
When whoami gives you root, it means you are logged in as root in that terminal. Make sure whoami returns your username (linux-hq44?) before you try to start XSI. Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net hat am 15. Januar 2013 um 16:48 geschrieben: you mean, when running ./xsi? root but I get

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
You mean that particular xterm? (linux-hq44 is the hostname) OK I tried both, same error. Thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 16:58 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: When whoami gives you root, it means you are logged in as root in that terminal. Make sure whoami returns your username

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
mmmhh, ok. you were doing: #xhost +local:hostname try: #xhost +local:username so just to get it right: you open a terminal (xterm?) you run whoami and it prints your username you run: csh (or tcsh) you run: /usr/Application/Softimage/Softimage_20/Application/bin/xsi ERROR you can run xeyes

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi, attached. thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 18:27 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: mmmhh, ok. you were doing: #xhost +local:hostname try: #xhost +local:username so just to get it right: you open a terminal (xterm?) you run whoami and it prints your username you run: csh (or

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Stephen Blair
you get the same errors when you try to source .xsi_2011, right? On 15/01/2013 12:56 PM, Eric Gunther wrote: Hi, attached. thanks, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 18:27 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: mmmhh, ok. you were doing: #xhost +local:hostname try: #xhost +local:username so just to get

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Thomas Volkmann
Unfortunately I'm not in front of a linux-box right now but you could try: xhost +localhost:eric since XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME=localhost I don't know about that one: XAUTHORITY=/var/run/gdm/auth-for-eric-nRFtsF/database I never hat to deal with stuff like that, but that is the direction I would be

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
Hi, I thought at the beginning that I was getting something that had to do with environment stuff. Well, thank you very much for all of your help, -e On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 19:14 +0100, Thomas Volkmann wrote: Unfortunately I'm not in front of a linux-box right now but you could try:

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread olivier jeannel
What is Ciaran's distance field emitter ? Sounds good... Le 15/01/2013 04:38, Andy Moorer a écrit : Hi all. I'm interested in what people consider as the essentials for a small studio Softimage pipeline, in terms of essential tools, scripts and customization. I have my own ideas and opinions

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Daniel Brassard
http://blog.blackredking.org/?p=47 Here you go! On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 1:26 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.frwrote: What is Ciaran's distance field emitter ? Sounds good... Le 15/01/2013 04:38, Andy Moorer a écrit : Hi all. I'm interested in what people consider as the

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Peter Agg
Funnily enough the ones I'm most attached to aren't the big asset management tools; it's my 'Select All Children/Immediate Children/Parents', 'Create Control Root Target', 'Reset Control Root' and 'Parent like Maya' plugins which take the most use. I think the most complicated one there is about

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Gunther
I can't find that file, find: `.xsi_2011': No such file or directory searched the entire hard drive. I hadn't seen it, but that makes me more confident. there is however, an XSI.bin, and in that case I get eric@linux-hq44:/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin ./XSI.bin ./XSI.bin:

Re: Do you have a fluid cache file for me?

2013-01-15 Thread Simon van de Lagemaat
Do you need bgeo content to test or are you all good? On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Schoenberger x...@digidragon.de wrote: ** Houdini bgeo? Not sure if it can spit out any other formats, apparently openVDB is on the way but not sure. OpenVDB will be fully integrated into the next

Re: installing on opensuse64 12.1

2013-01-15 Thread Stephen Blair
Hi The .xsi_2011 file is in /usr/Softimage/Softimage_2011 In my case: cd /usr/Softimage find . -name .xsi_2013_SP1 ./Softimage_2013_SP1/.xsi_2013_SP1 When you run this command: /usr/Application/Softimage/Softimage_2011/Application/bin/xsi it is actually a script that sources .xsi_2011 for

capturing spherical HDRi's?

2013-01-15 Thread Paul Griswold
Hey guys - I've been asked to help out on the show Film Riot, and one of the things we were discussing is creating your own HDR images. I know HDRLabs has a ton of great info, but I was curious to know if anyone else had any good info or resources on the subject that I could pass along. It's

Re: capturing spherical HDRi's?

2013-01-15 Thread Byron Nash
I found the book HDRI Handbook really helpful on that site. I think they have a newer version since I read it. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Paul Griswold pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com wrote: Hey guys - I've been asked to help out on the show Film Riot, and one of the things we

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Andy Moorer
I know, same here... The best scripts I use are tiny, like one that parents offset nulls on every object selected. And a 1-line script that cycles viewport background colors is great for making particles easier to see. Same goes for ice compounds, the simple ones are often the most useful, I

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Simon Anderson
-Zip constrain tool, select 10 objects (A) then select 10 objects (B) and every object gets constrained to there significant other, A1 const B1, A2 const B2. just speeds things up so much. - create cluster with null on each point from a selection of points. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Andy

Re: Adjust Shadow density with Physical Sky/Sun?

2013-01-15 Thread Adam Sale
shadow softness when increased way past one will do this, while also softening the shadow edges. But, yeah, would be nice to decouple those controls. On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Byron Nash byronn...@gmail.com wrote: level of the shadows. I have the Photographic Exposure

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Sebastian Kowalski
jep, the small tools are essential for day to day work. like: -creating a point cloud with an ice tree (!!!) -selection sensitive parenting primitive creation. -all kinds of transform tools. switch transforms, add object(s) under srt at transform or component selection … -uncountable compounds.

Re: Adjust Shadow density with Physical Sky/Sun?

2013-01-15 Thread Jason S
Sorry didn't see your post, didn't know shadow softness also works for shadow transparency thanks! Also saw that there is an extra but one of my sentances :) /On a material level *but* you can pipe Ambient Occlusion nodes in your materials' ambient slot /

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread César Sáez
That happens too! A centralized launcher and some coding standards helps a lot, otherwise everything will be a chaos sooner than later. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Sebastian Kowalski l...@sekow.com wrote: I've wrote so many small tools, that i need a pipeline just for organizing them ;)

ICE rigid bodies

2013-01-15 Thread Nick Angus
Hi folks, I have a simple simulation of particles emitting and colliding with an object, I am using the 'simulate rigid bodies' node to do this. I want to spawn more particles on collision but cannot quite get my head around how. The old method of 'spawn on collision' works fine for non

Re: Adjust Shadow density with Physical Sky/Sun?

2013-01-15 Thread Byron Nash
For the time being, I put an extra infinite light in there pointing straight down. I ran across another post saying you needed to crank the intensity way up to see it. Earlier I couldn't get any lights to make a difference other than the sun but I am now aware of the need for extremely strong

RE: Do you have a fluid cache file for me?

2013-01-15 Thread Schoenberger
Hi No, I only got a handful files. So if you have a file, please upload it to my website. The more files I have, the better I can improve speed. (And for the bafl format the disk size and filtering) Thanks, Holger Schönberger technical director The day has 24 hours, if that does not

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Alan Fregtman
For the quick everyday tools I make strictly for personal use by myself they often end up in my personal toolbar and it's been growing, and growing, and growing... On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:56 PM, César Sáez cesa...@gmail.com wrote: That happens too! A centralized launcher and some coding

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-15 Thread Martin
I guess It will depend on what you are doing. I usually carry always my own modeling tools to do simple things like merge and separate, separate clusters and preserve weights in one click symetrize polygon and weights clean Scene and objects according to the project Mirror and flip FCurves Copy