Re: Drawable Facial Rig

[Nicolas Esposito]

Wow! this is impressive RnD!
+1 for Fabric to come up with something better then this :-)

2014-10-02 6:42 GMT+02:00 Eugene Flormata :

> amazing! i hope fabric engine takes note for this
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Ed Schiffer  wrote:
>
>> I've never seen a drawing facil rig before, I think this is quite unique!
>> ::
>>
>> http://lesterbanks.com/2014/10/drawable-facial-rig-will-amaze/
>>
>> --
>> www.edschiffer.com
>>
>
>

Re: Drawable Facial Rig

[Eugene Flormata]

amazing! i hope fabric engine takes note for this

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Ed Schiffer  wrote:

> I've never seen a drawing facil rig before, I think this is quite unique!
> ::
>
> http://lesterbanks.com/2014/10/drawable-facial-rig-will-amaze/
>
> --
> www.edschiffer.com
>

SDK: C++ Custom Operator port connections

[Matt Lind]

I have a Custom Operator written using the C++ SDK, and it uses dynamic port 
connections.

1) From inside the _Update() callback, how can I determine the number of 
connected ports in a dynamic custom operator where the number of input ports is 
arbitrary and not known ahead of time?  For example, the envelope operator - 
how does it know how many deformers and kinematic state properties are plugged 
into it?

2) How can I determine if an individual port is connected to anything?  So far 
I've been creating an object of the expected type then calling .IsValid().

For example:

X3DObject oObject = oOperator.GetInput( PortIndex );
If ( !oObject.IsValid() )
{
return( CStatus::Fail );
}

Is this the recommended way to validate a port connection?


Thanks,



Matt

Re: Glasswoks Lycra

[Sebastien Sterling]

Looks like a bloody intense pitch meeting ;).

On 2 October 2014 01:50, David Barosin  wrote:

> Wow.  Cool idea and great execution!
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Byron Nash  wrote:
>
>> Very nice spot.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:41 AM, Alastair Hearsum <
>> hear...@glassworks.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>  Thanks for the compliment.
>>> Yes Softimage and Redshift
>>> Great result from the team here at Glassworks and such a good director
>>> work with.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Alastair Hearsum
>>> Head of 3d
>>> [image: GLASSWORKS]
>>>  [image: Facebook]
>>>  [image:
>>> Twitter]  [image: Vimeo]
>>>  [image: Instagram]
>>> 
>>>  See our latest work *here*. 
>>>  33/34 Great Pulteney Street
>>> London
>>> W1F 9NP
>>> T +44 (0)20 7434 1182
>>> glassworks.co.uk 
>>>  Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at
>>> glassworks.co.uk
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>>> 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 86729)
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>>>  On 30/09/2014 18:55, olivier jeannel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.glassworks.co.uk/video/lycra-moves-you&search-type=all&term=all
>>>
>>> Beautifull film, out of curiousity are we still speaking softimage here
>>> ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Re: Glasswoks Lycra

[David Barosin]

Wow.  Cool idea and great execution!

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Byron Nash  wrote:

> Very nice spot.
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:41 AM, Alastair Hearsum  > wrote:
>
>>  Thanks for the compliment.
>> Yes Softimage and Redshift
>> Great result from the team here at Glassworks and such a good director
>> work with.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Alastair Hearsum
>> Head of 3d
>> [image: GLASSWORKS]
>>  [image: Facebook]
>>  [image:
>> Twitter]  [image: Vimeo]
>>  [image: Instagram]
>> 
>>  See our latest work *here*. 
>>  33/34 Great Pulteney Street
>> London
>> W1F 9NP
>> T +44 (0)20 7434 1182
>> glassworks.co.uk 
>>  Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at glassworks.co.uk
>>  (Company registered in England with number 04759979. Registered office
>> 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 86729)
>>  Please consider the environment before you print this email.
>>  DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and attachments are strictly privileged, private
>> and confidential and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Any
>> views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not
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>> strictly prohibited. If this transmission is received in error please
>> kindly return it to the sender and delete this message from your system.
>>  On 30/09/2014 18:55, olivier jeannel wrote:
>>
>> http://www.glassworks.co.uk/video/lycra-moves-you&search-type=all&term=all
>>
>> Beautifull film, out of curiousity are we still speaking softimage here ?
>>
>>
>>
>

Drawable Facial Rig

[Ed Schiffer]

I've never seen a drawing facil rig before, I think this is quite unique! ::

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/10/drawable-facial-rig-will-amaze/

-- 
www.edschiffer.com

Re: Nest Momentum + Kratos. trying to make some wrecking ball action

[Sebastien Sterling]

Thank you very much Simon, i seem to understand that my information was
outdated and that people use momentum chiefly through ICE now with the
compounds not the default menus, i saw one of Adam's tests today, which i
hope to put into practice.

thanks for taking the time for clarification, much appreciated.

all the best

On 1 October 2014 13:46, Simon Reeves  wrote:

> All the parts flying everywhere at the start of the simulation implies
> they are all interesecting, if not, perhaps their shapes are? (convex hull/
> box shape etc.)
>
> There are quite a few samples scene files that come with it, maybe they
> have some things in them in terms of tutorials/ICE tree set ups.
> The ICE nodes should show up, they're all called MOM_ something
>
>
>
>
>
> Simon Reeves
> London, UK
> *si...@simonreeves.com *
> *www.simonreeves.com *
> *www.analogstudio.co.uk *
>
> On 30 September 2014 21:39, Sebastien Sterling <
> sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone, am trying to shatter a pillar using Kartos, and have a
>> wrecking ball smash into it using momentum.
>>
>> I am using the default versions found on rray.
>>
>> Am having difficulty finding a tutorial, Helge does a very good job of
>> outlining the features, here:
>>
>> http://vimeo.com/15097393
>>
>> but every time i try to simulate the pillar it explodes and pits go
>> flying everywhere
>>
>> is there a handy tutorial or ICE tree set up to affect shattered objects
>> with another object ?
>>
>> also are the momentum nodes hidden, or do i need to expose them using
>> pre-existing bullet nodes ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any advise very much welcome :)
>>
>>
>

Re: Strand segment based on lenght

[Will Sharkey]

thanks for the help!

Ok cool. Does every every point have the same amount of vectors in
strandposition,
unless specified? How would I go about altering strandposition based on
length and get that data into the segment number?

I thought i could just get the: strandposition --> Get Array Size --> nb of
segments .  but Im not understanding things correctly..





On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Vladimir Jankijevic  wrote:

> yes you can. every point in the pointcloud has an attribute called
> strandposition which is an array of vectors. the size of this array defines
> how many strandsegments that point has.
>
> best,
> vladimir
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Will Sharkey 
> wrote:
>
>> Can you alter the number of segments of strands based on length? eg small
>> strands have 2 segments and large stands have 8 segments?
>>
>> Or are segments constant across a point cloud?
>>
>> cheers.
>>
>>
>>
>

Re: Strand segment based on lenght

[Vladimir Jankijevic]

yes you can. every point in the pointcloud has an attribute called
strandposition which is an array of vectors. the size of this array defines
how many strandsegments that point has.

best,
vladimir

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Will Sharkey 
wrote:

> Can you alter the number of segments of strands based on length? eg small
> strands have 2 segments and large stands have 8 segments?
>
> Or are segments constant across a point cloud?
>
> cheers.
>
>
>

Strand segment based on lenght

[Will Sharkey]

Can you alter the number of segments of strands based on length? eg small
strands have 2 segments and large stands have 8 segments?

Or are segments constant across a point cloud?

cheers.

Re: Mouse

[Martin Yara]

The Contour mouse looks great!! A little expensive here though, US$110 at
Amazon JP. But it may worth a try.
I only want to be able to middle click without stress and have a few extra
buttons, that's harder to find than it sounds.

The Logitech G400 was a very good gamer mouse, I think that was the last
Logitech I bought and didn't return.

The Logitech Performance MX... I think that was my last Logitech that I did
returned. In my amazon's record it's called M950T. The middle click was
some sort of double step button where you had to press it deep to click,
otherwise it would be just a useless wheel. Rolling the wheel like 100 rps
with one move felt pretty good I must confess, but not very useful.

About the second monitor, that's another reason why I need a mouse, to
control my second monitor. I like to work with a M size pen tablet mapped
to only one monitor. I guess a big L size tablet would fix my problems but
I would lose too much desk and my Natural Keyboard is already huge.

Thanks

Martin

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Byron Nash  wrote:

> @Ed, http://ergo.contour-design.com/ergonomic-mouse/contour-mouse We have
> one here and I like using it. The scroll wheel on the thumb is nice.
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Ed Manning  wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a decent true 3-*button* mouse?  I.e. not a scroll
>> wheel, but an honest-to-goodness button in the middle?  I've been trying to
>> find one for years that isn't just some old-stock ball-driven mouse.
>>
>
>

Re: Glasswoks Lycra

[Byron Nash]

Very nice spot.

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:41 AM, Alastair Hearsum 
wrote:

>  Thanks for the compliment.
> Yes Softimage and Redshift
> Great result from the team here at Glassworks and such a good director
> work with.
>
>
>
>  Alastair Hearsum
> Head of 3d
> [image: GLASSWORKS]
>  [image: Facebook]
>  [image:
> Twitter]  [image: Vimeo]
>  [image: Instagram]
> 
>  See our latest work *here*. 
>  33/34 Great Pulteney Street
> London
> W1F 9NP
> T +44 (0)20 7434 1182
> glassworks.co.uk 
>  Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at glassworks.co.uk
>  (Company registered in England with number 04759979. Registered office 25
> Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 86729)
>  Please consider the environment before you print this email.
>  DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and attachments are strictly privileged, private
> and confidential and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Any
> views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not
> necessarily represent those of the Company. If you are not the intended
> recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that
> any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is
> strictly prohibited. If this transmission is received in error please
> kindly return it to the sender and delete this message from your system.
>  On 30/09/2014 18:55, olivier jeannel wrote:
>
> http://www.glassworks.co.uk/video/lycra-moves-you&search-type=all&term=all
>
> Beautifull film, out of curiousity are we still speaking softimage here ?
>
>
>

Re: Mouse

[Byron Nash]

@sven, I'm also using a similar vertical monitor setup. I have it on the
right though. I find I like the extra vertical space when dealing with
layers in an AE comp. Haven't found my ideal Softimage setup for it yet.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Sven Constable 
wrote:

> I'm also using wacoms everywhere. Regarding the dual monitor 'problem', I
> came up with this: If you have two 16:10 screens and you put one in
> portrait mode/vertical, the resulting area is nearly 16:10 again. So you
> can use the tablet with 1to1 proportions (no remapping from the wacom
> surface to the screen surface) und you utilitize the entire surface of the
> tablet. Well not exactly because theres a blind spot in one corner.
>
>
>
> With Softimage I'd like to have at least one big sceen for editors/ICE
> etc. So these will use the second (horizontal) monitor and the primary is
> for everything else. But I can switch to have the user cam view on the big
> screen and some other combinations on the fly
>
>
>
> Looks like this:
> http://www.imagefront.de/tmp/softimage_dual_24inch_screens.jpg
>
>
>
> cheers,
>
> sven
>
>
>
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Byron Nash
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 30, 2014 4:55 PM
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* Re: Mouse
>
>
>
> I'm with Gerbrand, I don't currently have a mouse connected. I've used a
> Wacom solely since the late 90's. I just wish Wacom made a dual monitor
> aspect ratio model.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Gerbrand Nel  wrote:
>
> I don't even have a mouse
> Wacom everything, even counterstrike and COD :)
> G
>
>
> On 2014-09-30 04:30 PM, Stephen Davidson wrote:
>
> I have used the Logitech performance wireless mouse
>
> http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/performance-mouse-mx
>
>
>
> for over 5 years. Good, overall.
>
> Complaints?  needs recharging often. The buttons will eventually wear
> out
>
> over time. For the pricegood value.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Martin Yara  wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
>
>
> It isn't a very common topic in this list, but what mouse are you using ?
>
> do anyone use a trackball? or something else? like a 3d connexion space
> navigator ?
>
>
>
> My mouse middle button is kinda broken lately (double clicks when I'm
> single clicking or simply doesn't do anything) so I'm looking for buying a
> new one. Do you have any recommendation?
>
>
>
> I used to like Logitech mice but since they changed to a metallic wheel
> that is almost unusable I don't buy them anymore. The last one costed me
> $100+ and had to return it the next day because the new wheel was a piece
> of garbage.
>
>
>
> And since we use a middle click quite a lot, I'm looking for something
> that isn't extremely hard to click like those Logitech and some Microsoft
> ones.
>
>
>
> I'm using a Razer Deathadder right now and so far it was perfect, until my
> middle click started to fail sometimes. I would buy a new Deathadder, even
> if it is named Deathadder, but Razer's new cloud based drivers that require
> internet connection and an account are a deal breaker for me. Specially if
> there is a possibility that I'll have to work in my client's office.
>
>
>
> Talking about middle click, Surface Pro 3 doesn't have a middle click, and
> the stencil buttons are unusable in anything but Microsoft OneNote or
> something like that, and are not configurable. At all.
>
> /SP3 rant off.
>
>
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
> *  Stephen P. Davidson*
>
> *   (954) 552-7956 <%28954%29%20552-7956>*
> sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com
>
> *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic*
>
>
>- Arthur C. Clarke
>
> 
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Nest Momentum + Kratos. trying to make some wrecking ball action

[Simon Reeves]

All the parts flying everywhere at the start of the simulation implies they
are all interesecting, if not, perhaps their shapes are? (convex hull/ box
shape etc.)

There are quite a few samples scene files that come with it, maybe they
have some things in them in terms of tutorials/ICE tree set ups.
The ICE nodes should show up, they're all called MOM_ something





Simon Reeves
London, UK
*si...@simonreeves.com *
*www.simonreeves.com *
*www.analogstudio.co.uk *

On 30 September 2014 21:39, Sebastien Sterling  wrote:

> Hey everyone, am trying to shatter a pillar using Kartos, and have a
> wrecking ball smash into it using momentum.
>
> I am using the default versions found on rray.
>
> Am having difficulty finding a tutorial, Helge does a very good job of
> outlining the features, here:
>
> http://vimeo.com/15097393
>
> but every time i try to simulate the pillar it explodes and pits go flying
> everywhere
>
> is there a handy tutorial or ICE tree set up to affect shattered objects
> with another object ?
>
> also are the momentum nodes hidden, or do i need to expose them using
> pre-existing bullet nodes ?
>
>
>
> Any advise very much welcome :)
>
>

Re: Glasswoks Lycra

[Alastair Hearsum]

Thanks for the compliment.
Yes Softimage and Redshift
Great result from the team here at Glassworks and such a good director 
work with.




Alastair Hearsum
Head of 3d
GLASSWORKS
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On 30/09/2014 18:55, olivier jeannel wrote:
http://www.glassworks.co.uk/video/lycra-moves-you&search-type=all&term=all 



Beautifull film, out of curiousity are we still speaking softimage here ?

RE: Glasswoks Lycra

[adrian wyer]

very nice piece, extruded texturing especially clever

a

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares
Sent: 30 September 2014 20:56
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Glasswoks Lycra

Beautiful piece. really happy to see Softimage kicking!!!

Jordi Bares
jordiba...@gmail.com

On 30 Sep 2014, at 18:55, olivier jeannel  wrote:

> http://www.glassworks.co.uk/video/lycra-moves-you&search-type=all&term=all
> 
> Beautifull film, out of curiousity are we still speaking softimage here ?