Re: Gator Mirroring shapes - Duplicated meshes?

[Matt Morris]

Have you got gear installed? Gear has a shape mirroring tool which works on
shapes on the base head, no need to duplicate etc.


On Tuesday, 28 June 2016, Pierre Schiller 
wrote:
> Hello and thank you for opening this thread. Hopefully someone could
> help me and point me out onto the right direction:
>
> I got a character´s head who´s "L" shapes are all into the shape manager,
doing ok.
> (L_smile, L_frown, etc..) so I duplicate this head and I choose a GATOR
property for the first head (original base head), and transfer SHAPE
attributes in MIRROR mode (x), so all cluster shapes are transferred from
the second duplicated head onto the original base head correctly but
MIRRORED (desired effect).
>
> If I delete the second head (the one where I copied all shapes mirroring
them on X), all of my gator shapes disappear from the base head  (this is
obvious).
>
> But I wanted to know if there´s a work around to keep the shapes mirrored
and still preserve weightmap? / Basehead ´s got some bones enveloped.
>
> Please help.
> Thanks.
>
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Re: AddPointInteriorToPolygon() command args problem

[Andrew Prostrelov]

Well, my goal is to add vertex inside of a polygon and connect it with an
edges.
Also if its posible keep all previously calculated and sorted arrays with
components indicies untouched.
Of course we cannot keep components indices same for components that
involved in geometry change process. But we can for the rest of them.

I mentioned earlier an issue with a PolygonMesh.Set() mechanism. And that's
exactly what it does.
I add edges to geometry via XSI SplitEdge operator. Then i use
PolygonMesh.Get , PolygonMesh.Set to move this vertices.
And after i run PolygonMesh.Set() it changes not only involved in geometry
change process (created via SplitEdge) components indices,
but also change the rest of them.

Also i was wrong about barycentric weights that is bigger in sum than 1.0
value.
There was an E-02 which is gives a negative exponent value.

As for AddPointInteriorToPolygon() the main problem that i have was in
PolygonMesh instance.
I get this instance AFTER i already apply AddEdge() command. Thats why i
surely get wrong subtriangles and as result wrong weights.

Thank you Matt for such detailed answer.
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Re: PyQtForSoftimage Examples "Out of present range" error

[Steven Caron]

i don't have windows 10.. hoping i can reproduce on windows 7

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Leendert A. Hartog 
wrote:

> Oh... and 64 bit, obviously...
>
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
>
>
> On 26/06/2016 07:44:14, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
> Windows 10
> Softimage 2015 R2-SP2
> "internal" Python 2.7.3
> Pyside 1.2.2
> PyQtForSoftimage_beta6.xsiaddon
>
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
>
>
> On 26/06/2016 04:57:07, Steven Caron  wrote:
> Ok, I have windows 7 and everything is working as expected. Let's debug
> this?
>
> Win 7 64bit, check...
> Softimage version?
> Python version?
> PyQt or PySide? which version exactly...
> Version of PyQtForSoftimage plugin?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Martin  wrote:
>
>>  I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate.
>>
>> Martin
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 2016/06/26, at 11:36, Steven Caron  wrote:
>>
>> which operating system are you guys on?
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Martin  wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah that's the same problem I had a few months ago.
>>>
>>> My "solution" was to use the internal Python and load pyside modules in
>>> a workgroup. I can send you that workgroup folder if you want.
>>>
>>> Martin
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 2016/06/26, at 1:30, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
>>>
>>> I have tried installing the PyQtForSoftimage addon today, after having
>>> successfully installed PyQt and PySide, but the PyQt_EXamples all return a
>>> "COM Error: Out of present range. (0x-7ffdfff6) (...) # ERROR : OLE error
>>> 0x80020101"-error... I haven't got a clue what is going on...
>>>
>>> Greetz
>>> Leendert
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Gator Mirroring shapes - Duplicated meshes?

[Pierre Schiller]

Hello and thank you for opening this thread. Hopefully someone could
help me and point me out onto the right direction:

I got a character´s head who´s "L" shapes are all into the shape manager,
doing ok.
(L_smile, L_frown, etc..) so I duplicate this head and I choose a GATOR
property for the first head (original base head), and transfer SHAPE
attributes in MIRROR mode (x), so all cluster shapes are transferred from
the second duplicated head onto the original base head correctly but
MIRRORED (desired effect).

If I delete the second head (the one where I copied all shapes mirroring
them on X), all of my gator shapes disappear from the base head  (this is
obvious).

But I wanted to know if there´s a work around to keep the shapes mirrored
and still preserve weightmap? / Basehead ´s got some bones enveloped.

Please help.
Thanks.

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Re: PyQtForSoftimage Examples "Out of present range" error

[Martin]

I used a workgroup to load PySide if it isn't loaded yet, because it would be 
easier to move and share it as a part of my own workgroup tools.

Martin
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> On 2016/06/27, at 21:50, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
> 
> I was able to use the Windows installer for PySide 
> ("PySide-1.2.2.win-amd64-py2.7.exe"), after setting 
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath" in the 
> registry to point to the "internal" Python and running the installer "as an 
> Administrator" (as I have my Softimage installed in the "Program 
> Files"directory).
> 
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
> 
> 
>> On 26/06/2016 17:07:12, Martin  wrote:
>> 
>> I'll have to go to my office to verify all the versions but I think SI 
>> crashed with every version of Python and Softimage I tried, independently if 
>> I used PyQT for Softimage plugin, PySide, or not.
>> 
>> What I did was installing a the same Python version SI is using, then 
>> PySide, copy this PySide folder to my Workgroup, use the internal Python and 
>> load this PySide folder and PyQT for SI plugin.
>> 
>> Martin
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 2016/06/26, at 14:50, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh... and 64 bit, obviously...
>>> 
>>> Greetz
>>> Leendert
>>> AKA Hirazi Blue
>>> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
>>> 
>>> 
 On 26/06/2016 07:44:14, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
 
 Windows 10
 Softimage 2015 R2-SP2
 "internal" Python 2.7.3
 Pyside 1.2.2
 PyQtForSoftimage_beta6.xsiaddon
 
 Greetz
 Leendert
 AKA Hirazi Blue
 Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
 
 
> On 26/06/2016 04:57:07, Steven Caron  wrote:
> 
> Ok, I have windows 7 and everything is working as expected. Let's debug 
> this?
> 
> Win 7 64bit, check...
> Softimage version?
> Python version?
> PyQt or PySide? which version exactly...
> Version of PyQtForSoftimage plugin?
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Martin  wrote:
>>  I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate.
>> 
>> Martin
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 2016/06/26, at 11:36, Steven Caron  wrote:
>>> 
>>> which operating system are you guys on?
>>> 
 On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Martin  wrote:
 Yeah that's the same problem I had a few months ago.
 
 My "solution" was to use the internal Python and load pyside modules 
 in a workgroup. I can send you that workgroup folder if you want.
 
 Martin
 Sent from my iPhone
 
> On 2016/06/26, at 1:30, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
> 
> I have tried installing the PyQtForSoftimage addon today, after 
> having successfully installed PyQt and PySide, but the PyQt_EXamples 
> all return a "COM Error: Out of present range. (0x-7ffdfff6) (...) # 
> ERROR : OLE error 0x80020101"-error... I haven't got a clue what is 
> going on...
> 
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
> 
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RE: "external" Python crashes Softimage onstartup

[Leendert A. Hartog]

That would explain it. Will have to try if that helps. Thanks a lot...
Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
From: 3d.alla...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:21:41 +0200
Subject: Re: "external" Python crashes Softimage onstartup
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Hi Leendert, 
I can share with you my partial experience with a similar problem. 
Using Softimage 2015 (or more) and NOT "Use Python Installed with Softimage 
(Windows Only)" on windows 7 (or more)  Softimage can crash on startup if you 
use a newer version of python than 2.7.7
So if you want to use an external python, you need to use at max 2.7.7 
I tried just with python 2.X.X not with 3.X.X

Hope that could help you... 




2016-06-27 14:58 GMT+02:00 Leendert A. Hartog :






I probably should add that the problem 
occurs on Softimage 2015 R2-SP2 on Windows 10...

Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de




   On 27/06/2016 14:46:37, Leendert A. 
Hartog  wrote:Let me BUMP this, as this problem is annoying 
me immensely and I do not have a clue what could be going on...

Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de




   On 25/06/2016 14:25:22, Leendert A. 
Hartog  wrote:Just noticed something extremely 
worrisome...Unchecking the "Use Python Installed with Softimage (Windows Only)" 
flag in the Script Editor Preferences causes Softimage to crash at 
(re-)startup,making it impossible to use an "external" Python with Softimage as 
far as I can tell...Is there something I am overlooking? I installed an 
"external" Python 2.7 and the corresponding Pywin32...

Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de

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Re: "external" Python crashes Softimage onstartup

[Manu Allasia]

Hi Leendert,

I can share with you my partial experience with a similar problem.

Using Softimage 2015 (or more) and *NOT *"Use Python Installed with
Softimage (Windows Only)" on windows 7 (or more)  Softimage can crash on
startup if you use a *newer version of python than 2.7.7*

So if you want to use an external python, you need to use at max 2.7.7

I tried just with python 2.X.X not with 3.X.X


Hope that could help you...





2016-06-27 14:58 GMT+02:00 Leendert A. Hartog :

> I probably should add that the problem occurs on Softimage 2015 R2-SP2 on
> Windows 10...
>
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
>
>
> On 27/06/2016 14:46:37, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
> Let me BUMP this, as this problem is annoying me immensely and I do not
> have a clue what could be going on...
>
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
>
>
> On 25/06/2016 14:25:22, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
> Just noticed something extremely worrisome...
> Unchecking the "Use Python Installed with Softimage (Windows Only)" flag
> in the Script Editor Preferences causes Softimage to crash at (re-)startup,
> making it impossible to use an "external" Python with Softimage as far as
> I can tell...
> Is there something I am overlooking? I installed an "external" Python 2.7
> and the corresponding Pywin32...
>
> Greetz
> Leendert
> AKA Hirazi Blue
> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de
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Re: "external" Python crashes Softimage onstartup

[Leendert A. Hartog]

I probably should add that the problem occurs on Softimage 2015 R2-SP2 on 
Windows 10...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


On 27/06/2016 14:46:37, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
Let me BUMP this, as this problem is annoying me immensely and I do not have a 
clue what could be going on...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


On 25/06/2016 14:25:22, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
Just noticed something extremely worrisome...
Unchecking the "Use Python Installed with Softimage (Windows Only)" flag in the 
Script Editor Preferences causes Softimage to crash at (re-)startup,
making it impossible to use an "external" Python with Softimage as far as I can 
tell...
Is there something I am overlooking? I installed an "external" Python 2.7 and 
the corresponding Pywin32...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


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Re: "external" Python crashes Softimage onstartup

[Leendert A. Hartog]

Let me BUMP this, as this problem is annoying me immensely and I do not have a 
clue what could be going on...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


On 25/06/2016 14:25:22, Leendert A. Hartog  wrote:
Just noticed something extremely worrisome...
Unchecking the "Use Python Installed with Softimage (Windows Only)" flag in the 
Script Editor Preferences causes Softimage to crash at (re-)startup,
making it impossible to use an "external" Python with Softimage as far as I can 
tell...
Is there something I am overlooking? I installed an "external" Python 2.7 and 
the corresponding Pywin32...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


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Re: PyQtForSoftimage Examples "Out of present range" error

[Leendert A. Hartog]

I was able to use the Windows installer for PySide 
("PySide-1.2.2.win-amd64-py2.7.exe"), after setting 
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath" in the registry 
to point to the "internal" Python and running the installer "as an 
Administrator" (as I have my Softimage installed in the "Program 
Files"directory).


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com & xsiforum.de


On 26/06/2016 17:07:12, Martin  wrote:
I'll have to go to my office to verify all the versions but I think SI crashed 
with every version of Python and Softimage I tried, independently if I used 
PyQT for Softimage plugin, PySide, or not.

What I did was installing a the same Python version SI is using, then PySide, 
copy this PySide folder to my Workgroup, use the internal Python and load this 
PySide folder and PyQT for SI plugin.

Martin
Sent from my iPhone

On 2016/06/26, at 14:50, Leendert A. Hartog mailto:hirazib...@live.nl]> wrote:


Oh... and 64 bit, obviously...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com [http://si-community.com] & 
xsiforum.de [http://xsiforum.de]


On 26/06/2016 07:44:14, Leendert A. Hartog mailto:hirazib...@live.nl]> wrote:
Windows 10
Softimage 2015 R2-SP2
"internal" Python 2.7.3
Pyside 1.2.2
PyQtForSoftimage_beta6.xsiaddon

Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com [http://si-community.com] & 
xsiforum.de [http://xsiforum.de]


On 26/06/2016 04:57:07, Steven Caron mailto:car...@gmail.com]> wrote:
Ok, I have windows 7 and everything is working as expected. Let's debug this?

Win 7 64bit, check...
Softimage version?
Python version?
PyQt or PySide? which version exactly...
Version of PyQtForSoftimage plugin?


On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Martin mailto:furik...@gmail.com]> wrote:

 I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate.

Martin
Sent from my iPhone

On 2016/06/26, at 11:36, Steven Caron mailto:car...@gmail.com]> wrote:


which operating system are you guys on?

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Martin mailto:furik...@gmail.com]> wrote:

Yeah that's the same problem I had a few months ago.

My "solution" was to use the internal Python and load pyside modules in a 
workgroup. I can send you that workgroup folder if you want.

Martin
Sent from my iPhone

On 2016/06/26, at 1:30, Leendert A. Hartog mailto:hirazib...@live.nl]> wrote:


I have tried installing the PyQtForSoftimage addon today, after having 
successfully installed PyQt and PySide, but the PyQt_EXamples all return a "COM 
Error: Out of present range. (0x-7ffdfff6) (...) # ERROR : OLE error 
0x80020101"-error... I haven't got a clue what is going on...


Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com [http://si-community.com] & 
xsiforum.de [http://xsiforum.de]


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Re: ICE and Mental Ray - seen anything like this?

[Chris Marshall]

Thanks for looking at this Sven,
It's a peculiar combination of factors that eventually lead to the strange
render glitch in MentalRay.
At least I know what causes it so I have a number of workarounds now, or at
least I know what to do to avoid it happening.
I'm rather glad it wasn't just me!

Cheers

Chris


On 24 June 2016 at 18:19, Sven Constable  wrote:

> When I recreated a scene, I used emit per second, not total number of
> particles. It doesn't happen then. Indeed there seems to be a problem with
> the slide on surface node, when using a total number of particles AND the
> emitter is inside the grid. No idea what it is, but at least I can confirm
> it.
>
> As a workaround maybe just using emit per second and animate the value to
> zero after emission?
>
>
>
> sven
>
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris Marshall
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 5:43 PM
>
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* Re: ICE and Mental Ray - seen anything like this?
>
>
>
> It's probably just my system. I haven't got time to reinstall Soft so I'll
> set a test render going over the weekend and see how it goes.
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 16:25, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
>
> Interesting.
>
> OK Here you go
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76099539/testnew1.zip
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 16:14, Sven Constable  wrote:
>
> Tried it and it renders ok. Can you share the test scene?
>
> sven
>
>
>
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris Marshall
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 4:54 PM
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* Re: ICE and Mental Ray - seen anything like this?
>
>
>
> It's something to do with the Slide on Surface compound.
> I've managed to recreate the bug in a new scene. Something like this, if
> you're having a slow Friday afternoon, like most of us here in the UK!:-
>
> Create and empty point cloud and emit some particles from geometry ie cube
> (dont move the cube). Create a grid (don't move that either) and use that
> as the surface for a Slide on Surface compound for the particle emission.
> Put a Simulate Particles node at the end of course. Step on to frame 2.
>
> The render glitch happens when the emission object cuts through the grid,
> which in this scenario it does, and you make the Offset Distance in the
> Slide on Surface compound, anything but 0. Draw a render region.
>
> That's it.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 14:51, Rob Chapman  wrote:
>
> Wow, plotting particle cache and rendering that?
>
> On 24 Jun 2016 16:08, "Chris Marshall"  wrote:
>
> which makes no sense whatsoever!
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 14:08, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
>
> I've narrowed it down to the Slide on Surface node.
>
> Investigating further now.
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 14:03, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
>
> I'm not using textures. This is just random coloured particles. Rendered
> on one machine.
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2016 at 13:10, Sven Constable  wrote:
>
> Are you using compressed tiffs as textures to drive the random colours? I
> think mr still doesn’t support them. Another thing might be switching from
> "Use from disk…"to "Load in Memory…" in the clip property of the textures.
> (unlikely though but I've seen buckets rendered differently across machines
> when it was not set to "Load in memory")
>
>
>
> sven
>
>
>
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris Marshall
> *Sent:* Friday, June 24, 2016 1:25 PM
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* ICE and Mental Ray - seen anything like this?
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a very weird render glitch. OK I know I'm still using Mental Ray
> but I'd need to fork out a few thousand to get Arnold running here.
>
> So I suddenly have an issue rendering a point cloud, image attached.
> Anyone seen anything like this before? I might need to rebuild it from
> scratch to see where the problem is.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
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