Re: Please explain Maya pivot points to a Softimage thinker
That explains a lot ;) -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 > Am 04.11.2015 um 17:43 schrieb Gerbrand Nel <nagv...@gmail.com>: > > Agreed... > Rather watch this. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtzQCSh6xk > It makes more sense. > G >> On 04/11/2015 18:13, Sebastien Sterling wrote: >> This is actually quite sickening to watch, but cheers Francois, at least we >> know what we are dealing with. >> >>> On 4 November 2015 at 15:46, Francois Lord <flordli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Does this help? >>> https://youtu.be/Z8zVjLoHWjk?list=PLP5KnnScX57byOldVy9rQlBRARrX6gy4b >>> >>> >>>> On 2015-11-04 09:34, Byron Nash wrote: >>>> I'm trying to get some objects zero-ed out in Maya but keep running into >>>> what I assume is a paradigm difference between how Maya and Soft handle >>>> center points and transforms. In Soft, I can move the center/pivot and it >>>> will change the transform values. So, I can reset the center to be in the >>>> middle of the geometry and then zero the position to get the object to >>>> snap back to the world center or parent center. In Maya, moving the pivot >>>> does not seem to change the transform of the object when you move the >>>> pivot. So I can't then zero the values and get the objects to return to >>>> zero. Sometimes, the object and it's center are clearly NOT at zero but >>>> that's what the values say. There are some Local Space/World space values >>>> in the attribute editor, but I can't figure out how to get things reset >>>> properly. >>>> >>>> Any help from a Softimage perspective is appreciated. >
Re: Cluster of points driving another cluster of points
Good you managed a way to do it. We used a similar approach for example on that one: https://vimeo.com/channels/96149/118590224 Not feasible for everything, but much nicer and more predictable than to use bullet in SI. -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 > Am 08.10.2015 um 19:15 schrieb Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com>: > > Thank you ! > it's based on 2 pointclouds PC Masters and PC Slaves. > PC Slaves picks up one Master based on closest position. > The proud part is that it works with any rotations, masters and slaves don't > have to match. > > I wanted to use it in a momentum simulation to enhance the look, but finally > it didn't look that good. Oh well > >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 6:17 PM, pedro santos <probi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Looks nice :) >> >>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> With some help from PeterB, here's what I had in mind. >>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QqhXD7Y15qR3BOZGtZRXcxSDg >>> Pedro, my apologies, I was dragged away and didn't take time to answer. >>> Thank's for sharing the compound :) >>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> It works ! >>>> W ! >>>> I only have 2015, do you want the scene anyway ? Maybe just the compounds >>>> could export and work in 2012? >>>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1QqhXD7Y15qR3BOZGtZRXcxSDg >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:48 PM, <pete...@skynet.be> wrote: >>>>> yes the third example was toto3.scn – gotta love my naming convention. >>>>> >>>>> I gave slaves and masters an initial random orientation to make sure it >>>>> was respected – so having a cylindrical basis *should* work. >>>>> of course, as always, the abstract test is nice, and then you try to do >>>>> something more specific, and all hell breaks loose. >>>>> >>>>> if at some point you want to / can send a scene where you would like to >>>>> solve the issue, I can have a look >>>>> (no promises – and I’m on 2012 here – perhaps 2013 somewhere – and >>>>> depending on available time of course..) >>>>> >>>>> regards, Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Olivier Jeannel >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 6:57 PM >>>>> To: pete...@skynet.be >>>>> Subject: Re: Cluster of points driving another cluster of points >>>>> >>>>> Nope, was on my scene, I tried to build the brick wall. It's a >>>>> cylindrical, like a tower, brick wall. >>>>> But having both Master rotations and Slave rotations with different >>>>> values (not beeing zero) gives some troubles. >>>>> No time to investigate today, a bit overwhelmed by other stuff :/ >>>>> The second test is Toto3.scn ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 6:11 PM, <pete...@skynet.be> wrote: >>>>>> woops – not much time behind the computer today - >>>>>> >>>>>> > Still some rotation problem I might ask you ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> you mean in the test scene I sent you? >>>>>> at first sight the rotations looked correct but I’m not sure >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Olivier Jeannel >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 9:34 PM >>>>>> To: mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Cluster of points driving another cluster of points >>>>>> >>>>>> Ok I'll check that tomorrow ;) >>>>>> Well, the ribbon plan is ended, i defenetly prefer the tests I made >>>>>> rather than the end result, but at least the director is happy. >>>>>> Too bad the strand orientation is such a nightmare, could have be so >>>>>> cool with sole little maintenance... >>>>>> >>>>>> The destruction (it's another shot) part is because I decided to run >>>>>> some tests on ice. In fact the sequence has been made in c4d and the >>>>>> fractures were so bad that I felt the need to
Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite
I also had to fight for 2 days to get the right one downloaded an installed. It seems that using the 3d software is much easier than downloading the right pack and getting it licensed. There must be a horde of guys working on the other side to make certain things as complicated as they could be ;) Btw can I get my two days back ? -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 > Am 30.09.2015 um 19:04 schrieb Bradley Gabe <witha...@gmail.com>: > > Simple solution. I gave up attempting to install on that computer and tried > on another one and it worked as intended. Same OS on both systems, just must > be something wonky about one of them. > > So if anyone else experiences issues with downloading from Autodesk, my > advice is, make sure you aren't using my desktop system. > > I'll be back with advanced user questions such as: How do I make a geodesic > sphere with NURBs, and where is the Softimage SIGGRAPH dinner this year? > > > >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Maurice Patel <maurice.pa...@autodesk.com> >> wrote: >> Ah, c’est la vie – glad it all got resolved ☺ >> Thanks Bradley >> >> Maurice Patel >> Tél: 514 954-7134 >> Cell: 514 242-6549 >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe >> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:56 PM >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> Subject: Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite >> >> Ha! Up and Running. Hello old friend! >> >> The list continues to work its magic for me in the same fashion as always. >> As soon as help is offered and escalated, the problem gets resolved. >> >> Thanks Joey, Maurice, Adam, and others. >
Re: SP2???
I think The Version i'm on, it already is fixed ! -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 > Am 25.09.2015 um 16:32 schrieb Martin Chatterjee > <martin.chatterjee.li...@googlemail.com>: > > Hi Hsiao Ming, > > that's great news. > > Could you please confirm that the "Reinterpret Location" compound bug has > been fixed for the upcoming SP2? > > As far as I'm concerned this is probably the most critical 2015 bug out there > and we are keen on getting that one solved. > > Thanks in advance, > > Martin > > > -- >Martin Chatterjee > > [ Freelance Technical Director ] > [ http://www.chatterjee.de ] > [ https://vimeo.com/chatterjee ] > >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 8:19 AM, Hsiao Ming Chia >> <hsiao.ming.c...@autodesk.com> wrote: >> Yes, there is another one coming soon. >> >> Thanks, >> Hsiao Ming >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tenshi . >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:19 AM >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> Subject: Re: SP2??? >> >> I'm waiting for that too. Please AD, do it. 2015 SP1 has a few things to >> fix. :) >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Leendert A. Hartog >> <hirazib...@live.nl<mailto:hirazib...@live.nl>> wrote: >> I might have missed the announcement, if so, sorry, but can we still expect >> a Softimage 2015 Service Pack 2 and if so, when will it be released? >> >> Greetz >> Leendert >> AKA Hirazi Blue >> Softimage hobbyist, admin at si-community.com<http://si-community.com> & >> xsiforum.de<http://xsiforum.de> >
Re: command port to XSI
In the workgroup examples you've on xsi server example which might come handy
for you.
Can recall the exact name. I think I had to install c# to compile it for 64 bit
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> Am 03.09.2015 um 16:24 schrieb Tim Crowson <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com>:
>
> I recall someone on the AD side mention that the "Send To" mechanism between
> Maya and Soft is not exposed and is essentially black-boxed.
> -Tim
>
>> On 9/3/2015 8:34 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] wrote:
>> So no command Port like Maya?
>>
>> So when Maya “sends” scene data to Softimage and creates a connection to
>> Softimage, how is it doing that?
>>
>> --
>> Joey Ponthieux
>> LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)
>> MYMIC Technical Services
>> NASA Langley Research Center
>> __
>> Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not
>> represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.
>>
>> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
>> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric
>> Rousseau
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 7:35 PM
>> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>> Subject: RE: command port to XSI
>>
>> The c# sample in the sdk is what creates the server that listens to a
>> socket. There is no command port feature xsi otherwise
>>
>> Le 2015-09-02 18:31, "Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]"
>> <j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> a écrit :
>> Eric,
>>
>> Thanks. I found the files but can’t really tell if I am supposed to run the
>> server in order to make the client work. And I don’t have Python installed
>> anyway.
>>
>> Had no luck converting the Perl script to something that XSI can understand.
>> My guess is that XSI is not receiving input. In Maya you have to turn the
>> TCP port on via a preference or env variable before you can use it. But I
>> can’t find anything of that equivalent in XSI.
>>
>> Barring these attempts, I need to save a scene that has locked up at render.
>> Any advice how I can get it to quit and save on exit?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joey Ponthieux
>> LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)
>> MYMIC Technical Services
>> NASA Langley Research Center
>> __
>> Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not
>> represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.
>>
>> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
>> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eric Thivierge
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 5:34 PM
>> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>> Subject: Re: command port to XSI
>>
>> There is a sample Python one in the SDK example workgroup. It's not a
>> straight forward process and the one time I was working on a team to do this
>> it was quite convoluted to get it working as desired.
>>
>> Eric T.
>>
>>
>> Eric Thivierge
>> http://www.ethivierge.com
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
>> <j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:
>>
>> Maybe this will help. I am looking to do something like this. This was a
>> Perl script run in DOS.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> use Socket;
>>
>> $hostName = "localhost";
>> $portNumber = 8000;
>>
>> #CREATE SOCKET CONNECTION TO MAYA
>> $proto = getprotobyname('tcp');
>> socket(Socket_Handle, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, $proto);
>> $port = getservbyname('smtp', 'tcp');
>> $sin = sockaddr_in($portNumber,inet_aton($hostName));
>> connect(Socket_Handle,$sin);
>>
>> $savedir = "E:/MAYA_Emergency_Save/";
>> print "Attempting to save MAYA file to directory ${savedir}\n";
>>
>> $command = "string \$mySceneName = basename(\`file -q -sn\`, \"\"); string
>> \$mySavNam = \"$savedir\" + \$mySceneName; file -rename \$mySavNam; file
>> -save -type \"mayaAscii\";\n";
>> send(Socket_Handle, $command, $sin); #send the
>> command to Maya
>> sleep 1;
>> #wait a second
>> for things to ca
Re: Momentum setup ?
Try another software package like Houdini for that, or be prepared for maybe more pain than you'd expect. Momentum is a bit p.i.t.a dir complex Thinges Sorry couldn't resist ;) Every second time you playback it works. Sim is never the same you press the button, always cache it, otherwise you'll never get the same result. The sim engine itself is pretty cool if you use it in another package, but the soft implementation is half baked and feels dirty. No offense to the developers, if it's a softimage problem or what else ... -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 Am 06.08.2015 um 22:02 schrieb olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr: Hi gang, I'm doing simple tests for an upcoming job that should involve destruction stuff, like walls and houses. So, I gave a try to Momentum and Implosia. I remember there was an old Momentum + ice setup or a tutorial, I think by Yujaheo on vimeo. It was a cracking ground that was gradualy cracking. Atm, I'm having trouble having something better than an ON/OFF start for the whole simulation. Does anyone remember this ? Thank you ! Olivier
Re: Friday Flashback #228
That's a nice one, still remember that. I lived in that small town in Bavaria where the first reseller was. -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 Am 12.06.2015 um 18:17 schrieb Stephen Blair stephenrbl...@gmail.com: SOFTIMAGE|3D 1992 ACTOR amazes customers http://wp.me/powV4-3dd
Re: [Softimage] accessing single points of an object in ICE
Use a build array from set node with the positions. Then a select in array with the id +/- whatever to put it on the position. You've to filter that, because you don't wanna set something on the even points. That means piping it through a filter node. Odd/even is easy with modulo... You've to set the position array into a separate variable first, otherwise it would not work with the filter node. Sure you figure that out ! -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 Am 17.06.2015 um 17:52 schrieb Byron Nash byronn...@gmail.com: Digging up this old thread. I'm trying to get some data from one set of points and apply them to another set within one polygon object. I see how some of the examples shown in this thread can access one point, but what about every even or odd numbered point? I'd like the odd points to share Y position with the next even point. How can I find and apply the position data of (Vertex Index -1)? Thanks! On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: Cool! I wouldn't have thought of using that. :) Good job exploring stuff, Chris, -- Alan On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Chris Marshall chris.marsh...@eclipsecreative.co.uk wrote: Ah Hah! Got it working. Took some grappling, but was simple solution in the end. From the original working setup where you filter the element index, if you run the output of the filter node through a Get Maximum in Set node, this gives you *just* the single vector. This is confirmed by showing the values, before this node you get zeros on the cube etc, after this node you just get the one vector values displayed at the origin. So it's only spitting out the stuff wanted. Phew! Thanks again. Chris Chris Marshall wrote: Thanks for the explanation. It does appear to be confusing. It looks like the tools for accessing sets are limited, though it might be possible to get the data required with some fiddling. I'll have a dabble. Thanks Chris javier wrote: I quickly scanned thrugh this email, I think the answer is that points in a polymesh are not part of an array but part of a set. so you are extracting the selected element in the array per point, that means all points. It seems to me that ICE is built using 2 differetn paradigmns for point access. Arrays and Sets. A particle cloud or a Polygon's points are points in the set, so youhave to either use the statistics nodes or in your case, I think getting the point by ID should do it. Im not in front of xsi, but i think you could grab the point array, enter the id index into an id node and then maybe plug into a filter node? I agree is a bit confusing Converting arrays to sets seems quite easy if the array is of vectors. you get your array and create a point cloud and stick the array into the AddPoints, then you can grab the point positions as set. I havent tried the opposite. ___ Softimage mailing list Softimage@listproc.autodesk.com http://listproc.autodesk.com/mailman/listinfo/softimage ___ Softimage mailing list Softimage@listproc.autodesk.com http://listproc.autodesk.com/mailman/listinfo/softimage
Re: motion blur and ambient occlusion
I'm not in front if the computer now, but have you tried if unified sampling makes a big difference, in theory it should. There's also an caching option for AO in the render settings, you've to fiddle with the values. Not using mr very often these days. -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 Am 25.02.2015 um 11:19 schrieb Chris Marshall chrismarshal...@gmail.com: Hi All, When combing these two, render times go through the roof. Any tricks for speeding this up? Thanks Chris
Re: Lets Hope Autodesk Buys the Foundry!
So there is one final question to ask: what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow ? -- Christian Keller Visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com Vimeo.com/channels/96149 Am 16.12.2014 um 05:58 schrieb John Richard Sanchez youngupstar...@gmail.com: Lets Hope Autodesk Buys the Foundry! They can EOL Nuke/ Mari in a few years. The future would be bright! ( sarcasm) http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/12/15/special-effects-company-foundry-expected-sell-200m www.johnrichardsanchez.com
Re: realistic hair shading SI-MR
It's a long time ago that I did hair with mr, Arnold makes that a breeze now. But I did that always with the rasterizer. If the hair is not to long you could bake the final gathering into a texture and use that to mix it into the shading, which gives you a nice look without too much rendering time. Cheers Chris Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 07.12.2014 um 09:17 schrieb pete...@skynet.be: Thanks Matt - interesting - I've come across a custom hair normals shader that was giving a better, more tube or cone feel - that gave some more presence to the hairs. (More so at close up) - and in my understanding the flat vs cylindrical normals was the explanation. But I stand corrected. Still I've found the crosswise gradient as a bump useful on hair (and grass) to give them a less flat feel. You're very right of course that flat ribbon is much more geometry efficient than cylinder - with all the memory advantages - but when 3Delight renders those beautiful hair 'tubes' without any geometric artifacts, much more convincing looking and much faster and at a fraction of the memory overhead - it's hard to complement MR on its very efficient choice of the flat ribbon. (apples and oranges, I know) Yes, I did my own digging in rendersettings for hair on Barnyard. Having a screenful of unique characters, each with several patches of hair, with wildly different styles and requirements, 8 years ago, on MR, with requirement for a plethora of lights in the scene, all of them with (soft)shadows. The default settings fall down quick, as in: results not good enough plus too slow, but there is a lot to be got out MR in that respect yet. (which was the main reason for my reply to OP) I recall rasterizer and shadowmaps as two main ones for making it look better (also filtering and sampling ofcourse) - and then all those little parameters to get the rendertimes down. BSP, raydepth, and careful use of partitions and visibility settings! And from that production (and others after) I've never had the feeling of hair being a real bottleneck for lighting. Particles and effects much more so in those pre-pre-ICE days. Cheers -Original Message- From: Matt Lind Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2014 2:03 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: realistic hair shading SI-MR @Peter MR hair geometry is flat ribbon, but the normal is computed from a virtual cylinder like a normal map with full control over shaft radius and taper along the length. For most practical purposes it should create the desired look. Using the utility shaders (math/lookup nodes) available in the rendertree, you can read hair UV coords and surface normal yourself if you want to shade them differently than the provided hair shaders. Mental ray stores hair information in the state which can be accessed by any shader which cares to dig into that information. The reason for flat ribbon is to allow hair to be represented as physical geometry which can be styled and groomed, respond to dynamics, and use material/texture shaders for shading while keeping memory consumption low/reasonable (representing hair as geometry is hugely expensive). Mental ray does offer true cylinder hair, but to get cylinder hair would require the hair shader to be implemented as a volume shader (which would have it's own set of issues). I believe that was how the original softimage hair shader from 10 years ago was implemented. It rendered hair convincingly for the basics such as highlights, but most people didn't like it because as a volume shader it did not permit styling and grooming (or at least not much control over it), and rendered quite slow with frequent crashing as mental ray volumes can be a bit finicky. I experimented with hair rendering in mental ray for Barnyard all those years ago. From a purely technical point of view, writing shaders for hair isn't too hard - it's just standard material/texture shader with additional metadata for the hair. The key to getting results is being smart with your render settings. You must be stringent on ray depth, recursion, shadow type, memory limits, and so on. Setting them too generously will make your render times go through the roof as you're telling mental ray to wander and find things to do which probably aren't necessary. the default render settings in Softimage are probably too generous for hair. Matt
Re: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves
Do it in ice ? Or use the plot functionality to produce a spline. Smooth the spline partially, get it back as a fcurve. There are so many ways to skin that cat ... -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 07.05.2014 um 19:00 schrieb adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com: doesn't help on a sloping fcurve though. the smooth does what i want, just need falloff does maya have this functionality, i could plot a null and export fbx, do it in maya, then bring it back, copy the animation, fiddle a bit more, then realise i should have done it in houdini ;o) a -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Manny Papamanos Sent: 07 May 2014 17:51 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves In such situations, I call on the 'stretch keys' b and mmb, Unlike q, it works with a pivot according to where your cursor is placed. Manny Papamanos Product Support Specialist Americas Frontline Technical Support From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of adrian wyer Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 12:42 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves or be a brush based tool, like editing a weightmap we can dream eh? a From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.au todesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of David Barosin Sent: 07 May 2014 17:36 To: xsi Subject: Re: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves You can hit 'q' to bring up the bounding region in the fcurve editor after you tag keys which does limit the effect. The smoothing introduce new kinks at the boundaries though :P It could use a falloff. On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 12:19 PM, adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.commailto:adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com wrote: like the title says... curve processing affects the whole curve, ignoring selection i have a track with a kink, the more i try and smooth it manually, the worse it gets smoothing works fine, but i only want to smooth a small section i COULD create a null, copy the camera animation, smooth just that bit, and copy it back but really? this is 2014! a Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829tel:%2B%2B44%280%29%20207%20580%200829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.commailto:adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.comhttp://www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71
Re: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves
Blend between a fully smoothed and the original. Might be faster than writing your last mail ;-P -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 07.05.2014 um 19:00 schrieb adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com: doesn't help on a sloping fcurve though. the smooth does what i want, just need falloff does maya have this functionality, i could plot a null and export fbx, do it in maya, then bring it back, copy the animation, fiddle a bit more, then realise i should have done it in houdini ;o) a -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Manny Papamanos Sent: 07 May 2014 17:51 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves In such situations, I call on the 'stretch keys' b and mmb, Unlike q, it works with a pivot according to where your cursor is placed. Manny Papamanos Product Support Specialist Americas Frontline Technical Support From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of adrian wyer Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 12:42 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves or be a brush based tool, like editing a weightmap we can dream eh? a From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.au todesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of David Barosin Sent: 07 May 2014 17:36 To: xsi Subject: Re: smoothing tagged keys on fcurves You can hit 'q' to bring up the bounding region in the fcurve editor after you tag keys which does limit the effect. The smoothing introduce new kinks at the boundaries though :P It could use a falloff. On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 12:19 PM, adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.commailto:adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com wrote: like the title says... curve processing affects the whole curve, ignoring selection i have a track with a kink, the more i try and smooth it manually, the worse it gets smoothing works fine, but i only want to smooth a small section i COULD create a null, copy the camera animation, smooth just that bit, and copy it back but really? this is 2014! a Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829tel:%2B%2B44%280%29%20207%20580%200829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.commailto:adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.comhttp://www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71
Re: Re[2]: lag when editing components
It might be the case that you've a lot of dirty models in your scene. Most of the time it helps that you do something like extract all polys from that mesh into a new one and delete the original . But with that amount of objects it's a bit of an overkill, even when you script it -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 22.04.2014 um 18:14 schrieb Martin Yara furik...@gmail.com: I haven't used Quadros for quite a while, but they used to be faster than GeForces when dealing with very dense meshes. It's been said that newer GeForces are deliberately crippled to increment this difference. GeForces are faster only for GPU rendering and games. BTW, FCurve glitches happen when you disable Aero. Don't disable Aero! But that's another problem. I tried to reproduce your problem, I just created a scene with 10,000+ spheres (480poly), 4.8 Million triangles total and XSI.exe is using about 2GB of RAM None of them have materials or deformers. The scene is very slow but I have no lag when creating new primitives or dealing with a few isolated objects and their components. i5 16GB RAM / GeForce GTX 650 1GB / HQV disabled I've had some delay with the move tool and a high dense mesh with a few poly clusters. Hiding a few components solved the problem but I had to hide/unhide a lot while tweaking the object. Martin On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Eugen Sares sof...@mail.sprit.org wrote: Yes, thanks, HQV was already off. The overall viewport performance is good, actually. No artifacts, also.. It's just when moving components that I encounter this strange lag. When I edit multiple meshes at once (which I often have to), the lag seems to multiply with every selected object. I downgraded from an nVidia beta driver to 335.23, the latest stable, but I can't say that made much difference.
Re: ICE// Instance Geometry to unique geometry?
http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emtopolizer2or search the list-- christian keller visual effects|direction +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com http://vimeo.com/channels/96149Am 09. Dezember 2013 um 11:23 schrieb Tim Leydecker bauero...@gmx.de:Hi, I have simple crates I´m filling with ICE Instancing using a Simulate Rigid Bodies approach. The collisionobject´s shape is put together out of even simpler boxes to avoid any problems with convex/concav geometry interpretation. All this works reasonably nice and is fast enough to iterate and play with the result. I don´t know how to convert the ParticleSet Instance Geometry used with the Emitter to unique Polygon geometry? Is that possible? How? I´d need "real" geo I can export, no instances. I have a workaround using arrayed Rigid Bodies in Maya and freezing the sim when happy, but the interaction and scene performance is nowhere near Softimage´s ICE speed, I´d prefer to use ICE simply for the more fun factor while working on filling crates all day. Cheers, tim
Re: Merge meshes is slooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
- merge two small meshes- go into the explorer an switch it to application (A)- go to scene defaults/operators there is now a default preset of the merge op for this scene, double click that and set tolerance to 0.next time you use the merge op in this scene it uses these default values.--
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http://vimeo.com/channels/96149Am 06. November 2013 um 10:33 schrieb Vladimir Jankijevic vladi...@elefantstudios.ch:yes. just merge two simple objects, set the tolerance parameter to 0, and save out a preset of that operator. then you can apply that operator through:Application.ApplyGenOp("path/to/your/saved/preset", "", "sphere1,sphere", 3, "siPersistentOperation", "siKeepGenOpInputs", "")cheersvladimirOn Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Szabolcs Matefy szabol...@crytek.com wrote:I have several geometries, each of the about 30-50k polygons. I have to merge them, and when I try, it takes lot of time minutes to hours(!!) to have the Merge Mesh PPG come up. I think it’s because it wants the merge open edges with 0.5 units, and I have plenty. Is it possible to edit the preset to omit this welding by setting the 0.5 value to 0?CheersSzabolcs___ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Crytek GmbH - http://www.crytek.com - Grüneburgweg 16-18, 60322 Frankfurt - HRB77322 Amtsgericht Frankfurt a. Main- UST IdentNr.: DE20432461 - Geschaeftsfuehrer: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli
Re: emission by point velocity of emitter
you can use a cached (ice) result of your character, and load it via the ice cache node in the sim stack. then you´re able to get the position from the last frame. Am 02.09.2013 04:08, schrieb Leonard Koch: Hey Eric. unfortunately you can't drive a weightmap on an object based on its pointvelocity, since you only have access to previous frame values, if your ice-tree is in the simulation part of the stack, which in turn, makes all envelopes useless. You can only effectively use this data in the simulated ice-tree on another object, like in the pointcloud where you are emitting the particles for example. Here is a screenshot which shows how to emit particles based on the movement of a mesh: https://leonard-koch.squarespace.com/s/EmittingBasedOnVelocityForEric.jpg And here is the scene: https://leonard-koch.squarespace.com/s/EmitByVelocity.scn I hope this helps! On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Eric Lampi ericla...@gmail.com mailto:ericla...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to get this to work, but I am having little success. It seems like it should be fairly straightforward. I would like to drive a weightmap by the velocity of the geo's points that are being deformed by a skeleton. I can't seem to quite figure out how to access it and I am guessing some of it will depends where the envelope is set and where the ice tree is located. The result of which I can use to emit particles or set properties where there is the most movement, probably clipping it below a certain threshold. I understand in principal, but right now I'm just stuck. I've taken a look around in for some reference. I'm actually pretty surprised there aren't at least a couple nodes floating around that already do this kind of thing.. Thanks, Eric Freelance 3D and VFX animator http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
Re: Setting data on a particle based off data from another particle in the same cloud
If you clone the points clone the id into a new attribute, then you know which particle is the parent. And add a attribute that it's a clone. You can use that later to decide not to put orientation values on. Build a set from you tangent, whatever values and then you can select the corresponding value from that set. I'm not in front of a computer right now, but I'll have a quick look at it if you don't get it working. Chris -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 17.07.2013 um 12:02 schrieb Ciaran Moloney moloney.cia...@gmail.com: Maybe you're not getting the right ID to look up the strandpoints on? On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: I thought that too, but it's not cutting it. :( The do stuff part doesn't get any StrandPosition data for the points without strands. (Tried both ID to Location Point Index to Location.) On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Ciaran Moloney moloney.cia...@gmail.com wrote: Point ID to location get strand positions do stuff Set Self.Orientation Ciaran On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, Scratching my head over this... So, I have two sets of particles. One is emitted then a second particle is born (via Clone Point) and this one gets some strand stuff. This one follows the original's motion. I wanna align the first particle to the strands' tangent from the second particle. I got this working when it was all with one set of particle, but now that I separated them, I'm a little lost with the context. Getting self.StrandPosition to work out the tangents sets the context to per-point and so if I set any data it does it to that original point I read the StrandPosition from, therefore I end up affecting my strandy particles, not the original. Any idea how I can get the StrandPosition from the strandy particles and have it so when I set the Orientation I do so on the original first set of particles? Any help appreciated. Cheers, -- Alan
Re: disconnected edges?
If you want the edges instead of the vertices, you could use a separate pointcloud , get all border edges and resample the space between each of the two points of every edge. Use the positions for an add point node. Then use this pointcloud for the distance lookup. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 06.05.2013 um 17:12 schrieb Vincent Ullmann vincent.ullm...@googlemail.com: You also could use a SelectInArray with Index 0. Might be the cleaner way. Indeed the Pop is quite wrong. I though i would give me the First Element, not the last. Therefore i was a bit surprised, why i had to uncheck the Ascending-Bool Another approach could be the solution i suggested first. Using a GetArrayMinimum and FindInArray. Not sure whats slower. GetArrayMin + FindInArray or SortArrayWithKey By the Way Here is a little improved Version... getting closest Positions on the Border-Edges Am 06.05.2013 16:55, schrieb olivier jeannel: Super great ! Why I don't get the SortArrayWithKey and the PopFromArray ? Is it goaling first to the closest border edge and then to the furthest ? If so, why do you need the Pop ? (Not tested, just reading the tree) Le 06/05/2013 16:25, Vincent Ullmann a écrit : Here is a little Test, of that what i just wrote. Might be a bit clearer ;-) Am 06.05.2013 16:04, schrieb Paul Griswold: Hey guys - Is there a way to get the location of the nearest disconnected edge and set that as the goal for my particles? I'm using Eric Mootz's emTV compounds to grow a mesh I want to attract particles to the newly created disconnected edges. Thanks, Paul Get_Closest_Border.2.0.xsicompound closest_border2_0.JPG
Re: Octane render
looks like a filtering issue. lanzcos ?you might get away with less bounces, without noticabel quality loss.with some tricks you could get a better and faster resultcheers,chris-- christian keller visual effects|direction +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.com http://vimeo.com/channels/96149Am 14. Februar 2013 um 18:34 schrieb Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl:Arnold took 2 Hours and 10 minutes with 5 Diffuse bounces and AA set to 10. Setting the diffuse bounces to 16 as in Octane was just slowing Arnold down too much. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4271217/Arnold_Classroom_AA10_DiffSamples-7_DiffRays-5_2h-10min.png Still some fine noise in the DOF, and weird aliasing artifacts in the high contrast areas around the windows and the lights. - Ronald
Re: SDK: ShaderDefs and related
Speaking of ShaderDefs:Does someone know how to change the default value of a color parameter in a ShaderDef in python?Cheers,Chris--
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http://vimeo.com/channels/96149Am 11. Februar 2013 um 04:47 schrieb Stephan Woermann swoerman...@googlemail.com:Maybe this helps...oInputParameterDefs.AddParamDef( "layer_0", siHWShaderPortType, oOptions );2013/2/7 Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.comI have several shaders with parameters defined using .spdl files. I am trying to update them to use Shader Definitions, but a few of the parameter types are not documented in the manuals which leaves me scratching my head a bit.From the .spdl: Parameter "layer 0" input { GUID = "{3C30FA8E-06A5-4ED1-93D3-DA165801B60C}"; type = rtrendercontext; texturable = on; animatable = off; }It’s an input parameter for a realtime shader which only accepts other realtime shaders. The problem is the SDK manuals do not specify the equivalent of ‘rtrendercontext’ parameter types using shader definitions. Here is my best guess how to define such a parameter: // layer 0 oOptions = oXSIFactory.CreateShaderParamDefOptions(); oOptions.SetLongName( "layer_0" ); oOptions.SetAnimatable( false ); oOptions.SetTexturable( true ); oOptions.SetInspectable( true ); oInputParameterDefs.AddParamDef( "layer_0", XSI::siShaderDataTypeStructure, oOptions );Anybody have ideas?Matt
Re: HEY THE AREA
Hey, what's the problem, it seems to work. They remember you, maybe not like you expected it :) -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 14.01.2013 um 17:55 schrieb Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com: The Area suffers the same issue though. The remember me checkbox is a troll. On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Luc-Eric Rousseau luceri...@gmail.com wrote: that's not the same as The Area Le 2013-01-14 10:45, adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com a écrit : http://cgmemes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/keep-me-signed-in-yeah-right.html hehehehe Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71
Re: Particle clumping technique
What you could do to get some nice clumps ist emitting in a volume and eat the outer shell away with a fractal so you have a nice irregular shape. Do this with several point clouds, that you have enough different pieces for the whole thing. (You could also do it in one point cloud but that's a bit more work.) Then you could clone these pieces to your master point cloud. And parent them. A nice way to get them falling apart is to precompute a gradient from the outside to the center on the base pieces. You could use this for the gradual dissolve from the shell to the center. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 08.01.2013 um 15:47 schrieb Tim tim_boll...@hotmail.co.uk: Just a quick update, incase anyone else is trying to do something similar. The culprit for the simulation forces was to do with the ClumpSize attribute being used in the init force and velocity branch. I'm not entirely sure why but if you re-define the attribute earlier in the add points execution stack, it works (or at least the sim doesn't break). Maybe it's something to do with context and what's defined, I'm not sure. Now at least I am able to emit clumps over time. Regards, Tim On 08/01/2013 12:42, Tim wrote: I'm just playing around with it now, and I'm wondering if there is a way to generate clumps in simulation mode, and still get the forces to work correctly? I have set it up so clumps are created every frame (which works as expected) but It seems when I try to apply forces to this It breaks the simulation completely and all the points disapear. I'm not sure if I'm setting this up wrong, or it's a limitation with this kind of set up. Basically I'm trying to get smokey dirt to fall from a character over time. I have attached an image to show how I structured the tree. Regards, Tim On 07/01/2013 19:17, Sebastian Kowalski wrote: here you go, thats one of the first prototypes I've made. the whole system evolved a bit after the catrice project (had to reuse it on an other job), but the essential idea seems not to differ from vladimirs solution. (hope thats true, didn't had a look yet ;) ) you need to set a custom id value to each member of a cluster of points (clump id). in that case all clumps have the same amount of points. in that scene file its just a drag force, dissolving the clumps. when you need some more forces you have to use the position average of every clump, and apply the needed force from that. i am gonna share the more sophisticated scenes too, just need to comment them a bit. i should say that the initial idea came from tim borgmann, I've just implemented it in an icy way ;) take care sebastian
Re: Forcing ice trees to evaluate via script
Have you tried to put a log node inbetween (ice)? In the script use maybe a Refresh and or a Redraw if it doesn't work. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 27.11.2012 um 14:39 schrieb Jules Stevenson droolz...@googlemail.com: Hey guys, I need to write out some kinematics data to a file, and the kinematics in question is driven by ice. All is groovy right until I try to step through frames via script, since this seems to not evaluate the ice tree. Very simple example below: app = Application log = app.LogMessage camera = app.Selection(0) cam = camera.Kinematics.Global frame = 1 while frame 100: app.NextFrame() log(%s,%s,%s % (cam.posx.Value, cam.posy.Value, cam.posz.Value)) frame += 1 However this returns the value of the camera's kine on the starting frame of the script, and does not update, therefore suggesting the ice tree is not being evaluated. Any ideas for how to force an evaluation via script? Many thanks, Jules
Re: Another Nissan ?
Yep -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 11.11.2012 um 18:09 schrieb olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr: https://vimeo.com/51942333 I suppose it's from the same creators as the one before ?
Re: update on Creation integration to Softimage
Hey Helge, a Hamburg Workshop Sounds really cool! Cheers, Chris -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 10.11.2012 um 13:17 schrieb Helge Mathee helge.mat...@gmx.net: Andy, Dan, Sebastian, Creation Platform is targeted at the TD level user, however you don't have to be a full time TD do be able to use it. I'll be showing the new Softimage integration next week in London, and will hopefully also put these videos online. With this new integration you can build an application purely in python, while we provide all of the major building blocks of course (such as camera, viewport, geomety etc) and on top of it you can inject your custom behaviour. May it be a custom painting tool, a custom deformer, a custom rig etc. Now using the integration you can then load this pyhton application into Softimage and start using it within Soft. you can use ICE to push data in and out, and you'll be able to use your custom interactive tools directly in the Softimage viewport. I am pushing forward to provide more workshops and training. Phil just did a workshop on Montreal this week, I'll be hosting one in London next week, but I am also planning to do online workshops as well as more workshops in Europe. Creation Platform is ready to be used in production, but more importantly I am absolutely willing to help turn around current projects to push Creation Platform out there. So if you are considering to use it for a certain project, ring me up. I'll be able to help you jump through the first hoops. You be jumping higher yourself before you know it. I hope this helps. And oh Sebastian it is about time we start a local workshop in Hamburg. :) -H On 11/10/2012 11:02 AM, Sebastian Kowalski wrote: I am seeing myself in that same league, more as a technical driven 3d artist. so far i couldn't dive into the creation platform that much, but i talk a lot to helge, and he is giving me confidence that this is an useful thing for people like me (us). for now I just have my custom operator thinking, keeping all in soft image and process all math via creation platform. like having a custom ice node, besides i won't need to code that in c++ (and there is the catch, cause I can't code in C#). but i guess that won't stop there. (exciting!) all these modules the guys from fabric come up with, build up a pretty toolbox so far. for now i do not have an urgent need for a tool (maybe i have, the moment I really understand what all this is about), but i hope i can finally find some time to check that stuff out. helge will explain that better than I could. sebastian Am 10.11.2012 um 04:06 schrieb Dan Yargici danyarg...@gmail.com: This pretty much sums me up also, and I've found myself asking the very same questions! I've also been keenly following the development of FE but I'm not sure I have the chops to put it to proper use... Really looking forward to your response! DAN On 10 Nov 2012 01:12, Andy Moorer andymoo...@gmail.com wrote: Helge, I find the creation platform both really exciting, and from what I've seen as it grows its learning curve intimidating. I'm an artist-turned-TD and a script monkey largely educated by watching your jscript videos and lectures at Barnyard, and later taking Raffaele's workshop... plus self training, bothering folks like you, Graham and Brad, and a (nasty) year spent in Mel. In other words, I'm (I think) a pretty typical non-developer technical artist. Is the Creation Platform something for folks like me, who spends about 40% of my time scripting and the rest in creating assets and reasonably complex stuff in ICE? Or is it targeted squarely at TDs who spend the bulk of their time scripting, ie more for those at the developer end of the scale? Not that I'm not willing to always be stretching my capabilities to grow as a TD and artist. I'm just trying to figure out who you see as the typical Fabric Creation Platform user. Kudos to the regular outreach and amazingly fast and production-targeted development of Fabric, it's been really awesome to watch it come to life. On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:53 AM, Helge Mathee helge.mat...@gmx.net wrote: yes - the CreationPlatformCAPI will be shipped working on all three operating systems. On 08.11.2012 23:01, Xavier Lapointe wrote: Had the same question on my mind actually. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: So the integration with Softimage is working on Linux? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:40 AM, Helge Mathee helge.mat...@gmx.net wrote: Linux is fully supported for everything. As is OSX. On 08.11.2012 15:01, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: Hey Helge, This might be of enough general interest
Re: update on Creation integration to Softimage
http://fabricengine.com/2012/08/installing-fabric-engine-core-creation-platform-on-windows-x64/ -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 09.11.2012 um 00:18 schrieb Tim Crowson tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com: Thanks Helge. To anyone who knows... is there a build of Pyside available for 64-bit Python on Windows? I can only find builds for 32-bit... -Tim C. On 11/8/2012 10:40 AM, Helge Mathee wrote: Of course that's possible. It is even easier. Applications are just python modules, so you can use them inside of python based apps easily. Simply import the app and off you go. You might have to switch PySide for PyQt but that's about it. On 08.11.2012 16:40, Tim Crowson wrote: Helge, I've just started dabbling in CP and I do have a question I can't seem to find an answer to. Forgive me if this is a silly question: CP leverages Qt, but is it possible to host a CP app inside one of our custom PyQt or Pyside applications? I'm specifically thinking of a scenario where I'd like to host a CP viewer for Alembic files inside a production tool we've already built in PyQt. I know I could always have our app fire up yours, but I'm wondering if I can host a CP viewport as a widget inside our custom non-CP app. Tim Crowson Lead CG Artist Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio, Inc. 2525 Lebanon Pike, Building C. Nashville, TN 37214 Ph 615.885.6801 | Fax 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com On 11/8/2012 3:07 AM, Helge Mathee wrote: Thanks guys! Now, I've stated that on the Creation Platform mailing list already: I am aware that people are impressed by the videos we publish and interested in Creation Platform generally. We are doing workshops and user group both in Montreal and London this month, but aside from that I would like to encourage people to start evaluating Creation Platform for production scenarios. I realize that there's a learning curve attached to that, so I am willing to provide as much help as necessary and lead the way for anybody interested in seriously evaluating CP. At this stage I am looking for production references for certain features, so please mail me privately if you are interested in collaborating. Best! -H On 08.11.2012 09:17, Andreas Böinghoff wrote: wow! this is getting more and more exciting! On 11/7/2012 9:06 PM, Paul Doyle wrote: Hi guys – this is a preview of the work that Helge is doing on the Creation Platform API: https://vimeo.com/groups/fabric/videos/53026583 The new API provides full access to all CP features in C++. This includes high performance data access (void * access to internal data) as well as SceneGraph level features such as Undo, Manipulation, Import / Export etc. We’ll be presenting this in more detail at the Softimage London usergroup on Tuesday 13th November (http://www.softimagecreatives.com/siclondon/?page_id=1218). We’ll be showing this running in Maya (as well as demoing on Softimage again) at our London usergroup on Wednesday 14th November (http://fabricengine.com/2012/10/creation-workshops-montreal-london/). Let us know what you think. Looking forward to seeing some of you next week :) Paul -- ANDREAS BÖINGHOFF 3D Artist schönheitsfarm production GmbH Co. KG schönheitsfarm hamburg lippmannstrasse 79 22769 hamburg t +4940 432 91 200 f +4940 432 91 222 schönheitsfarm düsseldorf steinstraße 11 40212 düsseldorf t +49211 913 701 0 f +49211 913 701 99 schönheitsfarm frankfurt hanauer landstrasse 151-153 60314 frankfurt t +4969 484 484 90 w www.s-farm.de Geschäftsführung Manfred Brunwey DE 214892548 | Amtsgericht Hamburg HRA 95793 -- --
Re: render curves
Strands is the way to go. If you have lots of then and you want fast rendersolition try that and emRenderpointcloud from Eric Mootz -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 05.11.2012 um 17:09 schrieb Mathieu Leclaire mlecl...@hybride.com: Why don't you simply create ICE Strands from your curves? You can render strands using the particle size attribute to drive the rendered pixel width as long as you set the ICE attribute ShapeSizeAbsolute to false. -Mathieu Vladimir Jankijevic wrote: it's not possible for arnold with the sitoa exporter because sitoa won't export any softimage curves. what you could do though, is extend it to do that. But then again, it's maybe easier to make an ICE compound to generate strands along the curves and export with the current sitoa and render with arnold. cheers On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Alok Gandhi alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com wrote: Seems like you need to make your own shader. It is possible for Arnold I think. In case you are using Arnold, I will ask our awesome shader developer to know more and keep you posted. Sent from my iPhone On 2012-11-05, at 10:08 AM, Stefan Kubicek s...@tidbit-images.com wrote: I believe 3Delight will render curves too. Hi yall, So I'm curious to know if in the last several years there has been a curve rendering solution. What I need is the ability to render a curve as a set pixel width line. Sort of like Illustrator but within 3D space. It doesn't need to be OpenGL supported, in fact I'd rather it not be as I am not looking for a hardware or display render solution. Instead I'm looking for a software solution that has a similar appearance but renders in 3D space and preferably with anti-aliasing. Has any shader been developed in Soft that can support this? Thanks -- --- 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-- -- --- Vladimir Jankijevic Technical Direction Elefant Studios AG Lessingstrasse 15 CH-8002 Zürich +41 44 500 48 20 www.elefantstudios.ch ---
Re: Urgent : Point reordering problem on PC2 caches
You can also try emtopolizer which can read an write multiple fileformats -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 01.11.2012 um 19:17 schrieb Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com: Hi Ben and thanks for your generous offer. ;) The problem seems to be that the point #0 in Softimage is point #1 in MAX. Apparently in MAX, they don’t require a point #0, they just start at #1! So all the points get offsetted by one. It doesn’t seem to be a problem on a regular sphere…the cache applies fine?!! I’ll put the solution up once we find out. Thanks MAC From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ben Houston Sent: 1 novembre 2012 09:34 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Urgent : Point reordering problem on PC2 caches My obvious contribution: Can you transfer it via Alembic? I can give you guys a full featured trial license to see if it can help. Crate / Alembic does support transfer of normals, clusters/material groups and multiple UV sets these days. BTW these 3D programs can sometimes reorder vertices if have bad topology in an attempt to fix the geometry. BUt that isn't just reordering that usually involves adding vertices. I've never actually see vertex reordering outside of bad topology in our Crate solution, thus it confuses me on why you are running into this. -ben On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com wrote: Nope. It keeps the same index. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Sutherland Sent: 1 novembre 2012 09:04 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Urgent : Point reordering problem on PC2 caches Try selecting all polys and doing a poly extract - leave the history live - then cache the extracted one! Used to do this to get ncloth stuff to work with soft. S. Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Marc-Andre Carbonneau [marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com] Sent: 01 November 2012 14:57 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Urgent : Point reordering problem on PC2 caches Hello, I’m caching a character in Softimage with PC2 and bringing it to MAX. The problem is that the point ordering is different! I’m sure I am not the only one that encountered this problem. What do you guys do? Is there a ICE Compound already that re-orders the points prior to caching or what’s the secret technique? Thanks MAC -- Best regards, Ben Houston Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals.
Re: ICE cacheing
I'd always use a separate new cloud for reading , this way everything stays clean. I often have even one scene for simulating/caching, and another one for reading/rendering both open at the same time .. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 24.10.2012 um 03:42 schrieb Nick Angus n...@altvfx.com: Good advice Steve!, works like a charm… Thanks N From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Steven Caron Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:34 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: ICE cacheing delete the simulation marker... just ran into some more headaches myself in regards to caching. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Nick Angus n...@altvfx.com wrote: It would seem that my ICE tree is still evaluating after I have cached it and disconnected all nodes apart from the cache on file node. A workaround I am using is to make a new empty pointcloud and use that to play back my cache. I am wondering if anyone has any other workflows for this, and am I correct in assuming things generally get evaluated in the tree even if they are not directly executed. Cheers, Nick image001.gif
Re: Lamborghini - Supernova
Ah, that's the one. Quite nice ! -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 08.10.2012 um 16:21 schrieb Marco Levantaci ma...@digitalgolem.com: That wa fairly ok. The fx part was harder! ;-) M On 08 Oct 2012, at 16:11, Eric Lampi ericla...@gmail.com wrote: Oooh nice. Nailing those macro shots is tough. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Really nice job! congrats ;) On 8 October 2012 13:15, Marco Levantaci ma...@digitalgolem.com wrote: Thanks! Cheers, Marco On 08 Oct 2012, at 14:13, Javier Vega javierelas...@gmail.com wrote: Spectacular friend! Congratulations! Javier Vega www.zao3d.com Visita mi blog: http://blog.zao3d.com móvil: 616 64 73 57 08922-Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona) 2012/10/8 Marco Levantaci ma...@digitalgolem.com Hi all, I hereby send you the TVC for Lamborghini - Supernova. Thanks for trying to help me out finding a TD FX ICE. Have a look, all feedback is welcome! https://vimeo.com/50973452 Cheers, Marco Levantaci VFX Producer / Business Development Digital Golem Tel +32 (0)2 256 97 34 Mobile +32 (0)483 022 798 ma...@digitalgolem.com http://www.digitalgolem.com/ 53 Rue Gustave Huberti 1030 Brussels Marco Levantaci VFX Producer / Business Development Digital Golem Tel +32 (0)2 256 97 34 Mobile +32 (0)483 022 798 ma...@digitalgolem.com http://www.digitalgolem.com/ 53 Rue Gustave Huberti 1030 Brussels -- Freelance 3D and VFX animator http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work Marco Levantaci VFX Producer / Business Development Digital Golem Tel +32 (0)2 256 97 34 Mobile +32 (0)483 022 798 ma...@digitalgolem.com http://www.digitalgolem.com/ 53 Rue Gustave Huberti 1030 Brussels
Re: rendermap on a farm with xsibatch
There's also the possibility to use lightmaps within your rendertree. In the rendering options should be an option to render lightmaps only ... -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 05.10.2012 um 18:45 schrieb Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com: Thanks, I'll check that out! On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Sajjad Amjad sajjad.am...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Kris, I wrote this a while ago, it may help: http://www.sajjadamjad.com/plugins.html#Mapify It includes a command which enables render mapping through xsibatch. After installing the add-on read the help file for more info, I can't remember much :-) Cheers, Sajjad On 5 October 2012 17:07, Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com wrote: I figured...any simple script examples for a non-coder like me? Just want to list a bunch of objects and regenerate their rendermap...preferably all at once since I assume thats faster than doing each one separately. Kris On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Sebastian Kowalski l...@sekow.com wrote: you can execute a script via xsibatch Am 05.10.2012 um 17:58 schrieb Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com: Anyway to rendermap objects on a farm with xsibatch? Kris
Re: ICE questions again
Hey Chris, the Upper Node is clearly the on/off switch to which Szabolcs is referring. But the tree might be evaluated even if it is bypassed, I've seen that often. You've to unplug the whole thing. I've seen were cases in ice where even unplugging the whole tree did not stop the evaluation ... Cheers, Chris -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 02.10.2012 um 17:53 schrieb Chris Chia chris.c...@autodesk.com: Hi Szabolcs, I am seeing two IF nodes in your screenshot. I am assuming that you were referring to the centre IF node. This IF node will logically evaluate because it is trying to match a 1 or 0 from your raycast output and set it as a data. It does not prevent it from evaluating. However the other IF node I see at the upper right could be used to bypass the raycast evaluation... Chris On 2 Oct, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Szabolcs Matefy szabol...@crytek.commailto:szabol...@crytek.com wrote: Thanks guys! The question for today is, how can I control if I want to evaluate the ice tree or not? I tried to use an IF node with an exposed Active checkbox, but the tree seems to be always evaluated (and therefore it’s slow). Cheers image001.png From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Grahame Fuller Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:43 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: ICE questions again In one branch, fire rays from PolygonPosition along PolygonNormal, and store the Hit value in an array using Build Array from Set. In another branch, get NodeToPolygon, use that to look up the Hit value from the array, and finally use that to set a colour value. gray From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Szabolcs Matefy Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 04:36 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: ICE questions again Hey folks, I’m creating an ICE tree. We have three geometries, a high polymodel, a low poly model, and a cage. The cage should conform the high poly model, so no penetration is allowed. I want to make an ICE tree, that fires a raycast from the cage POLYGONS outward. If it hits, the vertices around the polygon should be colored, if not, the vertices remain uncolored. I built up and easy solution that color the vertices of the highpoly, but the real solution if the polygons are colored on the cage object. What I do not know, how to color the vertices if I’m working with polygons… Huh Cheers Szabolcs ___ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Crytek GmbH - http://www.crytek.com - Grüneburgweg 16-18, 60322 Frankfurt - HRB77322 Amtsgericht Frankfurt a. Main- UST IdentNr.: DE20432461 - Geschaeftsfuehrer: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli winmail.dat
Re: ICE questions again
you should be able to set the color in the self.color attribute and render that directly-- christian keller visual effects|direction +49 179 69 36 248 chris3...@me.comAm 01. Oktober 2012 um 10:36 schrieb Szabolcs Matefy szabol...@crytek.com:Hey folks,I’m creating an ICE tree. We have three geometries, a high polymodel, a low poly model, and a cage. The cage should conform the high poly model, so no penetration is allowed. I want to make an ICE tree, that fires a raycast from the cage POLYGONS outward. If it hits, the vertices around the polygon should be colored, if not, the vertices remain uncolored.I built up and easy solution that color the vertices of the highpoly, but the real solution if the polygons are colored on the cage object. What I do not know, how to color the vertices if I’m working with polygons…HuhCheersSzabolcs___ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Crytek GmbH - http://www.crytek.com - Grüneburgweg 16-18, 60322 Frankfurt - HRB77322 Amtsgericht Frankfurt a. Main- UST IdentNr.: DE20432461 - Geschaeftsfuehrer: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli
Re: Light Spread Softness
You can use either a projector spot or use some render tree state node Tricks. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 28.09.2012 um 05:26 schrieb Byron Nash byronn...@gmail.com: I understand how to change the spread, but it doesn't seem to give predictable or nice falloffs. I've been playing with settings since I wrote that and I wonder if it's related to Color Management. I'm interpreting my source textures as sRGB since they are just jpeg's. I have Color Management turned on for Regions. When I turn it off, the light falloff is much more smooth and closer to what I want, however, the gamma is way off since it's showing the linear image I'm assuming. I have been rendering without Color Management on my passes and interpreting them as linear in After Effects. I'm not sure how to get the falloff looking better though since I can't very well ignore the gamma issues. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Eric Gunther egunt...@warwick.net wrote: Unless I am mistaken, in soft, you select the light and press the b key to go to the controls on the light (not a ppg but in the viewport). Then you just click and drag the edges to change the spot softness. I can't check right now but I think its the b key. Actually pretty nice feature. -e On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 23:05 -0400, Byron Nash wrote: This seems basic but it has always confounded me. I would like a softer fade from the center of my spot light to the outside of the cone angle. Adjusting the spread seems to make little difference. See the linked photo for an illustration. I don't understand why the falloff does not start at the inner ring of the cone and fade to the outer edge? There seems to be a limit to the amount of softness I can get out of a light. What am I doing wrong? https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6776444/coneAngle.png
Re: rendermap nurbs objects not working
Nurbs, what's that ?-) -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 27.09.2012 um 05:27 schrieb Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com: Any reason why I can't rendermap a nurbs sphere with a UV applied? I'm just getting a black render. Kris
Re: Soft - Maya : 23.98 to 24 FPS Problem
I'd stay with 24 fps. 23.98 could give you all sort of headaches with im and export . Also motionblur in 3d and rendered motion vectors could behave strangely. We had this in a recent project with nuke and si/Arnold . But there was no time to investigate where the origin of the problems had been ... -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 27.09.2012 um 14:39 schrieb Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com: Ahaha same for 3DSMAX. Oh and sot rue about the multi-ppg…grr! The comfort Softimage gives makes it so hard to switch to other DCC. Now is it possible to do all this in Modo? ;) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Greg Punchatz Sent: 26 septembre 2012 17:12 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Soft - Maya : 23.98 to 24 FPS Problem We bring the animation in Maya, but in Maya there is no custom FPS setting available Wow is that true??? and this is the next generation app AD thinks is the strongest of the lotLOL next thing you will tell me is that in maya you cant edit PPGs in multi mode ;) Greg Punchatz Sr. Creative Director Janimation 214.823.7760 www.janimation.com On 9/26/2012 4:03 PM, Alok wrote: We have tracked and animated objects in Softimage at 23.98 fps. We bring the animation in Maya, but in Maya there is no custom FPS setting available. The closest is 24 FPS, so obviously the animation does not match. The only solution I can think is to quickly script to scale the FCurves. Does that seems to be the approach or is there anything else I can do differently. Any help much appreciated. Thanks. -- image001.gif
Re: An old one - Sample sets from subdiv's
You can clone your mesh and subdivide it via ICE and emit from the result -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 20.09.2012 um 15:48 schrieb Andi Farhall andi.farh...@primefocusworld.com: I've read a few oldish posts that have all said the only way is a full res emitter (duplicate using geometry appx). Anybody know if this has changed in the light of ice modeling? before i tweak my worflow to incorporate bigger meshes. cheers, Andi. Andi Farhall | Senior 3D Animator T: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 | M: +44 (0)7976 263 989 A: 37 Dean Street, London, W1D 4PT, UK http://spylon.tumblr.com/
Re: In case you missed it..
Show your Passion ! ;-) -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 13.09.2012 um 03:33 schrieb Sylvain Lebeau s...@shedmtl.com: +100 Dont get me started gang.. you know i can go far!! like I am at about 1.5 kilometers away from Autodesk's offices in Montreal! I could go there and do a nude dancing performance in the nice open space lobby! Then they will hear us... for sure... ;-) sly postbox-contact.jpgKris Rivel Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:24 PM Holy crap this thing is on fire. Been awhile since I've ranted on anything so here it goes. I've been forced lately to dive into other apps a bit more, mostly for converting files, comparing assets, etc. It is uglyMax and Maya are light years behind Softimage still...in terms of organization and usability. Max and Maya are old, clunky and built on paradigm that goes back over 10 years. I look at other things out there, Houdini, Blender, Modo, etc. and you know whatthe only Autodesk app that honestly compares to them IMO, is Soft. It just feels good and natural...very intuitive. There are lots of little widgets and tools from the other two that I wish Soft had but as a base system for creating something...its fast and LOGICAL! So here's my advice to Autodesktake the entire workflow, organization and approach that Softimage was built on, and make a new app that's for everyone based on that...integrate all three into one new system thats for the next generation. Something that any Max, Maya or Softimage artist could get used to. Can it really be that difficult? We're at a major turning point now. The industry is changing rapidly, its all about creating media for mobile devices, its all about the cloud, its all about collaboration. Autodesk may miss the boat and end up shooting itself in the foot in the ME category. By pushing the one shining jewel piece of software into the dark corner, while just kicking the can down the road with the antiquated, clunky and slow Maya and Max options, they face a real risk of seeing the whole user base for all three blow up in their face. Time for a REDO!!! Users are experimenting in droves with other non-Autodesk options..including myself and as fast as things move this day...you could be out tomorrow if you miss something. Can we honestly all envision ourselves still using Max and Maya with their layer upon layer of windows, plugins, check boxes and patches? No way. For the first time, I'm actually enjoying see some new innovation coming out of other apps and it seems to be gaining momentum...hop on board Autodesk...or its back to the old days of CAD only for you. Kris compose-unknown-contact.jpgKiril Aronofski Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:41 PM Yes but as the copy states: Autodesk® Softimage® software is a high-performance 3D character animation and visual effectshttp://www.autodesk.com/visualeffectssoftware application. Given that a lot of effort is going into marketing Suites and this also drives 3ds Max and Maya traffic to the site we were not not going to mention the fact that Maya and 3ds Max users get benefit from adding it to their pipeline. You stated you market Softimage as a full-fledged application and referenced the product page as a proof. Well, unless we have completely different views of what is the meaning of full-fledged in terms of general DCC packages, that page is not much of a proof really. It clearly does not put SI in the same category as Max and Maya. Maya 3ds Max mentions compositing because it includes the software applications Composite and MatchMover in the box. And what kind of explanation is that? It's a bundled product (that comes with Softimage just as well, mind you) versus integrated solution. I hope you see how little sense it makes to boast about one and than ignore the other. I know it's just corporate propaganda, buzzwords and mostly meaningless phrases, but it effects the broader public perception and it undervalues the product and the artist behind it. I think, if you have followed the conversation carefully, you will understand that no one objects the effort to sell the suites. It's the failure to market Softimage that is the problem. And if it arouse from the similarities and overlap, that is no excuse either. You are doing mighty fine job marketing Max and Maya as equal. It's ether one or all three. Two just says you bitten off more than you can chew. On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Maurice Patel maurice.pa...@autodesk.com wrote: Yes but as the copy states: Autodesk® Softimage® software is a high-performance 3D character animation and visual effectshttp://www.autodesk.com/visualeffectssoftware application. Given that a lot of effort is going
Re: Who uses Fast Playback?
It's from the good old Softimage|3D Days -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 08.08.2012 um 23:32 schrieb Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com: Just curious... Do you guys use or even know about Fast Playback? And why is the default frame size a puny 250KB?! Legacy? At the Wireframe/Shaded/etc. menu of a viewport, you can turn it on in one of the first options, however it's really weird until you crank the size allowed per frame to a few megs, in the viewport's Display Options under the Performance tab under Fast Playback, Cache Size (KB/frame). Crank it up, for example type in 1024*6 for 6 megs. Now play your sequence. It will be slow as it caches, but then when you play it back it's absolutely instant, until something changes in your scene or you turn it off... but the coolest part is it's not a 2D capture, it's in fact a kind of in-memory pointcache, so you can still orbit around your scene! at crazy speeds! (That is, if the frame size was enough to store all of it, else you'll get random sections.) -- Alan
Re: Anyone tried threesixty's Metaballs?
What kind of artifacts ? -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com Am 08.06.2012 um 20:54 schrieb Steven Caron car...@gmail.com: yes, just wondering how Michele's is better? i recently did work and the polygonizer had some artifacts close up that i couldn't get rid of. On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Mário Domingos mdomingos.p...@gmail.com wrote: Are you talking about Polygonizer? On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Steven Caron car...@gmail.com wrote: more real than the built in one? On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Mário Domingos mdomingos.p...@gmail.com wrote: Great plug, a real metaballs system. https://vimeo.com/43686944 Mário
Re: memory not flushed after caching
try to regularly kill you clouds, and put the trees on a virgin one ! Am 08.06.2012 14:27, schrieb Sebastian Kowalski: thats bad, but good, meaning it has to be something in my tree. just checked it again with a fresh tree and it stays flat.. got the gut feeling its one of these haunted projects. its simple volume emitting via generating locations sets. thanks ciaran Am 08.06.2012 um 13:33 schrieb Ciaran Moloney: I can't repro that. Memory stays pretty much flat when tweaking the seed on emit from geometry. How are you generating the particles? On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Sebastian Kowalski l...@sekow.com mailto:l...@sekow.com wrote: ok now it is getting really messy. its not the caching, its the different seeds. repro this: add 10 million particles to your scene. open the taskmanager switch to performance and have a look. softimage is sitting on 2gb ram. now change the seed of the pointcloud. xsi is rising to 4 gb (approx.) now. and so on... this is some serious flaw! would be glad if someone can confirm this. softimage 2012.sap, win7 64bit thanks sebastian Am 07.06.2012 um 19:16 schrieb Sebastian Kowalski: first ive got to cache half a billion points out ... yikes! Am 07.06.2012 um 19:06 schrieb Steven Caron: you better deliver! On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Sebastian Kowalski l...@sekow.com mailto:l...@sekow.com wrote: btw. excpect some wicked imagery in the near future.. ;) -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
Re: mail...
Ping Am 27.05.2012 12:47, schrieb Christian Keller: Ping -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com mailto:chris3...@me.com gesendet von meinem iDing Am 27.05.2012 um 08:22 schrieb Matt Morris matt...@gmail.com mailto:matt...@gmail.com: Yeah!! All good. Receiving loud and clear again! On Sunday, 27 May 2012, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com mailto:alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: Finally some mail. Tumbleweeds be gone! :D On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 9:39 PM, J. Jones jgjones...@gmail.com mailto:jgjones...@gmail.com wrote: Ditto. Whatever was haywire appears to be fixed. On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com mailto:ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: Whoo hooo!! I got it! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 11:32 AM, jim bough jimbo...@hotmail.com mailto:jimbo...@hotmail.com wrote: I second that. First two emails in last 10 days. Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 21:29:01 -0400 Subject: Re: mail... From: guillaume.laforge...@gmail.com mailto:guillaume.laforge...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Hey Matt, You are the first email a received from this list (from my gmail) since 10 days ! Is the problem fixed for others too? On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Matt Morris matt...@gmail.com mailto:matt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Gray, I unsubscribed and resubscribed to the list by sending mails to softimage@listproc.autodesk.com mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Got the verification mails etc so it feels like it should have worked but still not receiving mail from the xsi list - am getting everything from other lists I'm on such as sitoa. -- www.matinai.com http://www.matinai.com -- www.matinai.com http://www.matinai.com -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
Re: Switching geometry emitter
pointcloud. Is there a way to use emit from geometry, and switch between the three pieces of geometry? I guess I could use three emit from geometry compounds and just change the emission individually, but I thought maybe there'd be a way of using a Group Geometry plugged into 1 emit compound or similar and toggle which is the emitter geometry at any one time? I thought generate sample set might work but I'm getting context errors. Any ideas? Thanks Chris -- --- Vladimir Jankijevic Technical Direction Elefant Studios AG Lessingstrasse 15 CH-8002 Zürich +41 44 500 48 20 tel:%2B41%2044%20500%2048%2020 www.elefantstudios.ch http://www.elefantstudios.ch --- -- Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029 2002 5762 07730 533 115 www.mintmotion.co.uk http://www.mintmotion.co.uk -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
Re: ICE strand orientation trouble - again :/ now with images
try the loft ... checkbox in your create strands compound. and if you use the sitoa strand compound, there´s also one for the rotations. not sitting in front of xsi now, but sure you´ll figure it out within one minute ;) Am 16.05.2012 11:36, schrieb Stefano Jannuzzo: You posted an Arnold render. You mean that you can't achieve the same result with mr, or that the Arnold result itself is wrong? Stefano On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Morten Bartholdy x...@colorshopvfx.dk mailto:x...@colorshopvfx.dk wrote: Here are a couple of images showing what I am doing: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/763668/ICE/Strands_InstanceGeo_Rotation_01.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/763668/ICE/Strands_InstanceGeo_Rotation_ICE_Tree_01.jpg I just need to randomize of the geometrys y-rotation, and according to the docs and pointers given here earlier this should do the trick, but no go. Is there a magic step I might have missed to get it working? /Morten Den 15. maj 2012 kl. 11:14 skrev Morten Bartholdy x...@colorshopvfx.dk mailto:x...@colorshopvfx.dk: I have a nice setup which creates lovely grass deforming geometry instances on strands so I can have turbulent wind moving the strands around. I am using Emit Strands for this, but I seem to be unable to randomize the instance y-orientation using a Randomize Rotation by Cone - they are unaffected by this. If I create a different setup using Emit from Geometry and Create Strands on that, I can control the y-rotation, but then the instances are upside down, and my non simulated turbulence does not work. How can I get to control instance y-rotation when using Emit Strands? MOrten -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
Re: chess
http://www.inside-chess.de/content/most-famous-games Am 01.05.2012 12:58, schrieb adrian wyer: good call, thanks a Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71 -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ben Houston Sent: 01 May 2012 11:51 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: chess I would suggest having a ton of moves in a text file, one per line -- position to position moves. I'd also have another text file that defines the positions on the board. Then I would write some python to read the position to position file and applly it to pieces. I know you can find position--to-position files on the internet of real games. -ben On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:46 AM, adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com wrote: kind of, doesn't have to be able to play someone... just figure out if a piece can move to a position, then move it (these could be animation clips) but not move to an occupied position like i said, probably fake it, it's supposed to be millions of moves in a few seconds a Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Simon Reeves Sent: 01 May 2012 11:36 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: chess Setting up what exactly? Having them take turns and moving correctly ? On 1 May 2012, at 11:28, adrian wyeradrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com wrote: random shot in the dark, will probably fake it (as it will be motion blurred to all hell) but. has anyone tried setting up a chess game in ICE a Adrian Wyer Fluid Pictures 75-77 Margaret St. London W1W 8SY ++44(0) 207 580 0829 adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com www.fluid-pictures.com Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company number:5657815 VAT number: 872 6893 71 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4970 - Release Date: 04/30/12 -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248 f +49 40 386 835 33 chris3...@me.com
