Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thank you Hans and Ho, this is awesome. Unfortunately I'm unable to get this plugin to work yet, for some reason its not finding the python modules you provided. import imath # ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. I have copied the 3 python libraries to the path you specified and also tried putting them on other locations like C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\DLLs for example, but with no success. I tried borrowing the package files from Maya 2015 and also the ones from the link provided by Hans, but they seem to be exactly the same with a slightly different date stamp. I have a PYTHONPATH environment pointing to a network location where I have extra python packages, I tried putting the files there also, but no luck either... I'm guessing I'm still missing something :) On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Hans Adrian (Intern) hans.adr...@autodesk.com wrote: You can download the PyAlembic package from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyalembic/ and as mentioned, put the 3 pyd files in c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ Thanks. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:06 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hans forgot to mention that you’d need the PyAlembic package for the plugin to work. If you have Maya 2015, you can ‘borrow’ their package by copying these 3 files c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\alembic.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\iex.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\imath.pyd over to c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ FYI, the PyAlembic package allows you to read and write Alembic file using Python. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Hans Adrian (Intern) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:49 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hi Nuno, Attached is a plugin that you could use to attach an object from Alembic file to a SoftImage object. Hopefully it is sufficient for your use. Instruction to Use 1. Unzip the file 2. Put the file into your SoftImage Plug-in folder, or load it from Plug-in manager 3. Open Plug-in Manager 4. Expand AlembicSelectiveAttach 5. Right click on AttachAlembicToObjectDialog (Property) and choose Create Property 6. The dialog below will pop up. Configure your settings and click Apply. [cid:image001.png@01CF79B9.C02B0830] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:08 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Well apparently you can, but you will need to add quite a few lines of code per geometry to fix something that could have been just one line if the attach was supported. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Matt Morris matt...@gmail.commailto: matt...@gmail.com wrote: I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated towards a pointcaching pipeline as well. Very frustrating not to be able to use it like existing pc2 etc. On 9 May 2014 17:36, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto: nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier. Even if its just in the sdk would be great! Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Duhh, of course, how dumb of me! Its sorted then :) On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto: nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu
RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Oops, I forgot these files: awBoost_python-1_52.dll AlembicPyImath.dll AlembicPyIex.dll Copy them from c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\bin\ to c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\bin\ From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:50 PM To: No name Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Thank you Hans and Ho, this is awesome. Unfortunately I'm unable to get this plugin to work yet, for some reason its not finding the python modules you provided. import imath # ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. I have copied the 3 python libraries to the path you specified and also tried putting them on other locations like C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\DLLs for example, but with no success. I tried borrowing the package files from Maya 2015 and also the ones from the link provided by Hans, but they seem to be exactly the same with a slightly different date stamp. I have a PYTHONPATH environment pointing to a network location where I have extra python packages, I tried putting the files there also, but no luck either... I'm guessing I'm still missing something :) On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Hans Adrian (Intern) hans.adr...@autodesk.commailto:hans.adr...@autodesk.com wrote: You can download the PyAlembic package from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyalembic/ and as mentioned, put the 3 pyd files in c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ Thanks. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:06 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hans forgot to mention that you’d need the PyAlembic package for the plugin to work. If you have Maya 2015, you can ‘borrow’ their package by copying these 3 files c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\alembic.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\iex.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\imath.pyd over to c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ FYI, the PyAlembic package allows you to read and write Alembic file using Python. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Hans Adrian (Intern) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:49 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hi Nuno, Attached is a plugin that you could use to attach an object from Alembic file to a SoftImage object. Hopefully it is sufficient for your use. Instruction to Use 1. Unzip the file 2. Put the file into your SoftImage Plug-in folder, or load it from Plug-in manager 3. Open Plug-in Manager 4. Expand AlembicSelectiveAttach 5. Right click on AttachAlembicToObjectDialog (Property) and choose Create Property 6. The dialog below will pop up. Configure your settings and click Apply. [cid:image001.png@01CF79B9.C02B0830]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF79B9.C02B0830] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:08 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Well apparently you can, but you will need to add quite a few lines of code per geometry to fix something that could have been just one line if the attach was supported. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Matt Morris matt...@gmail.commailto:matt...@gmail.commailto:matt...@gmail.commailto:matt...@gmail.com wrote: I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated towards a pointcaching pipeline as well. Very frustrating not to be able to use it like existing pc2 etc. On 9 May 2014 17:36, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier. Even if its just in the sdk would be great! Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thanks Ho, that did the trick. I'm assuming this wont be an hassle any more once you guys release SP1, right? ;) On a side question related something you posted about Caching subframes with Alembic, you wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. I tried this and I get the subframes, the only issue I have is that in order to get/set the Simulation Setting I need to first create a simulated ICE tree, then delete it. Is there a way to make this process a bit simpler for the common user? On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Oops, I forgot these files: awBoost_python-1_52.dll AlembicPyImath.dll AlembicPyIex.dll Copy them from c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\bin\ to c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\bin\ From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:50 PM To: No name Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Thank you Hans and Ho, this is awesome. Unfortunately I'm unable to get this plugin to work yet, for some reason its not finding the python modules you provided. import imath # ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. I have copied the 3 python libraries to the path you specified and also tried putting them on other locations like C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\DLLs for example, but with no success. I tried borrowing the package files from Maya 2015 and also the ones from the link provided by Hans, but they seem to be exactly the same with a slightly different date stamp. I have a PYTHONPATH environment pointing to a network location where I have extra python packages, I tried putting the files there also, but no luck either... I'm guessing I'm still missing something :) On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Hans Adrian (Intern) hans.adr...@autodesk.commailto:hans.adr...@autodesk.com wrote: You can download the PyAlembic package from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyalembic/ and as mentioned, put the 3 pyd files in c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ Thanks. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:06 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hans forgot to mention that you’d need the PyAlembic package for the plugin to work. If you have Maya 2015, you can ‘borrow’ their package by copying these 3 files c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\alembic.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\iex.pyd c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\Python\Lib\site-packages\imath.pyd over to c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015\Application\python\Lib\site-packages\ FYI, the PyAlembic package allows you to read and write Alembic file using Python. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Hans Adrian (Intern) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:49 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Hi Nuno, Attached is a plugin that you could use to attach an object from Alembic file to a SoftImage object. Hopefully it is sufficient for your use. Instruction to Use 1. Unzip the file 2. Put the file into your SoftImage Plug-in folder, or load it from Plug-in manager 3. Open Plug-in Manager 4. Expand AlembicSelectiveAttach 5. Right click on AttachAlembicToObjectDialog (Property) and choose Create Property 6. The dialog below will pop up. Configure your settings and click Apply. [cid:image001.png@01CF79B9.C02B0830]mailto: [cid:image001.png@01CF79B9.C02B0830] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:08 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Well apparently you can, but you will need to add quite a few lines of code per geometry to fix something that could have been just one line if the attach was supported
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being transfered between an animation scene and a render scene. If in the render scene the geometry stack needs to be frozen for any reason (could be for many reasons) and the alembic node re-atached later, then it seams that at the moment re-attaching the Alembic ICE node doesn't work properly. If I re-create the ICE tree with the alembic read node attached, it no longer is able to read the abc cache unless I re-import the alembic file again with a new mesh, which can be a bit messy if I need to update changes done on the old mesh (transfering clusters, weightmaps, tangent maps, materials, etc) Instead it would be much simpler just to re-attach an alembic read cache node to the frozen mesh and reconnect to the point cache path which is easily script-able. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you explain what you need? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto: [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto: nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Do you create the Alembic node in the ICETree yourself? For this to work, you’ll need to set the mapping from the Alembic object to the XSI object. The mapping data is stored in a grid, which is a parameter of the Alembic node. You can use the following Python script to set the mapping: #Get the grid data which defines the mapping gridData = Application.Dictionary.GetObject(PointCloud.pointcloud.ICETree.AlembicCacheNode).Items.Value gridData.RowCount = 1 gridData.ColumnCount = 3 #This is the full path to the pointcloud in abc cache gridData.SetCell(0, 0, /PointCloud/PointCloudShape) #This is the XSI object which the cache is applied on gridData.SetCell(1, 0, self) #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being transfered between an animation scene and a render scene. If in the render scene the geometry stack needs to be frozen for any reason (could be for many reasons) and the alembic node re-atached later, then it seams that at the moment re-attaching the Alembic ICE node doesn't work properly. If I re-create the ICE tree with the alembic read node attached, it no longer is able to read the abc cache unless I re-import the alembic file again with a new mesh, which can be a bit messy if I need to update changes done on the old mesh (transfering clusters, weightmaps, tangent maps, materials, etc) Instead it would be much simpler just to re-attach an alembic read cache node to the frozen mesh and reconnect to the point cache path which is easily script-able. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you explain what you need? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thanks, does this works with geometry instead of a pointcloud? On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Do you create the Alembic node in the ICETree yourself? For this to work, you’ll need to set the mapping from the Alembic object to the XSI object. The mapping data is stored in a grid, which is a parameter of the Alembic node. You can use the following Python script to set the mapping: #Get the grid data which defines the mapping gridData = Application.Dictionary.GetObject(PointCloud.pointcloud.ICETree.AlembicCacheNode).Items.Value gridData.RowCount = 1 gridData.ColumnCount = 3 #This is the full path to the pointcloud in abc cache gridData.SetCell(0, 0, /PointCloud/PointCloudShape) #This is the XSI object which the cache is applied on gridData.SetCell(1, 0, self) #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being transfered between an animation scene and a render scene. If in the render scene the geometry stack needs to be frozen for any reason (could be for many reasons) and the alembic node re-atached later, then it seams that at the moment re-attaching the Alembic ICE node doesn't work properly. If I re-create the ICE tree with the alembic read node attached, it no longer is able to read the abc cache unless I re-import the alembic file again with a new mesh, which can be a bit messy if I need to update changes done on the old mesh (transfering clusters, weightmaps, tangent maps, materials, etc) Instead it would be much simpler just to re-attach an alembic read cache node to the frozen mesh and reconnect to the point cache path which is easily script-able. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you explain what you need? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto: nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto: hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto: [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto: [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
If the mesh topology doesn't change, it should work Sent On May 9, 2014, at 8:14 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, does this works with geometry instead of a pointcloud? On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Do you create the Alembic node in the ICETree yourself? For this to work, you’ll need to set the mapping from the Alembic object to the XSI object. The mapping data is stored in a grid, which is a parameter of the Alembic node. You can use the following Python script to set the mapping: #Get the grid data which defines the mapping gridData = Application.Dictionary.GetObject(PointCloud.pointcloud.ICETree.AlembicCacheNode).Items.Value gridData.RowCount = 1 gridData.ColumnCount = 3 #This is the full path to the pointcloud in abc cache gridData.SetCell(0, 0, /PointCloud/PointCloudShape) #This is the XSI object which the cache is applied on gridData.SetCell(1, 0, self) #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being transfered between an animation scene and a render scene. If in the render scene the geometry stack needs to be frozen for any reason (could be for many reasons) and the alembic node re-atached later, then it seams that at the moment re-attaching the Alembic ICE node doesn't work properly. If I re-create the ICE tree with the alembic read node attached, it no longer is able to read the abc cache unless I re-import the alembic file again with a new mesh, which can be a bit messy if I need to update changes done on the old mesh (transfering clusters, weightmaps, tangent maps, materials, etc) Instead it would be much simpler just to re-attach an alembic read cache node to the frozen mesh and reconnect to the point cache path which is easily script-able. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you explain what you need? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thanks for the tip Ho Chung Now I'm getting somewhere, but, I still have 2 issues 1. Using your scripted solution I managed to get deformation working but with the wrong timescale, basically I need to multiply Current Time by 25 to get the animation correctly. So there might be an issues here between frameseconds. Any way I can fix this time property using scripting? 2. I was also testing non-deforming animation (kinematics) but doesn't work with the script you provided, I guess what I'm missing is how to connect the alembic cache node to the geometry local transform Matrix. Any tip of how to do this ? Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: If the mesh topology doesn't change, it should work Sent On May 9, 2014, at 8:14 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com mailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, does this works with geometry instead of a pointcloud? On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Do you create the Alembic node in the ICETree yourself? For this to work, you’ll need to set the mapping from the Alembic object to the XSI object. The mapping data is stored in a grid, which is a parameter of the Alembic node. You can use the following Python script to set the mapping: #Get the grid data which defines the mapping gridData = Application.Dictionary.GetObject(PointCloud.pointcloud.ICETree.AlembicCacheNode).Items.Value gridData.RowCount = 1 gridData.ColumnCount = 3 #This is the full path to the pointcloud in abc cache gridData.SetCell(0, 0, /PointCloud/PointCloudShape) #This is the XSI object which the cache is applied on gridData.SetCell(1, 0, self) #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:10 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Its a workflow thing, the objective is to have pointcach animation being transfered between an animation scene and a render scene. If in the render scene the geometry stack needs to be frozen for any reason (could be for many reasons) and the alembic node re-atached later, then it seams that at the moment re-attaching the Alembic ICE node doesn't work properly. If I re-create the ICE tree with the alembic read node attached, it no longer is able to read the abc cache unless I re-import the alembic file again with a new mesh, which can be a bit messy if I need to update changes done on the old mesh (transfering clusters, weightmaps, tangent maps, materials, etc) Instead it would be much simpler just to re-attach an alembic read cache node to the frozen mesh and reconnect to the point cache path which is easily script-able. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto: hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you explain what you need?
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) attachment: winmail.dat
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False )
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) attachment: winmail.dat
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Duhh, of course, how dumb of me! Its sorted then :) On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False )
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier. Even if its just in the sdk would be great! Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.comwrote: Duhh, of course, how dumb of me! Its sorted then :) On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False )
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated towards a pointcaching pipeline as well. Very frustrating not to be able to use it like existing pc2 etc. On 9 May 2014 17:36, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier. Even if its just in the sdk would be great! Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Duhh, of course, how dumb of me! Its sorted then :) On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) -- www.matinai.com
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Well apparently you can, but you will need to add quite a few lines of code per geometry to fix something that could have been just one line if the attach was supported. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Matt Morris matt...@gmail.com wrote: I was expecting alembic to be much more orientated towards a pointcaching pipeline as well. Very frustrating not to be able to use it like existing pc2 etc. On 9 May 2014 17:36, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Now , I know Softimage development is now at a maintance level(so no new features) but I'm strongly inclined to suggest that an alembic attach to existing geo option is created in order to make this process much easier. Even if its just in the sdk would be great! Cheers Nuno On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Duhh, of course, how dumb of me! Its sorted then :) On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you try using node Current Frame instead of Current Time? Also, pls make sure the option Map Subframe to Frame (on Alembic node) is off. Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Yes, same framerate which is 25 FPS in this test, also keep in mind that if i import the same .abc file the animation plays back correctly, so the issue is in this manual method 2. Thanks, I should have read more carefully your code comments, so this one is sorted but suffers the same time scale issue raised in 1. On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: 1. Did you export the abc at the same framerate as you read it? 2. In the script, there's a flag specifying if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache. Should set it to True gridData.SetCell(2, 0, True) Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: #This flag specifies if the XSI object kine is driven by the abc cache gridData.SetCell(2, 0, False ) -- www.matinai.com
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you explain what you need? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Anyone found a way to attach an ICE alembic cache node to a frozen geometry yet ? On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.commailto:hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860]mailto:[cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :( attachment: winmail.dat
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Hi Ho Chung Nguyen The Alembic Import function from Softimage seems to work normally.This only happens when I try to manually recreate the Alembic attachment to a geometry. This error happens when I have an existing geometry (same geo I used to export the original .abc file but freezed) , create an ICE tree attached to this geometry and get the Alembic Cache node into the Ice tree. If i put the path of the .abc file in the Alembic Cache node, it also doesn't get the animation that is stored in the .abc file. On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Thanks didn't knew it would export subframe, it wasn't so obvious to me but now it makes sense. :) On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Ho Chung Nguyen hochung.ngu...@autodesk.com wrote: Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :(
RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :( attachment: winmail.dat
RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry
Caching of subframe is supported, the objects need to have property SimulationSettings and option Cache All Simulation Samples checked. Pointclouds have this property by default. Polymeshes will have it if you create a simulated ICETree. [cid:image001.png@01CF5E1A.E62EC860] From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ho Chung Nguyen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:56 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Can you attach the abc file so we can look into it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Nuno Conceicao Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Alembic attach to geometry Weirdly enough this is the error I get if I try to connect an ICE Alembic Cache node: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1 Absolute paths ? Autodesk!? # HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.9) thread 0: # #000: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5F.c line 806 in H5Fis_hdf5(): unable to open file # major: Low-level I/O # minor: Unable to initialize object # #001: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FD.c line 1101 in H5FD_open(): open failed # major: Virtual File Layer # minor: Unable to initialize object # #002: P:\ThirdParty\Alembic_1.5.1\source\contrib\hdf5-1.8.9\src\H5FDsec2.c line 362 in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'T:\120911-PIPELINETOOLS\Simulation\scene_root\cube1\cube1_Take1_1.abc', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 0, o_flags = 0 # major: File accessability # minor: Unable to open file On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Nuno Conceicao nunoalexconcei...@gmail.commailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com wrote: Just trying the Alembic new feature on SI 2015 and noticed that apparently there is no attach to geometry function. Also it has no subframe functionality. Unless there is a coding way to do it I'm a bit disappointed on this new feature since its limited to be used for import/export and no point cache workflow between animation and rendering disciplines. :( attachment: winmail.dat
