User attributes from Houdini to XSI? Freelance job
We need to move animated geometry with animated attributes from Houdini to Softimage. We can get vertex_colors in via FBX, but so far not animated ones. From the short Crate documentation on the topic, I can see it is possible to import custom attributes from alembic files via ICE, but it is beyond my ICE capabilities. Subsequently I would like to hear if someone here is up for the task for a remote freelance gig, and available? Right now I just need to find someone who knows how to do it, check availability and fee, before committing to the job. Cheers Morten > Den 8. december 2016 klokken 15:24 skrev Olivier Jeannel > : > > > Never tested before, but for what I read it talks about "arrays" and > "vertex". Maybe check in houdini what you're exporting. > In Houdini you can create Vertex Attributes or Point Attributes, they are > not the same. > When export-binding paramaters you have an option for Float Array, which is > not the same as single Float. > > 2016-12-08 14:48 GMT+01:00 Sandy Sutherland : > > > Morten - Houdini normally stores vertex colour data in Cd, try that > > instead of H_vertex_color. > > > > S. > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Morten Bartholdy > > wrote: > > > >> I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, > >> and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just > >> simple vertex colors. > >> > >> Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom > >> Attribute Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly > >> explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I can see > >> there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the string > >> stuff, but I get this error: > >> > >> # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node error: > >> Could not find H_vertex_color > >> > >> Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data > >> from Houdini? > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> Morten > >> -- > >> Softimage Mailing List. > >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > >> > > > > > > -- > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
Re: User attributes from Houdini to XSI?
Hi Morten, Sorry not used Crate, or even alembic in Soft 😔, so not much help that side. S. On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Morten Bartholdy wrote: > Hi Sandy, > > I actually got it to not complain in ICE and can visualize values in ICE > by using Cd, but see nothing in the Vertex_Colors. This is unfamiliar > territory for me, so most likely simple user error somewhere, but slightly > clueless atm > > I am guessing I need to apply a vertex_color property for ICE to write to, > but don't really know. > > The funny thing is using fbx this just works straight away, but we would > like to get the alembic exchange working. > > Morten > > > > > > > Den 8. december 2016 klokken 14:48 skrev Sandy Sutherland < > sandy.mailli...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > Morten - Houdini normally stores vertex colour data in Cd, try that > instead > > of H_vertex_color. > > > > S. > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Morten Bartholdy > > wrote: > > > > > I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, > > > and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just > > > simple vertex colors. > > > > > > Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom > Attribute > > > Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly > > > explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I > can see > > > there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the > string > > > stuff, but I get this error: > > > > > > # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node > error: > > > Could not find H_vertex_color > > > > > > Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data > > > from Houdini? > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > Morten > > > -- > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > -- > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
Re: User attributes from Houdini to XSI?
Hi Sandy, I actually got it to not complain in ICE and can visualize values in ICE by using Cd, but see nothing in the Vertex_Colors. This is unfamiliar territory for me, so most likely simple user error somewhere, but slightly clueless atm I am guessing I need to apply a vertex_color property for ICE to write to, but don't really know. The funny thing is using fbx this just works straight away, but we would like to get the alembic exchange working. Morten > Den 8. december 2016 klokken 14:48 skrev Sandy Sutherland > : > > > Morten - Houdini normally stores vertex colour data in Cd, try that instead > of H_vertex_color. > > S. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Morten Bartholdy > wrote: > > > I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, > > and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just > > simple vertex colors. > > > > Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom Attribute > > Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly > > explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I can see > > there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the string > > stuff, but I get this error: > > > > # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node error: > > Could not find H_vertex_color > > > > Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data > > from Houdini? > > > > > > Cheers > > Morten > > -- > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
Re: User attributes from Houdini to XSI?
Never tested before, but for what I read it talks about "arrays" and "vertex". Maybe check in houdini what you're exporting. In Houdini you can create Vertex Attributes or Point Attributes, they are not the same. When export-binding paramaters you have an option for Float Array, which is not the same as single Float. 2016-12-08 14:48 GMT+01:00 Sandy Sutherland : > Morten - Houdini normally stores vertex colour data in Cd, try that > instead of H_vertex_color. > > S. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Morten Bartholdy > wrote: > >> I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, >> and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just >> simple vertex colors. >> >> Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom >> Attribute Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly >> explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I can see >> there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the string >> stuff, but I get this error: >> >> # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node error: >> Could not find H_vertex_color >> >> Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data >> from Houdini? >> >> >> Cheers >> Morten >> -- >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > > > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
Re: User attributes from Houdini to XSI?
Morten - Houdini normally stores vertex colour data in Cd, try that instead of H_vertex_color. S. On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Morten Bartholdy wrote: > I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, > and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just > simple vertex colors. > > Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom Attribute > Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly > explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I can see > there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the string > stuff, but I get this error: > > # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node error: > Could not find H_vertex_color > > Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data > from Houdini? > > > Cheers > Morten > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
User attributes from Houdini to XSI?
I am using Crate to import alembic from Houdini into XSI for rendering, and we would like to transfer custom data, in this case actually just simple vertex colors. Reading up on Crate documentation there is one page about Custom Attribute Import using ICE to import alembic data, and it is not terribly explanatory, so this far I don't have things working, but I think I can see there is an attribute named H_vertex_color when I have set up the string stuff, but I get this error: # ERROR : ExocortexAlembicSoftimage1.1 - Alembic: float_array node error: Could not find H_vertex_color Does anyone here have tips or pointers regarding importing custom data from Houdini? Cheers Morten -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
