Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

If you want things to change let management know directly. Inundate AD mailboxes letting them know that you will NOT move to Maya, and start giving your money to someone else, be it Fabric, The Foundry, SideFX, Exo etc. If you have rigging and animation requirements, which leaves you kind of out t

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Usually I don't participate in rants. To me it is a waste of time unless we are sure that people that can change things inside AD are sincerely listening and your wish is their command. The list has been a place for me to share and learn. I don't think any ranting is getting us anywhere other

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I agree too. 2013/9/30 Ahmidou Lyazidi > I aggree, I think complaints should be adressed to the people in charge > (product manager ot whatever it is called). > > --- > Ahmidou Lyazidi > Director | TD | CG artist > http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos >

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I aggree, I think complaints should be adressed to the people in charge (product manager ot whatever it is called). --- Ahmidou Lyazidi Director | TD | CG artist http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos http://www.cappuccino-films.com 2013/10/1 Raffaele Fragapa

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I'll agree it's too frequent and I don't condone having every other thread deteriorate into a bitch fest. I think it is a place to voice some concerns and issues but the list has turned into something indecipherable to what it was a few years ago. I don't like jumping into the threads in a negativ

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

It depends if it's French or Tasmanian brie :) --- Ahmidou Lyazidi Director | TD | CG artist http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos http://www.cappuccino-films.com 2013/10/1 Adam Sale > well, there used to be discuss...@softimage.com where Porl, Kim and Ed

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

well, there used to be discuss...@softimage.com where Porl, Kim and Ed would discuss the merits of cheese, and FNARR would grace every other suggestive post. Maybe we need to startup: bitchwhinem...@softimage.com and keep the negativity there. I just try and stay out of the negativity.. period.

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I think the point being made is that it's too frequent. Even a positive thread, such as the vein this was started in, becomes a bitch session very quickly. I disagree this is the place to constantly, incessantly and exclusively whinge and bitch and whine. Some on key disturbances or negatives, sur

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

For Softimage to disappear I believe that we must disappear first. As Mirko stated. A lot of us will continue using Softimage even if AD kills it or relagates it to a "Tool" status at their website. As long as 3d party developers keep providing for Softimage we will still continue to buy license

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Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I do agree with most of the "general" comments but, my point is more regarding to a general status... Can we stay positive for a change? Also is that so hard to understand that users make "no true" differences for AD. what make true differences is your CEO/CTO/Head of Technologies... They have to

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Honestly I do respect a lot Luc-Eric, but he cannot know AD's almighty plan for Softimage and they can kill it tomorrow... I do not care that much since I do not control that part. But one thing for sure, as long as they make money with it Softimage will still work on it and each time you are actin

Re: Particle "taking uvs" from it's emitter

Grahame super big thanks ! Will try this tomorrow morning ! I think I will find it, but just in case, in the rendertree, what datas do I need to get to have it render ? And would it work with Arnold or is it MR only ? Anyway, thank you ! Olivier Le 30/09/2013 21:11, Grahame Fuller a écrit :

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Actually if you read better you will see that SI users are supporting SI even more, and doom and gloom is not toward SI it self but to AD and what it is doing to it. Recent pol on si-community is confirming what most people feels, even if they kill SI will rather continue to use it in it;s current

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

As a user and 3rd party developer I think it's well deserved. Even if AD wasn't doing a pretty poor job at marketing (though the recent posts were very nice to see as an effort being put forward), they aren't doing much to inspire the 3rd party devs to continue to develop it. Even Luc-Eric is d

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

That was Edy and Xavier. I'm not a Nutella fan. Xavier is however... a nutell fiend! - Eric T. On 30/09/2013 4:24 PM, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: It's the thing you were doing with Edy and the jar of nutella when you had him wear the blond wig, I believe. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Eric

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

It is an easy and understandable act/action... But it just don't help. What do you think student learning Softimage, 3rd developers, Studio think about this community when they silently sign in and just keep reading (and not actively posting)? Do they wish to support this community or joining the

Re: Expressions on constraints... huh?

I'm actually using 2012.SAP, but I'll give your suggestions a go Manny. Thanks! *Sergio Mucino* Lead Rigger Modus FX On 30/09/2013 4:04 PM, Manny Papamanos wrote: Seems like someone changed the default behaviour of the "Floating Point Number" custom parameter. You have to enable 'Animatable'

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

It's the thing you were doing with Edy and the jar of nutella when you had him wear the blond wig, I believe. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: > Sorry, what is Mollycoddling? :P > > On September-30-13 4:20:23 PM, Jon Swindells wrote: > > You can't be seriously suggesting tha

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Sorry, what is Mollycoddling? :P On September-30-13 4:20:23 PM, Jon Swindells wrote: > You can't be seriously suggesting that the naysayers and doom > merchants (of which there aren't really any) on this list are > responsible for the steady decline > we've seen SI fall into ? > > It's a list for

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

You can't be seriously suggesting that the naysayers and doom merchants (of which there aren't really any) on this list are responsible for the steady decline we've seen SI fall into ? It's a list for discussion, help and general softimage-ness. not a forum for mollycoddling the precious egos of t

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Every AD developer do not "have" to take part of any discussion here... You should in fact assume that they are reading your joyful messages as many non active users (including myself), 3rd party developer, students... All this generates more damage to Softimage than anything AD did or did not do o

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I guess from a marketing point of view it makes sense for those who wrote those lines. When you look at the descriptions for Max and Mayayou will agree that they sound very similar. If I were a sales person having to put such information together I'd try to distract customers away from the fact th

RE: Expressions on constraints... huh?

Seems like someone changed the default behaviour of the "Floating Point Number" custom parameter. You have to enable 'Animatable' and 'keyable' now in 2014. Logged it. -Manny SI and Mobu support From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On B

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I felt like Softimage was completely ignored from AD's software list for past few years, but I see promotion stuff on AD. It doesn't matter AD thinks SI has only great tool 'ICE' and 'FaceRobot' or not, I feel good to see that AD started to count SI on their software list. ;) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Hate to kill any of the good spirit left but Chris Chia is no longer at Autodesk... FYI. On September-30-13 3:51:22 PM, Williams, Wayne wrote: > Actually Chris Chia has been active on the list and I can only imagine > the stress he and the rest of his team must feel from the negativity. ---

RE: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Actually Chris Chia has been active on the list and I can only imagine the stress he and the rest of his team must feel from the negativity. Hell, even older devs who no longer even work on the software still grace this forum and answer questions where they can. Granted, ADSK mothership hasn't r

RE: Expressions on constraints... huh?

All you have to do really is select the divot (where you key on the custom parameter) and drag and drop it to the "U location" divot in the constraint. This works. However, I noticed in 2014 SP2 there are no divots on the custom parameter set making it impossible to key their values in the interf

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Negative spirit is due the fact that not single developer ever joined conversation and show any light at the end of the tunel :) yes people are negative but with reason. seem slike ANYONE else here in list could create better marketing for SI then whole AD marketing department that isa ctualy paid

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Funny once again a positive thread that become negative... Can we stop that mentality for a change? I love Softimage but you guys are killing the spirit and potentially the software with this attitude... You want a developer to be on that list? Come on guy there is no way an AD developer will enjo

RE: Particle "taking uvs" from it's emitter

Plug Self.EmitLocation into the source port of a Get Data, then get cls.Texture_Coordinates_AUTO.Texture_Projection.UVs. gray -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of olivier jeannel Sent: Monday, Sep

Re: Expressions on constraints... huh?

Hey Eric. I got carried away with a different task. Let me get back to you on this one a little later. (I also tried your other suggestion with the = sign... didn't make a difference, if I remember correctly). I'll let you know ASAP... thanks! *Sergio Mucino* Lead Rigger Modus FX On 30/09/201

Re: Python Performance: Best route for adding tons of polymeshes to a pre-existing group?

Aha! I missed that, but that makes sense. I'll give that a shot. Thanks Alan. -Tim On 9/30/2013 1:37 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote: Contradictory to its name, the AddMember() method can add multiple member_s_ to a group if you feed it a collection. Instead of adding one by one, prepare an XSICollec

Re: Python Performance: Best route for adding tons of polymeshes to a pre-existing group?

Contradictory to its name, the AddMember() method can add multiple member*s*to a group if you feed it a collection. Instead of adding one by one, prepare an XSICollection object with what the group needs, and call AddMember() once per group. That should be pretty quick. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at

Python Performance: Best route for adding tons of polymeshes to a pre-existing group?

I'm working on a tool that requires that I group many polymeshes together (hundreds of polymesh items). In most cases, the group I want to place them in will already exist. I'm currently getting the group, looping over the meshes, and using AddMember(). But that is killing my performance. The o

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

to sell is only it can be used these days due to number of facts tied to its usability no need to go into details now really... On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Sergio Mucino wrote: > "Production-wise, it's nowhere near able to be integrated into animation > rigs, it's black boxed, and hasn

Particle "taking uvs" from it's emitter

Hi all, Is there a way for : Having an emitter (let's say a sphere) with a Texturemap (UV). And having some particles (let's say discs) that would get the portion of UVs of its EmitLocation ? (the litle piece of Uvs corresponding to where it is born) Not the color, the UV. If someone can point

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

"Production-wise, it's nowhere near able to be integrated into animation rigs, it's black boxed, and hasn't had much (if any) dev in recent years... not the best example to be using in my opinion. :P " Yeah, but in Adesk's marketing department, that does not matter! :-) . It's there and it's i

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

I've used Houdini a bit too, and I really don't think it can be considered a serious competitor to Adesk's offerings just because it does not offer an end-to-end solution for production (keep reading). Houdini is not capable of creating 3d models with the ease and speed that most 3d apps have.

Re: Expressions on constraints... huh?

Depends on if you're looking to do a straight 1 to 1 translation of the custom parameter to the U value of the constraint. If so in the Param connection editor there is an option to set an equals expression (look at the drop down at the bottom of the UI). On 30/09/2013 11:25 AM, Sergio Mucino

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Why on earth are you touting Face Robot for being an amazing feature that puts Softimage outside the realm of effects? There are so many other better examples. Production-wise, it's nowhere near able to be integrated into animation rigs, it's black boxed, and hasn't had much (if any) dev in rec

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

http://www.sidefx.com :P Le 30/09/2013 12:44 PM, Sergio Mucino a écrit : Ugh. Tough cookie. This is one of those very delicate topics that usually end with rotten vegetables flying from camp to camp. It just happens that some people take the tools they use quite person

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

Ugh. Tough cookie. This is one of those very delicate topics that usually end with rotten vegetables flying from camp to camp. It just happens that some people take the tools they use quite personally. I think it's all a matter of perspective, and personal preference. Of course, we can all start

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

Amen. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Mirko Jankovic wrote: > I've bin bear Maya.. for years.. and never knew how you can simply work in > project without working around of problems you run into.. till I jumped > Softimage bridge. Ooooh > the smell of clear fresh air there.. and now going back

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

I've bin bear Maya.. for years.. and never knew how you can simply work in project without working around of problems you run into.. till I jumped Softimage bridge. Ooooh the smell of clear fresh air there.. and now going back to maya is like coming down from mountain into smelly disgusting smog of

Re: slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

I agree. But numbers do count as most studios use maya and I need to go where the work is. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Andi Farhall wrote: > I approached learning a bit as an occupational hazard. The job needed > ncloth for legacy reasons so i thought, ok, how bad can it be. nCloth > seem

slightly OT : for those of us (like me) who've never been near maya

I approached learning a bit as an occupational hazard. The job needed ncloth for legacy reasons so i thought, ok, how bad can it be. nCloth seemed to do the trick, and no doubt there are other parts of maya that are good but good lord it's unpleasant to use. As many of us suspect, it's simply a

Re: Expressions on constraints... huh?

I know this sounds really simple, but did you set a relative value of the U position for each extreme of your custom parameter? On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Sergio Mucino wrote: > This should be a simple one. I've got a null constrained to a curve > (param). I have another null on which I

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Oh, and I forgot to mention that Softimage is included only as an additional option... If you want only Softiamge with the rest of the stuff as Sketchpro, etc. You will need to buy them separately 2013/9/30 Matt Morris > Nice to see Cory blog about a softimage short too: > > http://area.

Expressions on constraints... huh?

This should be a simple one. I've got a null constrained to a curve (param). I have another null on which I created a Custom Parameter, so I could drive with it the U Pos parameter on the curve constraint for the first null. I've connected them using the Parameter Connection Editor, and the con

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Nice to see Cory blog about a softimage short too: http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/cory/alice-short-film-made-with-softimage On 30 September 2013 16:12, Emilio Hernandez wrote: > Well finally, but this is the poor description of Softimage even with bad > redaction, once you see what the creat

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Well finally, but this is the poor description of Softimage even with bad redaction, once you see what the creative suite includes: Softimage: Create effects with ICE and the Autodesk® Face Robot® facial animation toolset. Maya: Create 3D animation with production-proven tools for modeling, anima

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I get the same page Paul...the one showcasing Softiamge ICE as a reason to buy the creative suite. You did not get that video showing up Eric? -=Eric On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: > Screen shot or it didn't happen... :P > > On September-30-13 10:16:04 AM, Paul Griswold

RE: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Yeah I see it, well at a glance: Procedural ICE modeling - in the "features" tab! And.. it's third in the in list with the AD packages included as part of "elitist" software! Much easier to know what SI is, now if you're being a newbie to it. Kudos. From: pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.c

Re: Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

Screen shot or it didn't happen... :P On September-30-13 10:16:04 AM, Paul Griswold wrote: > I was just on the AD site & decided to click on the link for the > Entertainment Creation Suites & found myself on this page: > > http://www.autodesk.com/suites/entertainment-creation-suite/overview > > I

Kudos AD - Soft gets some promotion

I was just on the AD site & decided to click on the link for the Entertainment Creation Suites & found myself on this page: http://www.autodesk.com/suites/entertainment-creation-suite/overview I'm not sure if everyone gets the same page, but on the top of mine it highlights Softimage ICE for visu

Re: ICE Crowds in "Now You See Me" (making-of/breakdown video)

Cool stuff! It's great to see what kinds of solutions people come up with in Nuke, too! -Tim On 9/28/2013 11:34 AM, olivier jeannel wrote: Very instructive ! Even the 2d crowd could have be generated with ice. How long did you work on this project ? Le 28/09/2013 17:25, Adam Seeley a écr