A Fistful of Updates (copy/paste Mootzoid Newsletter #53)

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Mootz
Hey there, The following addons for Softimage|XSI have been updated: - emFlock2 (v. 2.400) - emNewton2 (v. 2.150) - emPolygonizer4 (v. 4.300) - emRPC4 (v. 4.200) - emTools(v. 1.950) *What's new in these updates**?* Some minor bug fixes here are there, separate

Re: A Fistful of Updates (copy/paste Mootzoid Newsletter #53)

2014-05-15 Thread Morten Bartholdy
Great news and thanks Eric! :) Morten Den 15. maj 2014 kl. 10:37 skrev Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com: Hey there, The following addons for Softimage|XSI have been updated: - emFlock2 ( v. 2.400) - emNewton2 (v. 2.150) - emPolygonizer4 (v. 4.300) - emRPC4 (v.

Any recent nice new projects using emWhatever?

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Mootz
Hey list, just wanted to ask you guys if, by any chance, somebody made some cool stuff recently using one (or more) of the Mootzoid plugins. I'd like to add some new customer works to my website ;) Thanks! Eric

Re: How to fix crappy fcurves and pivots on imported Realflow RBD geometry?

2014-05-15 Thread Alok Gandhi
you plot continuous rotation (remove gimbals) by using make rotations continous in soft image or euler filter in maya please note that for soft 2014 and up the make rotations continous command has been changed to euler filter as well a la maya. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Morten

Re: WireD plugin

2014-05-15 Thread Chris Marshall
OK Managed to get 2015 working and installed WireD no problem, Cheers On 13 May 2014 18:02, Leendert A. Hartog hirazib...@live.nl wrote: Just tried in SI 2015. Drag and drop install indeed doesn't work, same problems you mention. But at my end old fashioned File Add-on Install did the

Re: How to fix crappy fcurves and pivots on imported Realflow RBD geometry?

2014-05-15 Thread Morten Bartholdy
Thanks for reminding me Alok - I had forgotten that one. It only fixes the rotations though - I still get wonky motionblur with pivots fra from the geometry. Morten Den 15. maj 2014 kl. 13:10 skrev Alok Gandhi alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com: you plot continuous rotation (remove gimbals) by

Re: How to fix crappy fcurves and pivots on imported Realflow RBD geometry?

2014-05-15 Thread Morten Bartholdy
- that should have been far from the geometry. Think banana motionblur :/ MB Den 15. maj 2014 kl. 15:19 skrev Morten Bartholdy x...@colorshopvfx.dk: Thanks for reminding me Alok - I had forgotten that one. It only fixes the rotations though - I still get wonky motionblur with pivots fra

How to remove empty clusters

2014-05-15 Thread Szabolcs Matefy
Hey guys, I need to cleanup a scene, and I have to remove empty clusters. Best way to do it? Cheers Szabolcs ___ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy

Re: How to remove empty clusters

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Thivierge
By script. On Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:38:24 AM, Szabolcs Matefy wrote: Hey guys, I need to cleanup a scene, and I have to remove empty clusters. Best way to do it? Cheers Szabolcs ___ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Maurice Patel
I don’t think so - that sounds right if you migrated and are on subs – you would have access to Maya 2012, 13, 14 and 15 as well as softimage 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

RE: First Softimage - Maya transition videos posted

2014-05-15 Thread Jill Ramsay (Contractor)
Hello Morton, Let me see if I can find a way to do that will build on the work that’s already gone into developing the curriculum and not get too out of hand. Stay tuned. Thanks, Jill From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Maurice Patel
Hi Leoung, No you can only have one version per license. Subscription entitles you to choose whether that is the latest version (2015) or any one of three versions prior (2012, 2013, 2014) as long as you have usage rights to that version. You cannot have multiple versions installed concurrently

Re: Any recent nice new projects using emWhatever?

2014-05-15 Thread Jens Lindgren
Well, nothing fancy :) RealFlow splashes meshed with emTopolizer and caches using emReader, rendered in Arnold. http://www.magoo3dstudios.com/work/valio/#92132882 /Jens On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com wrote: Hey list, just wanted to ask you guys if, by any

Re: A Fistful of Updates (copy/paste Mootzoid Newsletter #53)

2014-05-15 Thread Steffen Dünner
Very nice, Eric! BTW are there plans to update / recompile emReader for Modo 801? Cheers Steffen 2014-05-15 10:37 GMT+02:00 Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com: Hey there, The following addons for Softimage|XSI have been updated: - emFlock2 (v. 2.400) - emNewton2 (v. 2.150) -

XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread David Rivera
Hello. Uhm. Guys I´ve recently come across a little comment on some other forum (post dated on March) where they mention The Foundry could have interest on acquiring XSI from Autodesk. Is this rumor founded or is it just a rumor?   David Rivera 3D Compositor/Animator LinkedIN Behance VFX Reel

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Thivierge
Please review all comments made on this subject from AD reps over the past 2 months and that video they recorded as well. It's not going to happen. End of Story.

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Come Again ? On 15 May 2014 17:11, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Please review all comments made on this subject from AD reps over the past 2 months and that video they recorded as well. It's not going to happen. End of Story.

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Ow right, i found the other thread, yea no i can't see AD selling SI xsi either. On 15 May 2014 17:21, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.comwrote: Come Again ? On 15 May 2014 17:11, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Please review all comments made on this subject from

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread Angus Davidson
The Foundry has an interest in Softimage users. Along with SideFX Its doing pretty well on converting them away from Autodesk. Its been repeated many times that Softimage will not be put up for sale. It makes no business sense for them to put their best out the box DCC in someone else’s

Re: How to fix crappy fcurves and pivots on imported Realflow RBD geometry?

2014-05-15 Thread jentzen mooney
Vincent, Another method, is keeping the fcurves the way they are, would be to use an ice tree or script to define new user motion on the meshes. So the motion blur is calculated properly. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Vincent Ullmann vincent.ullm...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi again, here is

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Do you reckon they will kill Max ? On 15 May 2014 17:30, Angus Davidson angus.david...@wits.ac.za wrote: The Foundry has an interest in Softimage users. Along with SideFX Its doing pretty well on converting them away from Autodesk. Its been repeated many times that Softimage will not be

Re: XSI to Modo - Strategy

2014-05-15 Thread David Rivera
I like the It´s much safer for Autodesk to keep SI in the shelf phrase...   David Rivera 3D Compositor/Animator LinkedIN Behance VFX Reel On Thursday, May 15, 2014 11:38 AM, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: Do you reckon they will kill Max ? On 15 May 2014 17:30,

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Matt Lind
So let me get this straight. We have been developing a project for 9+ years starting in April 2005 using XSI v3.5. As you can imagine, that's a ton of content. Unlike most film/video projects which finish in 36 months or less and can sweep problems under the rug thereafter, our product will

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Turman
Accurately, succinctly and poignantly stated Matt. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com wrote: So let me get this straight. We have been developing a project for 9+ years starting in April 2005 using XSI v3.5. As you can imagine, that's a ton of content.

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Leoung O'Young
Hi Maurice, I know you have been very understood and accommodating in the past, but this doesn't make sense in a production environment. We have clients asking us to update projects from 4 years ago, it is pretty dangerous to bring old projects into the new version of the software. This can

Re: How to remove empty clusters

2014-05-15 Thread Martin
You could try my cleaner addon, mCleaner. I'm still working on it, but it works. https://www.4shared.com/download/MAtvHjHg/mCleaner.xsiaddon Martin Sent from my iPhone On 2014/05/15, at 22:38, Szabolcs Matefy szabol...@crytek.com wrote: Hey guys, I need to cleanup a scene, and I have to

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Maurice Patel
Hi Matt, I understand it is frustrating but you can continue to use 7.5. It is obviously the right thing you need to do for your production. I would not recommend trying to switch that pipeline now. Once the project is over is the best time to evaluate changing. With software that many

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Eric Mootz
Nicely said, Matt, even though I really doubt Autodesk can understand what you /really/ mean, even in theory. I have had a Softimage license since Softimage|3D v.3.5 and was always able to run the newest version and /whatever/ older version simultaneously... for example to exchange/port data

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Leoung O'Young
To add to that, I don't know of any other software from the of my head that takes away previous version of their software from you. On 15/05/2014 4:23 PM, Eric Mootz wrote: Nicely said, Matt, even though I really doubt Autodesk can understand what you /really/ mean, even in theory. I have

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Maurice Patel
Hi Leoung, If we could do it easily we would because there would be no downside. Our back end and licensing systems cannot really deal with this effectively. Although it seems trivial it is not. We just don't have systems that enable us to manage this. So we manually manage exceptions and that

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Greg Punchatz
Maurice, What you and AD simply don't get, are that projects are never over... The client reserves the right to say hey I need that tomorrow. We have always been able to use more than one version of Softimage in practice... I don't understand the rational behind this detail at all. On

RE: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Maurice Patel
I think we might be talking about different things. I am not really a licensing expert. Are you saying you can use more than one version of your current license? maurice Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Greg Punchatz
Yes, as long as I have owned my own cut of softimage / suit I have been able to run older versions. I have had to do this as Janimation has not upgraded in a bit. I once had an issue where a machine died and a license had lapsed, I got a new license , and I could not run older software. I

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Greg Punchatz
if I WAS under support. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Greg Punchatz g...@janimation.com wrote: Yes, as long as I have owned my own cut of softimage / suit I have been able to run older versions. I have had to do this as Janimation has not upgraded in a bit. I once had an issue where

Re: aaOcean

2014-05-15 Thread Francisco Criado
Hi guys, got back with this, still having issues here...could make work the ice simulation, but mental ray shader is not working at all... Amaan the ice node has a foam option, could you guide me a little bit about it? thanks in advance... Francisco. 2014-04-25 2:42 GMT-03:00 Ryan Maguire

Re: MayaSoft - previous versions

2014-05-15 Thread Martin Yara
You can only use versions that you have bought before, I didn't know of that restriction in the previous version feature. So there is no way for a new customer to legally use an old version ? Or a subscription user to use a 4 years old version ? I don't know any single company that is using the