Re: SP2???

2015-09-29 Thread Jens Lindgren
I would love to see some 3rd-party rendering issues fixed. Softimage does some bad stuff to UVs and Vertex Colors, etc. when exporting subdivided meshes. For the people at Autodesk, I'm talking about SOFT-9244 and SOFT- 9630. I also found another bug reported in Arnold that I don't know if it's

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
I'm wondering if there is a link I can use to directly download the Entertainment suite, without relying on this software middleman app? On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: > Yuppers. > The problem seems to be with their installer > app: >

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Missed that. The normal installer with that naming convention but without “_webinstall” appended should be about 13-15 Mb in size. Try using Chrome. A link to where you are getting the file might be helpful as well -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) MYMIC

[CDH] again

2015-09-29 Thread Oleg Bliznuk
Hi list, does anybody have experience with custom display host under linux ? I spent about week being unable to make opengl view there ( well, actually i can not make anything, even simple drawing in x11 win ). The problem with x11 native x wins is i dont see a way to pass my events processing

Re: Align Strand segments

2015-09-29 Thread Nono
Yes already saw that a couple of times... Sadly I think it's a renderer specific problem of the strand orientation. Just to check, switch to mental Ray and you will see something different. Giving a small rotation on a second axis should fix the problems. Le mer. 30 sept. 2015 à 01:09, Sven

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Have you tried turning the firewall off temporarily? -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) MYMIC Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Dan Yargici
Don't you have patients to attend to or something? ;) On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Bradley Gabe wrote: > Hiya folks! Long time no see. > > I'm attempting to download and install the creation suite from the > Autodesk website from the education center. It downloads the

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Did you download it with Explorer or Firefox? -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) MYMIC Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Both. Same result. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > Did you download it with Explorer or Firefox? > > > > -- > > Joey Ponthieux > > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) > > MYMIC Technical Services > > NASA

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Never mind on the link. You’re using the edu portal it would seem. It’s where our robotics students use to get their Autodesk software. Been a while since I had to traverse that portal but unless you are logged into it would be difficult to test. It seems like I recall that installer runs from

RE: Align Strand segments

2015-09-29 Thread Sven Constable
Are you using mental ray? If so, try switching from scanline mode to raytrace for primary rays (optimization tab). A shot in the dark though… sven From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Olivier Jeannel Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Currently on night shifts. I'm attempting to produce some animations to help teach some medical concepts during the day. But so far no luck with installation. :) On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Dan Yargici wrote: > Don't you have patients to attend to or something? ;) > >

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Did you try executing it via “Run as administrator” -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) MYMIC Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Yes, see 2 emails ago :) On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > Did you try executing it via “Run as administrator” > > > > -- > > Joey Ponthieux > > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) > > MYMIC Technical

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Christoph Muetze
On 09/29/2015 11:37 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote:> I'm wondering if there is a link I can use to directly download the > Entertainment suite, without relying on this software middleman app? ...try downloading it from a Linux machine or use a more obscure browser under Windows. When the site thinks that

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Adam Sale
Hey Brad, there is an option to do a direct browser download vs the manager route. I had issues with the installer app as well. Direct was fine. Cheers man! Adam On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Christoph Muetze wrote: > On 09/29/2015 11:37 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote:> I'm

Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Hiya folks! Long time no see. I'm attempting to download and install the creation suite from the Autodesk website from the education center. It downloads the 330KB insaller app without a problem, however when I try to run that app, nothing at all happens. Has anyone else hit the same hurdle and

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Yuppers. The problem seems to be with their installer app: Autodesk_ECSU_2016_English_Japanese_Win_64bit_wi_en-us_Setup_webinstall.exe I've tried running as Admin from different locations. Simply stated, nothing happens upong attempting to run this puppy. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:31 PM,

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Bradley Gabe
Adam, any hints on how to find that route? Keep in mind I'm not going through a standard ADSK account, but rather an educational account. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Adam Sale wrote: > Hey Brad, there is an option to do a direct browser download vs the > manager route.

RE: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Admittedly i didnt expect there would be a current one published. We had issues in the past regarding the schools accounts for our robotics students and we did call them to resolve it but thats been several years ago. Have you tried using the virtual agent to download?

Re: Downloading Entertainment Creation Suite

2015-09-29 Thread Adam Sale
Yeah, I was referring to subscription. I haven't tried the education portal in a while. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > Admittedly i didnt expect there would be a current one published. We had > issues in the past regarding

Align Strand segments

2015-09-29 Thread Olivier Jeannel
Hi all, I'm using Create Strands and BendStrands to make some kind of spiral ribon. [image: Inline image 1] As you might see in the attached pic, I'm getting some artifacts at render time. The particle shape is set to Box, ConstrainStrandLength, AlignStrandSegments are plugged, but don't do much

split-flap wall

2015-09-29 Thread Vincent Langer
Hi there, I have to create a split-flap airport wall. So the oldschool info textboard with the rotating letters. Did anybody create something similar with ice? I am a bit clueless but maybe it would be a good project to step into houdini. All information are very welcome :) Cheers, Vincent