Re: Slow Reading / Writing Envelope.Weights.Array

2013-05-30 Thread Eric Thivierge
and number of deformers is it to be expected? Should I accept it or look for other ways to speed it up? Opinions welcome. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 30/05/2013 4:38 PM, Jeremie Passerin wrote: just tested your scenario... got the same result here :D

Re: Slow Reading / Writing Envelope.Weights.Array

2013-05-30 Thread Eric Thivierge
Thanks Alok, I do not think that the slowness is from converting the tuple to lists more that the access time to the Weights.Array is slow as I see the slowness (~5 seconds) when I don't even convert it. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 30/05

Re: Slow Reading / Writing Envelope.Weights.Array

2013-05-30 Thread Eric Thivierge
Same time for me. 6 seconds. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 30/05/2013 5:02 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote: map(list, sel(0).Envelopes(0).Weights.Array)

Re: Slow Reading / Writing Envelope.Weights.Array

2013-05-30 Thread Eric Thivierge
. :) Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: ICE tutorials for beginner.

2013-05-24 Thread Eric Thivierge
Good thing you posted that PS note Paul cause it didn't come off well for being sarcastic. :) The tutorial group is pretty self sustaining actually. I peek in every now and then to clear out spam videos though and add the videos that may have gone unnoticed. Hey Dan, I'd recommend Thiago's

Re: Setting and Manipulating Keys Very slow in Referenced Model

2013-05-22 Thread Eric Thivierge
Thus you make it so they have no choice but to use the approved method by only allowing motion to be checked in from ref models or only allowing importing of the models via a scene assembler UI. :D Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 22/05/2013 12

Re: Setting and Manipulating Keys Very slow in Referenced Model

2013-05-22 Thread Eric Thivierge
Could you elaborate with some examples of tools that fail? I haven't experienced this myself so I'm wondering which ones they are and which ones to look out for. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 22/05/2013 5:43 PM, Matt Lind wrote: We used to use

Re: How do I pass arguments in Menu.AddCommandItem()?

2013-05-21 Thread Eric Thivierge
Yes you do unfortunately. However you can register those commands and remove them on the fly. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 21/05/2013 5:38 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote: Hey guys, Is it possible to pass arguments in the Menu.AddCommandItem() call

Re: Rigging Master Class from 2005

2013-05-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
Worse case scenario if he can't find out what's wrong with someone he just tells them to RTFM. :P Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 20/05/2013 7:38 AM, Dan Yargici wrote: He is a pipeline specialist after all... On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 2:17 PM

Re: Mill 98% Human

2013-05-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
You guys using the XSI Hair tools as a base to control the strands though? Why I ask is that there was a point in the making of where it looked like the artist grabbed the end point and was going to move it around to style just like the Shave setup. Or was that an actual curve object? Eric

ICE Caching and Value Token in path

2013-05-15 Thread Eric Thivierge
be taking that will work for parameters that live on the model? Thanks, -- Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies

Re: how to bring shape animation to Unity3D

2013-05-14 Thread Eric Thivierge
love to be wrong though. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 13/05/2013 8:20 PM, Daniel Kim wrote: Anyone know how to bring Softimage animation to Unity3D? I tried plot shape animation and export it, but it seems not working in Unity3d. If someone

Re: Default Pedestrian Rig

2013-05-14 Thread Eric Thivierge
I found that you need to read the docs on the templates and maybe even open them in a text editor to see what parts are supposed to be what. Some are meant for IK and some FK and you need to make sure you tag the correct parts for each. Eric Thivierge

Re: Test inside geometry failing

2013-05-07 Thread Eric Thivierge
to roll my own but was still getting the unwanted areas. The tips on how to build it are appreciated as it may help in future cases. Cheers, Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 07/05/2013 7:23 PM, Ciaran Moloney wrote: IIRC implementing the ray intersect

Re: [Script] Multiple Pick Session

2013-05-06 Thread Eric Thivierge
I agree. :) Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On 06/05/2013 3:07 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote: What's cooler than mastering Python yield statements and generators? ;)

Re: WWD the 3D movie

2013-05-02 Thread Eric Thivierge
. We had some very cool setups and tools to work with and much of my time there wouldn't have been so good without ICE. :) Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http://www.exocortex.com/species On 02/05/2013 8:59 AM, Jordi Bares wrote: Looks really good!!! definitely my kids

Re: scene size limit

2013-04-30 Thread Eric Thivierge
Is that before or after you save your scene that becomes corrupt? Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http://www.exocortex.com/species On 30/04/2013 12:27 PM, Chris Chia wrote: Yes Rob and Stephen are right. Just be careful and it's better to move to 2014 if you constantly

Re: Creating Hexagonal / Pentagonal Sphere with density control

2013-04-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
Alan's tip here works great actually: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/xsi_list/zAlVqhFhzAE Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http://www.exocortex.com/species On 26/04/2013 6:53 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote: Anyone have any tools / plug-ins / compounds with the ability

Re: Creating new camera view in the Layout Editor

2013-04-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
You can use an object view and set the view attributes to use specific cameras. Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http://www.exocortex.com/species On 26/04/2013 11:02 AM, Adam Seeley wrote: Happy Friday Folks, Does anyone know how to add extra Camera Views to a Layout

Creating Hexagonal / Pentagonal Sphere with density control

2013-04-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
have to dive into another app it'd be fine. Any help is appreciated as usual. -- Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http://www.exocortex.com/species

Re: Did I over-complicate this?

2013-04-25 Thread Eric Thivierge
I've worked that had repetitive and tedious tasks to do pushed me to do tool building after hours / at home just so I could stay sane during normal working hours. Paid off in the end and lets you spend time on the important stuff. Eric Thivierge === http://www.ethivierge.com http

Re: [Pool] Any interest for a grease pencil tool?

2013-04-15 Thread Eric Thivierge
http://www.indiegogo.com/ On Apr 15, 2013 9:21 PM, joshxsi josh...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.indiegogo.com/ On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Ahmidou Lyazidi ahmidou@gmail.comwrote: That's a good idea! Kickstarter is for US or UK resident only, what would be the best worldwide

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-04-12 Thread Eric Thivierge
. :\ Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: [Pool] Any interest for a grease pencil tool?

2013-04-12 Thread Eric Thivierge
on the feature set that you'd include as well. Take a look at the Maya variants and ensure to have most if not all those features. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Steven Caron car...@gmail.com wrote: free

Re: Exocortex Species 1.6 Released

2013-04-11 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: It was just some silliness because Eric's threads can't be left untouched by some non-sense, it would be improper. It's how I know Raf cares. :) Eric

Re: Exocortex Species 1.6 Released

2013-04-11 Thread Eric Thivierge
When there are none left in the states what else can I do? :) On Apr 11, 2013 6:47 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: Don't you have some Canadian jobs to steal? On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 4:07

Re: What Netview could have been?

2013-04-10 Thread Eric Thivierge
or a company that makes some income on running the site. We've all seen the discussion before and AD reps have told us that the AREA people are the ones to do it and they are greatly understaffed. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Apr 10

Re: deleating Particals

2013-04-10 Thread Eric Thivierge
and then using resources again to cull them? Probably made an epic sim and cached it. Then needs to reduce them but keep the same stellar motion. Not everybody has 32gb of RAM Raf or render farm for that matter! :P Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: set raycast direction with a Null?

2013-04-07 Thread Eric Thivierge
to this book by Kai Wolter which has turned out to be a great book as well: http://amzn.com/1568817231 Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Maya 2014 Node editor features we've been wanting in ICE

2013-04-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2MYFg6G0cfeature=player_embedded Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Maya 2014 Node editor features we've been wanting in ICE

2013-04-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
- Tab menu - Bookmarks - Expandable vector inputs Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Peter Agg peter@googlemail.com wrote: Some nice handy features in there, the Tab menu and bookmarks in particular. I

Re: Maya 2014 Node editor features we've been wanting in ICE

2013-04-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
to have that installed. If I get used to such an awesome workflow and have to go back to drudging along without it I'll start punching kittens. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Pinnochio 3D characters

2013-04-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
export very well and our deformers can be plotted and exported if you have anim on it as well. Download trial here: http://exocortex.com/products/species Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Jeff McFall jeff.mcf

Re: Friday Flashback #114

2013-04-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
With our powers combined Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com wrote: I still have my training pins from certification with this logo. Each level of certification had

Softimage 2013, using external python issues

2013-04-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Softimage 2013, using external python issues

2013-04-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
Ugh, nevermind. Pulled a Brad. Didn't have pywin for it installed. Works now. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.comwrote: Hey all, I have Python 27 installed on my system

Re: Exocortex Species 1.6 Released

2013-04-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'll be in touch offlist Tim. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Tim Crowson tim.crow...@magneticdreams.comwrote: Hi Chris, We've updated it here but get an error when starting Softimage, saying the species

Re: Exocortex Species 1.6 Released

2013-04-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
may end up persisting when they shouldn't. We got Tim squared away and if anyone else has any issues please be sure to send us an email and we'll get you up and running again. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Re: Exocortex Species 1.6 Released

2013-04-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
. On Apr 4, 2013 10:02 PM, Alok Gandhi alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com wrote: Can't you guys ship it as si addon. That way the user will have to do nothing other than to install the addon (drag and drop). Just a small suggestion . . . Sent from my iPhone On 2013-04-04, at 6:10 PM, Eric Thivierge

Re: LAST component

2013-04-03 Thread Eric Thivierge
Create a cluster of the selected components, do your stuff, then get the components back from the cluster and remove it? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] j.ponthi

Re: Softimage Jedi Training

2013-03-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
than what was planned about the concepts being utilized. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

ICE Topo Clone from group of objects onto Particles?

2013-03-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
to randomly get a mesh out of the group and stick it where a particle is. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: ICE Topo Clone from group of objects onto Particles?

2013-03-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
/ipart_instances_UsingGroupsofMasterObjects.htm,topicNumber=d30e291285 On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.comwrote: Trying to clone a group of meshes and place them at particle positions from a cloud using ICE Topo. Is there a way to get any of the built in compounds

Re: ICE Topo Clone from group of objects onto Particles?

2013-03-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'll give it a whirl Graham thanks. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Grahame Fuller grahame.ful...@autodesk.com wrote: Do these compounds help? I've posted before but for some reason the attachments don't

Re: ICE Topo Clone from group of objects onto Particles?

2013-03-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
Vincent that Particles_To_Geo seems like it's what I'm looking for! Thanks! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Vincent Ullmann vincent.ullm...@googlemail.com wrote: Cant see any Compounds ;-/ here

Re: Moving objects using ICE and raycast?

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
Man, trying to take the learning out of everything around you Alan? :P Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.comwrote: Or you know... select your null, go to the ICE module

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Moving objects using ICE and raycast?

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
[Point Position] Add Point[positions] Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Sam sbowl...@cox.net wrote: I’m not sure that would work with what I’m trying to do. What I was thinking was sort of a laser effect. I

Re: Moving a rigged character and animation from Softimage into Maya.

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Simon Pickard m...@simonpickard.comwrote: Are we at a stage yet where we can move characters that are rigged with animation from one package to another? Or am I dreaming. Regards, Simon

Re: Moving a rigged character and animation from Softimage into Maya.

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
Knowing Simon, he wants to rig something in Soft and get it over to Maya with the whole rig intact not just the point caching. He wants controls, skinning, constraints, the whole shebang! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Re: Moving a rigged character and animation from Softimage into Maya.

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
Sure but also send a case of beer. I'll have to get the beer prior to commencing the rigging job as I need to be terribly drunk to take one of your crazy projects. :P Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Raffaele

Re: Softimage Jedi Training

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'm in for 2-4! On Mar 28, 2013 12:55 AM, Bradley Gabe witha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Softimage Users! I have only a few more months before I'm off to grad school full time and thought it might be mutually beneficial for our community to come up with some sort of Softimage Jedi training

Re: Moving a rigged character and animation from Softimage into Maya.

2013-03-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
I feel dirty now... On Mar 28, 2013 12:59 AM, Edy Susanto Lim edysusant...@gmail.com wrote: Go for it Simon. You can squeeze lots of things out of eric when he is drunk. surely rigging would be a no problemo :D On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com

Re: Setting Local ICE Tree Moves Object

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
Looks like my filter is still working. :) Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: I was trying to make sense of the paragraphs, then I saw the e-mail address

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
Nice! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] j.ponthi...@nasa.gov wrote: Interesting. So did anyone notice this? ** ** http://www.autodesk.com/products

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
of the beta cycle. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Face Robot Interface there, but contents of panes missing

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Adam Sale adamfs...@gmail.com wrote: I've deleted all of my 2013 and 14 folders.. Still no dice on the FR interface.. WTF? Would a runonce.bat have any affect on it? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
workflow. and that was just one update, one feature... Keep in mind this is most likely the Nex toolset that they bought and slapped a Maya sticker on. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com wrote: Doesn’t matter. It’s in Maya and not Softimage – that’s what matters. Sure it does, if you're comparing dev time it's a completely different story. Eric Thivierge http

Re: Setting Local ICE Tree Moves Object

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: The art of please and thank you still seems to elude some... Thanks for pointing that out! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Moving objects using ICE and raycast?

2013-03-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
You don't need to use a simulated tree to do this. You'll need to set the kine.global of the object with a matrix which you can build from an SRT to Matrix node. Feed your position from your raycast into the translation of the SRT to Matrix node. Eric

Re: KrakatoaSR Softimage Integration Test

2013-03-22 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM, James Vecore jvec...@hellopluto.comwrote: This seems a tad overly aggressive. Welcome to our nightmare. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Technical Direction workshop available stand-alone (CGS TODs)

2013-03-19 Thread Eric Thivierge
Enrique, I have been mostly self taught for python and the workshop was great to get me in to a cleaner code syntax and learn some bits and pieces that have made tool development faster for me. Even though some of the topics in the beginning may seem simple it's worth going through them to pick

Re: TD for hire

2013-03-18 Thread Eric Thivierge
I can't say enough in regards to how awesome it was to work with Edy. Don't hesitate to hire him. He's a mathematician kung fu master that can prototype and implement systems at an amazing rate. Very dependable and can take the lead to see a project through. Hire him immediately! On Mar 18, 2013

RE: eyelid bulge workflows...

2013-03-14 Thread Eric Thivierge
Check out Brad Gabes master class on the area. On Mar 14, 2013 6:05 PM, gareth bell garethb...@outlook.com wrote: https://vimeo.com/18949277 -- From: vfxw...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:42:30 -0500 Subject: eyelid bulge workflows... To:

Re: Free icon libraries?

2013-03-08 Thread Eric Thivierge
Thanks. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Brent McPherson brent.mcpher...@autodesk.com wrote: Hi Eric, This is a rather vague question but for my personal projects I use Inkscape with an icon font like

Re: OT: Free icon libraries?

2013-03-07 Thread Eric Thivierge
. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Dan Yargici danyarg...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.softicons.com/free-icons/commercial-icons http://www.iconarchive.com/artist/pixelmixer.html On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.comwrote

Re: copy transform value

2013-03-07 Thread Eric Thivierge
(None) xformTemp.SetTranslation(xform2.Translation) xformTemp.SetRotation(xform1.Rotation) obj2.Kinematics.Local.PutTransform2(None, xformTemp) Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil

Re: OT: How to get Autodesk support if Customer Portal broken?

2013-03-06 Thread Eric Thivierge
Try a different browser? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Schoenberger x...@digidragon.de wrote: Hi I just wanted to report a larger bug. Via the Customer Portal which worked before. But now I get

Re: OT: How to get Autodesk support if Customer Portal broken?

2013-03-06 Thread Eric Thivierge
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Rob Chapman tekano@gmail.com wrote: heh, yo dawg , I heard you like bugs, so I made you a bug reporter with bugs on so you can report bugs while you report bugs Need the meme or it didn't happen. :P Eric

Re: render setting preset

2013-03-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
and they will be reloaded. Do note that in order to get it to export, you have to have 1 pass selected. Usually the default pass will work. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES

Re: Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

2013-03-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
stuff. Have fun you'll find it to be frustrating. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: SI 2014 sneak peek

2013-02-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: displaying parameters in the animation editor

2013-02-28 Thread Eric Thivierge
Would we be able to view it's parameters in the animation editor? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Xavier Lapointe xl.mailingl...@gmail.comwrote: They should really add a G+ '+1' button on emails too q:.

Re: Project structure

2013-02-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
If it's not working as expected, log a bug. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Simon Reeves si...@simonreeves.comwrote: True, maybe not ideal, but making your own backup system is a good thought. Cheers

Re: Exporting animated weightmap

2013-02-27 Thread Eric Thivierge
There was a compound posted on si-community a while back that writes out images... can't find it myself but maybe with a better effort for searching for it may lend a result. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Re: Industry Solidarity...

2013-02-26 Thread Eric Thivierge
pushing back against it. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Industry Solidarity...

2013-02-25 Thread Eric Thivierge
Stay green until this problem is fixed! Do not relent! Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Bradley Gabe witha...@gmail.com wrote: ...is a beautiful thing. My Facebook has turned completely green! Thanks

Re: Industry Solidarity...

2013-02-25 Thread Eric Thivierge
Don't forget to post information about the issues to raise awareness to your friends who aren't in the industry. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com wrote

Re: Industry Solidarity...

2013-02-25 Thread Eric Thivierge
:D Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: Leave it to the VFX industry to pixel fuck even a symbolic protest :D On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Gene

Re: Autodesk contest - all USA and Canada but not Quebec...

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
Softimage assets are made in 2013 btw. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com wrote: Ya... some really discouraging rules! Hmmm, where did I put my red

Re: Autodesk contest - all USA and Canada but not Quebec...

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
the efforts. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Adam Sale adamfs...@gmail.com wrote: those tangent ops are deadly. There is an option you can turn on in the shaded view that allows you to keep the tangents, Under

Re: Setting active project in Python

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
To be fair though, I didn't want to use the CreateProject() method as it will recreate folders if not present which is the bad side to this. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil

Re: Autodesk contest - all USA and Canada but not Quebec...

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
Why would we expect anything different at this point? Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com wrote: I’m surprised nobody noticed the 90 day temp licenses are only offered

Re: Anybody interested in a qt app for tinkering with scntoc data ?

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
+1 to what Steven said. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Steven Caron car...@gmail.com wrote: i wrote one for blur, but never re wrote it for my new job. it would be nice to have one sitting on top of pyqt

Re: Way to object copy with object model script?

2013-02-20 Thread Eric Thivierge
There is only the xsi.Duplicate() command I believe. Unless you want to create an empty polymesh and set the topo via ICE. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Byungchul Kang k...@cgndev.com wrote: Hello, List

Re: Interest/Opinions on a (possible) rigging workshop

2013-02-13 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'm in for advanced topics and maths. Raf's last workshop was awesome and everyone on the list should jump on any offerings from Raf. I'm partially biased having worked with Raf last year but I'll recommend his workshops anyway. :P Seriously take the workshop! On Feb 13, 2013 10:58 AM, phil

Re: good resellers?

2013-02-11 Thread Eric Thivierge
You have to use the ones in your locality unfortunately. I think there is a list somewhere on the AD site and last I checked there was another one in NYC other than the one I think you're talking about. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon

Re: This is why I HATE Autodesk....

2013-02-08 Thread Eric Thivierge
money but for a company that has to deal with yearly sales that probably extend passed $100k 3% is a ridiculous amount to charge. You're not alone Paul. Btw, I don't think Fabric has resellers. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: This is why I HATE Autodesk....

2013-02-08 Thread Eric Thivierge
Ugh, quoted with bad grammar. Sigh... *they're Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Tim Thorburn immor...@arashidigital.comwrote: On 2/8/2013 11:50 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: Scanners people, their ...

Re: ICE Kinematics

2013-02-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
Yeah i think it's because the transform space can't be calculated accurately if you're working in the one you're driving as well. Like a dependency cycle. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Jack Kao jack

Re: Howto: Python script referencing external file? (possibly noobish)

2013-02-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
Don't use those damn modules!! They change them and break them whenever they feel like. Not to mention, they aren't backwards compatible. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Stephen Blair stephenrbl

Re: Sublime definitions for Softimage

2013-01-19 Thread Eric Thivierge
Maya has the command port that is always running which you can send calls to. In Softimage you'd have to roll your own via a port, event loop, and a few threads which has been discussed many times previously, to receive the calls. Then you'd have to have some sort of handler to interpret the info

Re: How to reset the view manager in C++ ?

2013-01-18 Thread Eric Thivierge
Careful using names with the view manager as users often create custom layouts and name it differently. Should use the type instead. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Stephen Blair stephenrbl...@gmail.comwrote

Re: Pipes and tools u can't live without

2013-01-17 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'm with Alan on a package control type setup. But there would need to be a central databaseto maintain the package list. Too bad Autodesk can't find the time and money for something like this.

Re: Get enum array items

2013-01-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
Scratch that. oItem = PPG.Item(myItemName) lUIItems = oItem.UIItems Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: Need to get the array items of an enum control in a PPG. I

Re: Get enum array items

2013-01-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
Replying just so I get another notch in the number of messages. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:18 PM, jo benayoun jobenay...@gmail.com wrote: looks like Eric is already preparing the 2013 contest by creating new

Re: Drinks Friday in NYC

2013-01-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
I think the whisky ward is going to be the place. Not sure where from there On Jan 3, 2013 5:56 PM, Ajit Menon xsia...@gmail.com wrote: Let me know where you guys end up! I might swing by too! :) On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.comwrote: Cool sounds like

Re: Drinks Friday in NYC

2013-01-04 Thread Eric Thivierge
Actually at Fontanas now On Jan 4, 2013 6:54 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: I think the whisky ward is going to be the place. Not sure where from there On Jan 3, 2013 5:56 PM, Ajit Menon xsia...@gmail.com wrote: Let me know where you guys end up! I might swing by too

Re: 2012 list retrospective

2013-01-03 Thread Eric Thivierge
I'm a consistent 3rd place and I'm OK with that. :) I always enjoy these stats at the end of the year. Thanks for doing it Stephen. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Stephen Blair stephenrbl...@gmail.comwrote

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