RE: Softimage crash when loading a 2gb scene

Yup. This is a known issue. Anything over the 2gb mark and that scene is sleepin' with the fishes. g -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Sebastien Guillemette Sent: 18 October 2012 17:06 To: s

ppgLayout.AddStaticText ("©")

Does anyone know why when I add the copyright symbol into a ppg.AddStaticText it comes out with a  in front? ppgLayout.AddStaticText ("©") gareth bell | xsi artist t: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 e: gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com a: 37, dean street, london, w

RE: ppgLayout.AddStaticText ("(c)")

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Gareth Bell wrote: Does anyone know why when I add the copyright symbol into a ppg.AddStaticText it comes out with a  in front? ppgLayout.AddStaticText ("©") gareth bell | xsi artist t: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 e: gareth.b...@prim

combobox

Afternoon all, So a combobox is derived from two values - the Label and the Value e.g. box = ["Label1", "Value1", "Label2", "Value2"] Say I've selected "Label1" by using GetValue (box) the value it returns will be "Value1" Is it possible to get the label as a return value other

Scripting access to Cache Manager

Hey List, Does anyone know how I can find out all available parameters for the cache manager? More specifically the attributes (or attibutes as Softimage calls them!) I've looked around the SDK and online but can't seem to find anything very helpful. For example I can get them using Applica

RE: Scripting access to Cache Manager

PP,sizePP,indexPP,velocity", > "AnimTake1", cacheDir, False) > > http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/sdkdocs/CacheObjectsIntoFile.htm > > cheers, > chrisg > > > > > On 26 November 2012 06:23, Gareth Bell wrote: > >> ** >> >> Hey List, >

RE: Python: subprocess caching

Yeah I'd be interested to know this too. That and sending to something like Deadline From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Cristobal Infante Sent: Wed 05/12/2012 16:54 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Python: subprocess caching

RE: Python: subprocess caching

Hi Raff, That's awesome. Forgive my ignorance but is it possible to run subprocess.Popen within logic? As it is currently written it works outside of logic but not within it. g From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun.

RE: Python: subprocess caching

.. Hope this is of some use G From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Cristobal Infante Sent: Thu 06/12/2012 16:17 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Python: subprocess caching Hi Gareth, Did you get it working ? Wou

RE: Python: subprocess caching

t or might not work out for you, or even be viable. On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 2:12 AM, Gareth Bell wrote: Hi Raff, That's awesome. Forgive my ignorance but is it possible to run subprocess.Popen within logic? As it is curren

RE: Python: subprocess caching

won't cooperate from within your callbacks, why not try the built in SIUtils .LaunchProcess method or even the System command? Ciaran On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Gareth Bell wrote: Yeah that's right, within a button callback. I'll have a look in

RE: Python: subprocess caching

bat" launchName = "cmd /C start " + str(batchName) cmdPrompt = XSIUtils.LaunchProcess(launchName, False, "C:\\Program Files" ) what would be the equivalent on Linux? -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Gareth Bell

RE: congrats to centreNAD

great work http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20798561 congratulations to all involved -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Manuel Huertas Marchena Sent: Thu 20/12/2012 21:39 To: softimage list Subject: RE: congrats to centreNAD haha t

RE: Softimage Viewport rather slow?

Just curious here. Why are proxy models not an option? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Jens Lindgren Sent: Tue 08/01/2013 13:34 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage Viewport rather slow? A month back I got a real

FBXImport Materials

Hiya, Am I being really stupid here or is there no way to switch off the importing of materials when importing fbxs through scripting? The sdk seems to accommodate everything within the dialog except the materials/textures import? Logically I thought it would be something like Application.FBX

siOnBeginSceneSaveAs

Hi all, Is it possible to trigger an event as soon as the Save As is clicked like with siOnBeginSceneSave - from my experience of using siOnBeginSceneSaveAs it is triggered after the scene is saved. Basically I run a check for some information and then want a message box to appear before the

RE: siOnBeginSceneSaveAs

3 at 1:48 PM, Marc-Andre Belzile < > marc-andre.belz...@autodesk.com> wrote: > >> That's probably a bug. You could also set an OnBeginCommand event for the >> SceneSaveAs command. >> >> -mab >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mail

RE: render setting preset

..as in global settings? Render > Renderer Options Render > Scene Options From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] Sent: Mon 04/03/2013 16:07 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: render setting

RE: eyelid bulge workflows...

https://vimeo.com/18949277 From: vfxw...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:42:30 -0500 Subject: eyelid bulge workflows... To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Folks, Skin sliding over the moving eyeball has always seemed like a tedious setup... Has anyone seen any new and interesting approach

RE: Softimage2013 "selection" issues

Do you have "Extended Component Selection" or "SI|3D Selection Model" on? I remember some combination of these has caused that to occur in previous versions From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Be

RE: Duplicate Polymesh

Hey peoples, It was a few weeks back I posted this question but just in case anyone cared - it transpired that the geometry must be defunct. I'd written a script that, based on a set of conditions would duplicate geometry if needed. At first, I assumed it was my stupidity (which it may still tr

Beginners Guide to Python

makes any difference. cheers gareth bell | xsi artist t: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 e: gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com a: 37, dean street, london, w1d 4pt, uk. www.primefocusworld.com

RE: Beginners Guide to Python

just bug the crap out of them. Also learn the Object Model way of doing things - every time you use GetValue() or SetValue() a part of you should die, just a little. On 1 May 2012 14:30, Gareth Bell wrote: Afternoon all, I'm in the need of learning some serious Python - specifically ge

RE: Beginners Guide to Python

Fantastic stuff. I'll be giving this a peruse this evening thanks From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Peter Agg Sent: 01 May 2012 16:20 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re:

RE: Beginners Guide to Python

ifferences that make VB seem "easier" in the beginning. O'Reilly's Learning Python if you feel like killing some trees is a fantastic first book to have, and I've had pretty good feedback on it from various students or just people I helped who picked it up. On Tue, May

RE: Tricks for cameras to get the steady cam feel

haven't used it but saw this on rray.de renatopolimeno.com/category/resources From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ben Beckett Sent: 02 May 2012 15:59 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

RE: NURBS import

When exporting a polymesh from Maya to Softimage using Autodesk Crosswalk Exporter there's a check box "Export Maya Normals" which tends to keep things in check. Not sure if it's the same for NURBS From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softi

Scripting FxTree - LumaAdjust

Afternoon all, Is it possible to script the graph values on a LumaAdjust FxTree Op including interpolation, slope orientation and slope length? cheers

RE: Scripting FxTree - LumaAdjust

usseau Sent: 17 May 2012 09:40 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Scripting FxTree - LumaAdjust no, but maybe you can load a preset with the values you want On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, Gareth Bell wrote: Afternoon all, Is it possible to script the graph values on a LumaAd

RE: Match Center via scripting

do you mean centre or pivot? for pivot try this: import win32com xsi = Application oColl = (xsi.Selection) for oObjs in oColl: xsi.TranslatePivot(oObjs , x, y, z) #put in your coordinates at x, y and z -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

RE: Match Center via scripting

Actually you can cut out most of that gumpf! (I'm still getting to grips with Python) xsi = Application xsi.TranslatePivot(xsi.Selection, x, y, z) -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Gareth

Not getting emails from the list

I gather a few other people are suffering from this.. I haven't heard a peep since friday gareth bell | xsi artist t: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 e: gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com a: 37, dean street, london, w1d 4pt, uk. www.primefocusworld.com

resubscribed to list.....ping!

RE: Mailing list

ditto From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Eric Thivierge Sent: Thu 31/05/2012 15:17 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Mailing list I just got a crap ton in my inbox. Something must have just clicked... :\ Hope these are th

RE: wire colors

Can you not just set the display property and then you have the standard RGB mixer to make any colour you wish.. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Griswold Sent: 29 June 2012 15:

RE: 2012 SAP sometimes decides to ignore the ALT key

No solution I'm afraid, but I've also come across this with Alt+7 and the Edge Tool (\).. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson Sent: 17 July 2012 17:20 To: softimage@listproc

Save As Directory

scene like you can with the filebrowser's .FilePath command (but without bringing up a dialog) Any clues welcomed cheers gareth bell | xsi artist t: +44 (0)20 7565 1000 e: gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com a: 37, dean street, london, w1d 4pt, uk. www.primefocusworld.com

RE: Save As Directory

Application.ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Filename.Value, you mean? On 27 July 2012 11:16, Gareth Bell wrote: Morning all, Potentially having a brain-fart here. How does Softimage know where the current scene is located? i.e. when I hit Save As the file browser opens in the directory in which the active scene is located

RE: animation from CAT-animated max file to softimage

I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was getting animated bits from max to soft using FBX. Max has an fbx softimage preset that I seem to remember worked out of the box g From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.

RE: animation from CAT-animated max file to softimage

...although it wasn't animated using CAT. From: Gareth Bell Sent: 23 August 2012 12:22 To: 'softimage@listproc.autodesk.com' Subject: RE: animation from CAT-animated max file to softimage I was pleasantly surprised at how easy

RE: normals question - faceted look after cleanup imported model

Where have imported the data from? Maya? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Wuijster Sent: 05 September 2012 14:13 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: normals question - fa

RE: Softimage 2015 new feature pdf

Woohoo!!! Nuke-style ICE and render-tree tab function. I've been genuinely looking forward to this for ages. Shame I'll only get to use it for a couple of years at the most :( > Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 15:21:21 -0500 > Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 new feature pdf > From: luceri...@gmail.com > To:

Get Closest Location...... on Strand

Hey guys, Is there an easy way about getting the equivalent of plugging a curve into a "Get Closest Location" - but for a strand instead of the curve? Cheers G

RE: Get Closest Location...... on Strand

at 2:56 PM, gareth bell wrote:Hey guys, Is there an easy way about getting the equivalent of plugging a curve into a "Get Closest Location" - but for a strand instead of the curve? Cheers G

RE: YOUR TOP 5

- Passes/Partitions/Groups/Overrides etc - ICE - Ease of scripting / making tools for even a moron like me - Operator Stacks - UI Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:16:34 +0100 Subject: Re: YOUR TOP 5 From: christian.lattu...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com - UI and interaction at a w

RE: YOUR TOP 5

@Steve - If Maya can do these top 5's as well as Softimage then that's a good thing though, right? > From: pete...@skynet.be > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: YOUR TOP 5 > Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:25:02 +0100 > > There you go, everything you need to start marketing and sellin

RE: Add point node

you're applying this to a pointcloud, right? Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:49:38 + Subject: Add point node From: sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Hello Am trying to do something really simple: instancing small crystals on geometry per vertex and get them to foll

Application.CopyPaste

Morning all, Just a quick shout out to see if anyone has come across this before. I'm sort of re-hashing a previous thread I started some time ago but this time I rewrote the whole script in Python. To give you a little context we work on enormous scenes (1gb+) with hundreds of passes/partit

RE: Application.CopyPaste

Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Gareth Bell Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 2:18 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Application.CopyPaste Morning all, Just a quick shout out to see if anyone has c

RE: Hiding background partitions etc

I'll second that. Especially the cutlery stacking bit. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Adam Seeley [adam_see...@yahoo.com] Sent: 21 May 2013 12:48 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re:

RE: Accessing overrides in different passes

You can access them by partitions local properties and then the overrides parameters for the entries e.g. something like this: for eachProp in eachPartition.localproperties: if eachProp.Type == "#Override": for eachParam in eachProp.parameters: print eachParam __

RE: bend a grid

Fold From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Doeke Wartena [clankil...@gmail.com] Sent: 24 May 2013 10:50 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: bend a grid I want to bend a grid a bit like in

RE: bend a grid

;> wrote: thanks :) 2013/5/24 Gareth Bell mailto:gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com>> Fold From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softi

RE: bend a grid

Re: bend a grid no, how can i freeze only the texture projection. I select Texture_support and do then freeze but it has no effect. 2013/5/24 Gareth Bell mailto:gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com>> Have you frozen the texture projection? From: softi

RE: bend a grid

: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: bend a grid ah thanks, works! One thing left, how can i render the png alpha? Now it get's grey. 2013/5/24 Gareth Bell mailto:gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com>> Go to your texture editor (Alt+7). Edit > Freeze ___

RE: 'find' command not respecting current partition

Do mean current pass? If that's the case, I find hitting "U" for current pass and then hitting "F" works. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Simon van de Lagemaat [si...@theembassyvfx.com] Sen

RE: 'find' command not respecting current partition

...but none-the-less. Yeah, it does drive me a little potty! From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Gareth Bell [gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com] Sent: 13 June 2013 18:15 To: softimage

RE: Anyone have an idea what error message it is?

We've had this with an odd combination of normal maps and mix nodes. As Alan says it's just a warning and doesn't seem to affect our renders. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Alan Fregtman [alan

Import Model/Ref Model Trigger

Mornin' all, When does the siOnRefModelLoad event get triggered? What I want is something that is triggered on, ideally, import of models/ref models. Is this a) possible and b) the right event to do this? As I currently have it, it's only triggered when a scene containing ref models is loaded

RE: Import Model/Ref Model Trigger

Scratch that. siOnEndFileImport seems to do the trick cheers From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Gareth Bell [gareth.b...@primefocusworld.com] Sent: 15 August 2013 11:45 To: softimage

RE: OT: Free Animation?

ote: There are some free motion captures on turbosquid. G On 28/01/2016 13:38, gareth bell wrote: Hey guys, I'm doing some dynamics hair/fur tests in Houdini - does anyone know of a source I can get a free

RE: Path constrained camera and endless loop

Can you not just linearly extrapolate the fcurve? From: activemotionpictu...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:49:34 -0500 Subject: Path constrained camera and endless loop To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Hello, good day. I got a scene setup for a camara on a circle (path constrained) and I

Re: Ping

odforce is the place to go for houdini. It's very active. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Olivier Jeannel Sent: 04 October 2016 08:51:26 To: Thomas Volkmann; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Ping https://lists.sidefx.com/

Re: How to initialize particle emmision?

if conditions or states should do that From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Morten Bartholdy Sent: 15 November 2016 13:34:47 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: How to initialize particle emmision? Thanks for the good tips

Worn Edges

Hi guys, It's been a while since I've used Soft. Anyone know of any smart procedural ways to create worn edges in the render tree? Cheers -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confi

Re: Worn Edges

ur street http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3556 On 13 January 2017 at 15:50, gareth bell wrote: > Hi guys, > > > It's been a while since I've used Soft. Anyone know of any smart procedural > ways to create worn edges in the render tree? > &

Re: Opinion gathering

Added to this, SideFX and the Houdini community as a whole are really receptive, helpful and all-round good guys. You rarely come across a problem that can't be helped by someone from SideFX or odforce -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autode

Re: SaveSceneAs strange behaviour

maybe this helps - are you trying to save outside an xsi project folder? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/xsi_list/NNzL0eShsfI [http://www.google.com/images/icons/product/groups-128.png] Alternatives to SaveSceneAs (always pop

Re: Am I being an idiot, probably

In a previous project where I had to force fluids into a specific shape I ended up using POPs over FLIP - it's got a little fewer 'liquid' qualities but it is far more directable. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Laurence Dodd Sent:

Re: Am I being an idiot, probably

mail.com>> wrote: I just red the beginning of your post, dropping this for the sake of information : For your material problem. Entagma tutorial https://vimeo.com/205629784 It shoes a cristal with glass and air shader in the H16. If that helps... 2017-03-01 19:59 GMT+01:00 gareth bell mailto:ga

Re: - TX_manager for Softimage.

It's a guess but do you have spaces in your directory names? This might be a problem. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Tenshi Sama Sent: 01 March 2017 22:37:02 To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://groups.google.com/foru

Re: houdini question (and where to ask)

yeah - the lack of handles is frustrating From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Olivier Jeannel Sent: 06 March 2017 14:05:17 To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: Re: houdini q

[OT] Autodesk - another angry customer

https://solidedging.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/autodesks-patronizing-screw-you-love-letter/ [https://solidedging.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/screenhunter_283-mar-07-13-25.jpg] Autodesk’s Patronizing Screw You

Re: [OT] Autodesk - another angry customer

d support." - alternative facts... MB > Den 8. marts 2017 klokken 21:04 skrev gareth bell : > > > https://solidedging.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/autodesks-patronizing-screw-you-love-letter/ > > [https://solidedging.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/screenhunter_283-mar-07-13-25.jpg]&

Re: Houdini Basics....

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/visualizers Visualizers - SideFX www.sidefx.com If a node has a visualizer, you can use the settings on the Visualizers tab in the parameter editor. Enable/disable visualization at once. Click the Vi

RE: wood preset

Might be able to get something half-decent with this. http://www.pixelophy.com/?p=105 From: x...@digidragon.de To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: wood preset Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:07:50 +0200 How close are you? And what kind of shape? For a base texture, you could

RE: FaceRobot

Yeah we've had this before. Normally just disabling facerobot (whilst switched to softimage layout) and then saving (probably a new version is safer) tends to get rid of it. Also try unloading it in your workgroups and deleting the custom property too. Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:48:08 -0400 Subj

RE: FaceRobot

oh - and that can be scripted Application.DisableFaceRobot() From: garethb...@outlook.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: FaceRobot Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:20:06 + Yeah we've had this before. Normally just disabling facerobot (whilst switched to softimage layout) a

RE: Controlling a parameter "live" via slider through scripting

I think you need some PPG.Logic http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=14003709&linkID=12544120 using an _OnChanged callback Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 12:29:57 +0100 Subject: Controlling a parameter "live" via slider through scripting From: cgo...@googlemail.com To: softi

RE: Progressbar in scripting

Do you see anything occurring in the command box at the bottom of xsi? Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 11:11:44 -0500 From: sergio.muc...@modusfx.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Progressbar in scripting I've seen this happen with quite a few tools and programs (Softi

RE: ICE - How to quickly build low-poly geometry on high poly meshes

Yes, I agree with Simon on this. A simple script that dupes, merges, rename's and poly reduces would probably do the trick From: si...@simonreeves.com Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:17:24 + Subject: Re: ICE - How to quickly build low-poly geometry on high poly meshes To: softimage@listproc.autodes

RE: ICE - How to quickly build low-poly geometry on high poly meshes

@Simon: Yes, for my purpose that would be enough I'll try by best to create a simple script that allows me to do that, and also adding a shrink wrap which is a good advice ;) In case I'll bother you guys with some help for the script :D Thanks 2013/12/18 Mirko Jankovic can also even

RE: ICE - How to quickly build low-poly geometry on high poly meshes

Simon Reeves London, UK si...@simonreeves.com www.simonreeves.com www.analogstudio.co.uk On 18 December 2013 12:20, gareth bell wrote: try this ( I hacked some of from Steve Caron's script here - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/xsi_list/-mDMXnp28aI/9YB0ue8xP9AJ ):

RE: How to weight size preference on instance shapes in ICE?

What about a "test random probability" node? Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:20:08 +0100 Subject: Re: How to weight size preference on instance shapes in ICE? From: tridi.animei...@gmail.com To: x...@colorshopvfx.dk; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Maybe you can try with an fcurve? If you are using a r

RE: How to weight size preference on instance shapes in ICE?

MB Den 19. december 2013 kl. 15:38 skrev gareth bell : What about a "test random probability" node? Date: Thu, 19 Dec

RE: Particle clone counter

I think you can get the "parent" point's position and then use those coordinates to offset the clone Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:16:59 -0200 Subject: Particle clone counter From: gustav...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Hello wonderful list! Do any of you know of the existense of an

RE: LINUX again

3. will be fixed with a path swapper script - as the paths on windows will be different to the ones on linux - I've had to do this before From: s...@shedmtl.com Subject: LINUX again Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:31:20 -0500 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com CC: j...@suid.com Hi everyone!!! We f

RE: list of external files

would this work? xsi = Application extension = ".psd" listOfFiles = [] currentProject = xsi.ActiveProject for eachFile in xsi.ActiveProject2.ActiveScene.ExternalFiles: if extension in eachFile.Name: listOfFiles.append(eachFile.Name) print eachFile newFile = open(st

RE: list of external files

Or this if you want a new line for each file: xsi = Application extension = ".psd" listOfFiles = [] currentProject = xsi.ActiveProject for eachFile in xsi.ActiveProject2.ActiveScene.ExternalFiles: if extension in eachFile.Name: listOfFiles.append(eachFile.Name) print eac

Pointcloud Point Lights

Hey guys, I've got a pointcloud that shape instances a point light. Is it possible to drive the light intensity of each instance based on (for example) the particle size. If so - how do I go about it? Cheers G

RE: Pointcloud Point Lights

ah nuts. From: alan.fregt...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:09:28 -0500 Subject: Re: Pointcloud Point Lights To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com As far as I know... nope. On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:02 AM, gareth bell wrote: Hey guys, I've got a pointcloud that

Pointcloud affecting Pointcloud

Hey guys, This is probably a basic question. How do I get one pointcloud to affect another? i.e I want to push pointcloud A through pointcloud B and have pointcloud B react to that (like velocity change. More specifically I want it to react to the closest particles from pointcloud A Any advic

RE: Pointcloud affecting Pointcloud

ignore that - got it cheers From: garethb...@outlook.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Pointcloud affecting Pointcloud Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:21:43 + Hey guys, This is probably a basic question. How do I get one pointcloud to affect another? i.e I want to push pointcl

RE: Lagoa Sim Question

If you want your particle to be the ice cube then you can you not just set the instance shape as your ice cube? > Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:59:50 + > From: ste...@interferencepattern.com > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Lagoa Sim Question > > Hi all, > > New subscriber

RE: Lagoa Sim Question

ha - yeah. graham too... Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:57:41 +0100 Subject: Re: Lagoa Sim Question From: sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com are you guys related :P ? Welcome to the list Stephen. On 27 January 2014 19:35, gareth bell wrote: If you want

RE: scene and versioning plugin

I haven't used it but I seem to remember Christian Freisleder's cf_filemanagment looking useful: http://www.buntepixel.eu/downloads Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 15:37:39 + Subject: Re: scene and versioning plugin From: dan...@northforge.co.uk To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Thanks for the head

RE: Alternate Shape for particle

Check on "Instance Master Hidden" in the visibility parameters on the instance master or stick it all in a group and add an override of this From: j.ponthi...@nasa.gov To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Alternate Shape for particle Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 16:28:43 + Great

RE: Scripted Ghosting on off button

Quick and dirty From: mladen.ke...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:38:34 +0100 Subject: Scripted Ghosting on off button To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Hello everyone, I need help creating a toolbar button witch will turn ghosting of selected object on/off and switch it onto trail mod

RE: Arnold Displacement Subdivisions

stick an arnold parameter on it and in that there is a subdivision parameter for exactly that I think Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:54:31 -0500 Subject: Arnold Displacement Subdivisions From: porkypar...@gmail.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com I know this must be really obvious, but is there a

RE: Python help

Give the custom property a variable and then use a try/except This might be a dirty way of doing it and I'm sure someone far more qualified will tell you why this is a bad idea. But it works :) from win32com.client import constants as c root = Application.ActiveSceneRoot #--function --

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