Without a custom node, the only solution is maybe to re-compute the particle age each frame (using your own attribute) and compare with the one from the file. If it doesn't match, execute the simulated branch and write it to disc. Assuming that the icecache got an attribute like age of course.
Just an idea, Guillaume On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]>wrote: > We don't have a "File Exists" node -- that'd be cool to have though -- > so I personally don't see how you could do this with factory nodes > presently. > > That said, nothing stops you from writing a C++ ICE node that checks for > files > existing. > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Jules Stevenson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, is it possible using the cache on file node to switch from > reading > > to writing if a file on disk is *not* found? (similar to the awesome > cache > > tools in emPolygonizer). Having toyed with this, I'm thinking not, since > ice > > doesn't seem to give us any real access to the cache gubbins or on disk > > info. > > > > Tentatively thinking about writing an ice node to do this, but would > rather > > not go through this pain if it can be done with factory nodes. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Jules >
