great idea! forgot about that ;)
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Ciaran Moloney <[email protected]>wrote: > You could also convert the .csv to .icecache format with python. > > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Steven Caron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> reading that thread i am going to agree with luc-eric, create a python >> script/tool which creates ice attributes. the only downside is that if you >> are actively using that attribute (any get data node i think) the api >> doesn't allow you to update it. this is one current issue with crowdfx >> being so slow, when you need to update attributes you have to rename all >> the attributes you want to update to temporary names, the entire tree/graph >> needs to update and accept those changes. then you update the proper ice >> attributes and re path all the get/set data nodes to the original attribute >> name. if your graph is expensive you can see how this would be slow if you >> have to evaluate the graph twice each time this happens. >> >> i wouldn't be worried that python would be too slow in this case because >> i read that file objects are just a wrapper for C stdio... >> http://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#file-objects >> >> alternatively you can create a custom ice node which would do multi-phase >> evaluation, ie. first pass parse and cache data read from the file then re >> use it for subsequent evaluations. also you can use this node and 'freeze' >> it after the data is set to an attribute(s), just so long as you are >> actually using it in another graph so it doesn't get optimized out. >> >> i can't provide any actual code or direct collaboration other than >> advice, sorry. >> >> s >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Doeke Wartena <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> >>> i'm really interested in a node or ppg for reading a tsv / csv file. >>> I often have to read this file for my study where i have to visualize >>> data for example. >>> Right now i do that in a java dialect which is quite awsome and well >>> suited for 2d. >>> 3d is also supported but i like softimage a lot more when it comes to 3d. >>> I had a topic about having a node for reading files on the si-community >>> forum: >>> >>> >>> http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2983&sid=78329fa63bfc4fe5076d544d5ec60c23 >>> >>> I don't have the experience and time for creating such thing. >>> Anyway, i was hoping someone here would like to work with me together to >>> create such thing. >>> >>> best Doeke >>> >> >> >
