one way of doing it is to put a "Log Values" between the data and the setData node. Even if the log node is muted, Log is unchecked, this node forces the attributes to be evaluated.
Cheers Vladimir On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > I know I know, I used to have various hacky ways to 'force' an > attribute to be stored in a cache. daisychaining them or storing > userdata in the color or whatever ;) all of them have failed me at > some point until I happened upon a demo ICE topo scene provided by > Ciaran Moloney and saw that every single attribute used in the tree > was diligently applied as a separate Custom attribute display. Even > some built in attributes that you would expect to cache. when trying > to recreate the exact setup, if any of those attributes were NOT in a > custom display attribute then the topo caching / read /write system > would fail. > > so, like I said, to me, this is the ONLY way to reliably store user > stuff in a cache that I have found so far. I like to think when I am > setting up each of these custom display attributes (after a failed > attribute cache) that each button press and menu select in the process > is like hammering in a nail . that *hit* goddam *hit* attribute > *hit* had better *hit* store *hit* this time!!! *Hit* *Hit* *Hit* > > > On 6 February 2013 14:28, Sebastian Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...or multiply by 1 and key that param, or put an fcurve in between. > > still i would prefer a "do what i told you to" switch ;) > > > > Am 06.02.2013 um 15:21 schrieb Rob Chapman <[email protected]>: > > > >> long way around but definitely a brute force approach. make a custom > >> attribute display for each attribute you need storing. > >> > >> On 6 February 2013 14:14, Sebastian Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> +1 for brute cache ! > >>> > >>> Am 06.02.2013 um 15:06 schrieb Dan Yargici <[email protected]>: > >>> > >>>> While I appreciate the software's efforts to cache only the ICE > attributes that it deems necessary (unless I list all the ones I want - in > this case, many); can we please, please, get a "Just bastard cache > everything, I don't care how big the cache files are" button? > >>>> > >>>> I've lost hours today trying cheap and dirty tricks to get a reliable > cache.... grrrrr. > >>>> > >>>> DAN > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- --------------------------------------- Vladimir Jankijevic Technical Direction Elefant Studios AG Lessingstrasse 15 CH-8002 Zürich +41 44 500 48 20 www.elefantstudios.ch ---------------------------------------
