It seems to be related to physX. If I try to move a null, it's fine. But any object that is part of the simulation - whether or not simulation is active or not - crashes Softimage.
Maybe it's an nVidia driver issue.. On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Simon Reeves <[email protected]>wrote: > bloody clients > > > > Simon Reeves > London, UK > *[email protected]* > *www.simonreeves.com* > * > * > > > On 24 October 2013 15:31, Paul Griswold < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yep - running the script crashes Soft as well. The good news is, at >> least with this crash I was able to submit a crash report. If anyone on >> the dev team is here, it's: >> *CER_86953364* >> * >> * >> * >> * >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Do you get the same result if you move an object via command line or >>> script editor?**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> This will nudge the selected object by 1 unit in X from its current >>> position: **** >>> >>> Application.Translate("", 1, 0, 0, "siRelative", "siGlobal", "siObj", >>> "siXYZ", "", "", "siXYZ", "", "", "", "", "", "", 0, "")**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> This will set the object to X=1,Y=0, Z=0:**** >>> >>> Application.Translate("", 1, 0, 0, "siAbsolute", "siGlobal", "siObj", >>> "siXYZ", "", "", "siXYZ", "", "", "", "", "", "", 0, "")**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Testing it in this way will possibly tell you if the error is at the >>> interface level or something much deeper such as the transformation matrix. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> --**** >>> >>> Joey Ponthieux**** >>> >>> LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)**** >>> >>> Mymic Technical Services**** >>> >>> NASA Langley Research Center**** >>> >>> __________________________________________________**** >>> >>> Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not **** >>> >>> represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul Griswold >>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:51 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* I'd like to punch Softimage in the face today**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I'm working under a tight deadline in 2014 SP2. Doing an animation that >>> involves physX simulation, which I know virtually nothing about. Client >>> has been loving everything so far, then we have the dreaded conference call >>> when they have a list of "little tweaks", none of which are little.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Today I come to the office at 5am, load my scene and start to try to >>> make the tweaks. The moment I try to use translate, scale or rotate on >>> anything in my scene - BAM, Softimage crashes.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Reboot the machine - same thing. Run "runonce.bat" - same thing. >>> Delete the Softimage 2014 SP2 folder from my User profile - same thing. >>> Disable physX - same thing.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Merge the scene into a new one.... same thing.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> WTF???**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> There's no crash dump, no attempt at recovery - just Autodesk Softimage >>> 2014 has stopped working.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> The only option I can find is to go back to a version of the scene prior >>> to physX being applied.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Stuff like this makes me want to throw my system out the window & become >>> Amish.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> -Paul**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >> >> >
