> > Anyone know if Crate can be use in Maya 2017?
The link I provided a couple of posts back includes a compile for Maya 2017 and is confirmed to be working by a few of my clients. jm On 27 July 2017 at 18:03, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Sven, > > The original Alembic file came from Maya 2017, exported using the Autodesk > Alembic. My animator imported it into 2015 Soft using the Autodesk Alembic > and put it into his Soft scene. He is able to reopen the scene without > problems. He sends the Soft scene file and the Alembic file, and I am > placing it in the same place in the project the animator has it on his > computer. When I open the Soft scene file, it doesn't know the path to the > Alembic file and crashes Soft. > Is there a way of saving the Soft scene so it remembers the relative path > to the Alembic file? It doesn’t show in the External File manager, which is > where we’d expect to fix it if it was the link to a texture image or > something. > > Anyone know if Crate can be use in Maya 2017? > > Thanks, > Leoung > > > > On 7/27/2017 10:11 AM, Sven Constable wrote: > > if it only crashes on other workstations it is probably not that XSI can't > remember the path, because then it would crash on the same workstation on > re-opening as well. > > I suspect a mistake in the file path. The abc file might be accessible > from the animators workstation but not from yours. Or maybe the animator > used the crate plugin for the abc import and it's not installed on your > workstation? Sorry if this sounds obvious. > > Sven > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:softimage-bounces@ > listproc.autodesk.com <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Leoung O'Young > *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Alembic file from Maya to Softimage 2015 > > > > Hi Walter, > > Thanks for your reply. > It crashes right after loading, it kicks me right out of Soft. > I don't think it isn't a security problem because I can load the scene if > my animator remove the link to the Alembic file. > For it to work I had to put the Alembic file in the root directory and > re-link it. That is a pain. Haven't test it with Royal Render if I re-link > it. > Copy All doesn't do the job. > > Thanks, > Leoung > > On 7/27/2017 3:52 AM, wavo wrote: > > hello Leoung, > > when did it crash?! during the loading process or when softimage trys to > build the scenery > in the viewport? > Did you try to merge the saved scene in a fresh new Scene, > another option mute first the viewport/s and the merge, if this works > check the Alembic-path. > Maybe it can also be a security-problem with the files, start softimage on > the other computer as an administrator and then try to load the scene . > And last i dont no if softimage saves the alembics when Externals Files is > set to Copy All! > > good luck > > Walter > > Am 7/26/2017 um 5:25 PM schrieb Leoung O'Young: > > Sorry, I am probably not putting this correctly. > We can import the ABC file in but when we saved the scene and open it up > on another workstation it crashes. > It looks like it doesn't remember the path to the ABC file. Is there a way > of saving the scene so it is in the project file, like how it works with > external files? > > Thanks, > Leoung > > > > -- > > > *Walter Volbers* > Senior Animator > > *FIFTYEIGHT* 3D > Animation & Digital Effects GmbH > > Kontorhaus Osthafen > Lindleystraße 12 > 60314 Frankfurt am Main > Germany > > Telefon +49 (0) 69.48 000 55.50 <+49%2069%20480005550> > Telefax +49 (0) 69.48 000 55.15 <+49%2069%20480005515> > > > > *mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > http://www.fiftyeight.com <http://www.fiftyeight.com> * > > -------------------------------------------------------- > ESC*58* > Eine Kooperation der escape GmbH und der FIFTYEIGHT3D GmbH > > > *http://www.ESC58.de <http://www.ESC58.de> * > > > > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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