Hi Sven,
Thanks so much for such a detail explanation. We will test it out.
Leoung
On 7/27/2017 2:48 PM, Sven Constable wrote:
XSI considers alembic files not as regular external files. So they are
not in the External Files manager. The only exception is when there
are inside a ref model, then the ref model is external an everything
in it.
Regarding relative pathes:
Yes , you can do that using the token [Project Path] in the alembic
path. If you left it blank its actually the same. XSI will search for
the file in the projects root directory per default. So if the
animator puts it in the projects root folder, the path can be left
empty and XSI should find it too. But probably a subfolder is more
suitable. Eg. "[Project Path]\Alembic-Files\findme.abc" should work,
even without the token.
Sven
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*Subject:* Re: Alembic file from Maya to Softimage 2015
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
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*Leoung O'Young
*Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:08 PM
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[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
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