Crate just tends to be a more predictable pipeline from Maya/Max to XSI and that's why folk at some large studios have been recompiling it each year for the new Max and Maya releases.
On 27 July 2017 at 20:22, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > > I have downloaded it but haven't tested it out. We have to rely on another > animator who is supplying us with the Maya 2017 Crate file. > Does Crate do much more than the Autodesk Alembic importer/exporter? > > Thanks, > Leoung > > > On 7/27/2017 3:17 PM, Jonathan Moore wrote: > > Leoung, did you get a chance to check out the Crate for Maya 2017 I posted? > > On 27 July 2017 at 20:15, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Leoung O'Young >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:03 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *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 >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] >> <[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. 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