Re: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

[Arda Sernaz]

Thanks, but i tried same things in 2012 many many before and there 
wasn't any change. weird..


thanks a lot

On 04.03.2013 23:34, Stephen Blair wrote:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/in04smy1wsolao7/TEMP.rar
On 04/03/2013 10:03 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

Are you using 2013 ?And If it is possible, can you share your scene?

Thanks.

On 04.03.2013 12:27, Stephen Blair wrote:

As is mine.
On 04/03/2013 3:02 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks, i've tested it also but when it comes to simulation same 
problem again. My pointcloud is simulated by the way.


Cheers.
On 01.03.2013 18:59, Stephen Blair wrote:

Create a Model Instance of the candle (CTRL+I)
In the point cloud, create instances of that Model Instance.

Otherwise, it could be because of the special way that the 
particle volume shaders use attributes to tell mental ray to get 
the data from the point cloud, not the geometry.


On 01/03/2013 7:12 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

I guess no one had a problem like this or interested?  :)
*Just wanted to bring front the question, thanks.

On 28.02.2013 11:41, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks for the reply Sandy. I am rendering local, also in the 
region and in the render out i see nothing.By the way If i don't 
use volume shading, there isn't any problem . I guess, it is all 
about the volume shading on instanced pointcloud.


Cheers.

On 28.02.2013 11:12, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
How are you rendering?  On a Farm? be careful about paths to 
caches, as Softimage has a sneaky thing/fault where it assumes 
you WANT to work in the project you are loading the stuff from, 
so prefixes your paths with [Project], which works when you are 
in the UI IN the project, but chuck it on the farm that is not 
using THE PROJECT and it cannot sort out [Project] any more - 
so make sure your paths are all explicit.


If you are rendering on the machine you region on and it 
regions fine but not render - then, mm not sure, check you have 
your region set to use the pass options in case something is 
set on in the region options that is not on in the pass options.


S.

Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor






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Subject: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

Hi all,

I have trouble with rendering instanced flames. I made a flame 
then i
cached it, after that i instanced that cached flame on a 
pointcloud . On
the viewport everything is ok, i see my instanced flames but 
when it

comes to render there is nothing...

Any suggestions? Or is this a limitation?

Thanks!

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Re: adding group related ActionDeltaItems

[Alan Fregtman]

You cannot edit them easily I think, but you can definitely delete the
offending rows, and if Record is ON, when you add something to a group or
partition, it will get jotted down in the delta right away.


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Enrique Caballero <
enriquecaball...@gmail.com> wrote:

> anyone know how to do this? i've run into the same problem. there is no
> method in the documentation to add a stored group relation item to an
> action delta.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Sebastian Kowalski wrote:
>
>> **
>> hey list,
>> as we are on topic. i cant figure out how i can add items to
>> storedgrouprelations via script.
>> got to fix some effed up reference model deltas, and being to lazy doing
>> this task by hand.
>> seems there is no method or command for that.
>> best
>> sebastian
>>
>
>

Re: cloud tutorials

[Gustavo Eggert Boehs]

Good stuff Olivier...
The rolling flames look also quite nice :)


2013/3/4 olivier jeannel 

>  Someone recently posted that link :
>
> http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?linkID=12544118&id=15505585&siteID=123112
>
> Le 04/03/2013 21:35, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] a écrit :
>
>  Are there any tutorials out there on how to create clouds in Soft with
> either ICE , Lagoa , or any other method?
>
> ** **
>
> I’m looking for a way to create static clouds, preferably volumetric, that
> can be shaped to a custom volume.
>
> ** **
>
> --
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
>


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Re: cloud tutorials

[olivier jeannel]

Someone recently posted that link :
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?linkID=12544118&id=15505585&siteID=123112

Le 04/03/2013 21:35, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] a écrit :


Are there any tutorials out there on how to create clouds in Soft with 
either ICE , Lagoa , or any other method?


I'm looking for a way to create static clouds, preferably volumetric, 
that can be shaped to a custom volume.


--

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LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)

Mymic Technical Services

NASA Langley Research Center

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Re: fader override

[Toonafish]

maybe you could use the "Card_Opacity" shader ? If you plug every 
material into in the card_opacity node, you could fade the opacity of 
each object with an override, without affecting the transparencies of 
the materials.


- Ronald

On 3/4/2013 21:32, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] wrote:


Hi,

I'm looking for a way to construct a "fader" for an object and in some 
cases multiple objects simultaneously.


I have an object that has a material which is "multi-transparent", in 
other words think grid with a line and fill of different opacities.


There are several of these.

What I would like to do is group them, then apply an override to the 
group such that the local materials stay intact, but that it allows me 
to fade the objects in and out. At 0 fader they would be invisible, at 
.5 fader they would be half dissolved in,  at 1 fader they would be 
completely visible but with the transparencies reaching there set values.


I've been unable to apply a transparent override without all the 
transparencies below the hierarchy assuming the override transparency.


Is there a way to do this and keep the transparencies independent the 
override?


--

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.

Re: Emit particles from camera FOV

[Gene Crucean]

Sheesh. Didn't even get a chance to try myself yet lol. This list can be
pretty fast at times.

Thanks Vincent I'll play with it in a bit.


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Vincent Ullmann <
vincent.ullm...@googlemail.com> wrote:

>  maybe this could help:
>
> a compound that creates a Grid of "Pixels" in front of your connected cam,
> and orients them properly...
>
> now you just have to press "Strg+A" and "Strg+G" to create a Group of your
> scene.
> then: do a raycast from each point along its orientation (rotate vector +
> particle ori). (do this on emit)
> if you have all this on a simulated ice-tree it should add new particles
> each frame... so you clould "paint"
>
> Am 04.03.2013 19:22, schrieb Gene Crucean:
>
> Well it's a little more complicated than that because I need to "paint"
> with the fov :)
>
>  So the accumulation of particles over time is required.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Alok Gandhi wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, I think I have done it once for an effect. The workflow was really
>> not that straight. I was emitting particles from a ground mesh. As a first
>> pass, I was writing a weight map on the geo based on the camera move,
>> setting value of 1.0 for all vertex in fov and 0 for non-visible. Then I
>> froze the weight map. And in the sim, I was filtering the emission by this
>> weight map.
>>
>>  But there can be other simpler ways around it depending use case
>> scenario. One way that I think of right off my head is to delete particles
>> not in view. But this can be time consuming if you have high particle
>> density and only a small part of it visible to fov.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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RE: generate thumbnail on emdl export

[Grahame Fuller]

It seems to be embedded.

gray

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Alan Fregtman
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 03:38 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export

Neat! For emdls, does it get embedded in the file or is it merely a pointer to 
a file in the //Thumbnails folder?
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Grahame Fuller 
mailto:grahame.ful...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
Also, don't forget there are standalones that you can launch to get/set 
thumbnails.

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/appendix_standalones_CreatingandExtractingThumbnailImagesforPresets.htm,topicNumber=d30e436555

gray

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of Jules Stevenson
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 06:34 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export

Sorry, wrong link:

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/CaptureViewport.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_CaptureViewport_html
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jules Stevenson 
mailto:droolz...@googlemail.com>>>
 wrote:
With a bit of jiggery pokery you could probably use the viewport capture?

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/SIApplyCns.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_SIApplyCns_html
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Stefan Andersson 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>>>
 wrote:
well, I wanted the thumbnail to be in a custom ppg. But I'll add an option so 
that the user can attach a thumbnail instead.

regards
stefan

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Rob Wuijster 
mailto:r...@casema.nl>>>
 wrote:
Aren't they embedded in the emdl file?
It has been a while though since I dabbled with thumbnails and such in SI


Rob



\/-\/\/
On 3-3-2013 8:22, Stefan Andersson wrote:
well, after some testing... I can't find them. Anyone knows where they are 
saved?

/stefan
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Stefan Andersson 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>>>
 wrote:
Ah ok. Thanks!

Regards
Stefan


-- Sent from a phone booth in purgatory
On Mar 2, 2013, at 20:03, Adam Sale 
mailto:adamfs...@gmail.com>>>
 wrote:
Yep.. as Vincent suggested. RR give you the thumb on EMDL export.

Agreed, it should be automatic.
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Vincent Langer 
mailto:m...@vincentlanger.com>>>
 wrote:

Hi,
If i am Not wrong you get the current renderregion as a thumbnail when you 
Export models or scenes.
Cheers,
Vincent
Am 02.03.2013 19:54 schrieb "Stefan Andersson" 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>>>:

Hi all!

I was wondering if anyone knows a trick to generate a thumbnail when exporting 
a emdl file? It would be a "nice thing to have" when a user creates a emdl 
file. It should be a automatic thing though...

regards
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Re: cloud tutorials

[Rob Chapman]

hi Joey,

Ive done a fair amount of research on various cloud techniques in my spare
time, most of these tests are on vimeo, heres one that if you follow the
comments links to an scene example that gives a good start on something
that is easy to control. its particles, curl noise and volume shader.

https://vimeo.com/55568543

best

Rob


On 4 March 2013 21:35, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] <
j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:

> Are there any tutorials out there on how to create clouds in Soft with
> either ICE , Lagoa , or any other method?
>
> ** **
>
> I’m looking for a way to create static clouds, preferably volumetric, that
> can be shaped to a custom volume.
>
> ** **
>
> --
>
> 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.
>
> ** **
>

Re: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

[Stephen Blair]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/in04smy1wsolao7/TEMP.rar
On 04/03/2013 10:03 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

Are you using 2013 ?And If it is possible, can you share your scene?

Thanks.

On 04.03.2013 12:27, Stephen Blair wrote:

As is mine.
On 04/03/2013 3:02 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks, i've tested it also but when it comes to simulation same 
problem again. My pointcloud is simulated by the way.


Cheers.
On 01.03.2013 18:59, Stephen Blair wrote:

Create a Model Instance of the candle (CTRL+I)
In the point cloud, create instances of that Model Instance.

Otherwise, it could be because of the special way that the particle 
volume shaders use attributes to tell mental ray to get the data 
from the point cloud, not the geometry.


On 01/03/2013 7:12 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

I guess no one had a problem like this or interested?  :)
*Just wanted to bring front the question, thanks.

On 28.02.2013 11:41, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks for the reply Sandy. I am rendering local, also in the 
region and in the render out i see nothing.By the way If i don't 
use volume shading, there isn't any problem . I guess, it is all 
about the volume shading on instanced pointcloud.


Cheers.

On 28.02.2013 11:12, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
How are you rendering?  On a Farm? be careful about paths to 
caches, as Softimage has a sneaky thing/fault where it assumes 
you WANT to work in the project you are loading the stuff from, 
so prefixes your paths with [Project], which works when you are 
in the UI IN the project, but chuck it on the farm that is not 
using THE PROJECT and it cannot sort out [Project] any more - so 
make sure your paths are all explicit.


If you are rendering on the machine you region on and it regions 
fine but not render - then, mm not sure, check you have your 
region set to use the pass options in case something is set on 
in the region options that is not on in the pass options.


S.

Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor






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Sent: 28 February 2013 10:59
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

Hi all,

I have trouble with rendering instanced flames. I made a flame 
then i
cached it, after that i instanced that cached flame on a 
pointcloud . On
the viewport everything is ok, i see my instanced flames but 
when it

comes to render there is nothing...

Any suggestions? Or is this a limitation?

Thanks!

--
ARDAHAN ŞERNAZ



Lighthouse Visual Effects



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No: 7/1 34740 Kadıköy / İstanbul / Turkey

P ­­ :+90 216 408 25 00

M ­­ :+90 532 610 60 60

F   :+90 216 408 25 03

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www.lhvfx.com

Re: fader override

[Matt Morris]

I'd probably do this in post, but you may be able to get somewhere by
over-riding the transparency scale for the group, and leaving the
transparency color to the shader.

On 4 March 2013 20:32, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] <
j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> ** **
>
> I’m looking for a way to construct a “fader” for an object and in some
> cases multiple objects simultaneously.
>
> ** **
>
> I have an object that has a material which is “multi-transparent”, in
> other words think grid with a line and fill of different opacities.
>
> ** **
>
> There are several of these. 
>
> ** **
>
> What I would like to do is group them, then apply an override to the group
> such that the local materials stay intact, but that it allows me to fade
> the objects in and out. At 0 fader they would be invisible, at .5 fader
> they would be half dissolved in,  at 1 fader they would be completely
> visible but with the transparencies reaching there set values. 
>
> ** **
>
> I’ve been unable to apply a transparent override without all the
> transparencies below the hierarchy assuming the override transparency. ***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> Is there a way to do this and keep the transparencies independent the
> override?
>
> ** **
>
> --
>
> 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.
>
> ** **
>



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Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export

[Alan Fregtman]

Neat! For emdls, does it get embedded in the file or is it merely a pointer
to a file in the //Thumbnails folder?

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Grahame Fuller  wrote:

> Also, don't forget there are standalones that you can launch to get/set
> thumbnails.
>
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/appendix_standalones_CreatingandExtractingThumbnailImagesforPresets.htm,topicNumber=d30e436555
>
> gray
>
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jules Stevenson
> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 06:34 AM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export
>
> Sorry, wrong link:
>
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/CaptureViewport.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_CaptureViewport_html
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jules Stevenson  > wrote:
> With a bit of jiggery pokery you could probably use the viewport capture?
>
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/SIApplyCns.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_SIApplyCns_html
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Stefan Andersson  > wrote:
> well, I wanted the thumbnail to be in a custom ppg. But I'll add an option
> so that the user can attach a thumbnail instead.
>
> regards
> stefan
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Rob Wuijster  r...@casema.nl>> wrote:
> Aren't they embedded in the emdl file?
> It has been a while though since I dabbled with thumbnails and such in
> SI
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> \/-\/\/
> On 3-3-2013 8:22, Stefan Andersson wrote:
> well, after some testing... I can't find them. Anyone knows where they are
> saved?
>
> /stefan
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Stefan Andersson  > wrote:
> Ah ok. Thanks!
>
> Regards
> Stefan
>
>
> -- Sent from a phone booth in purgatory
>
> On Mar 2, 2013, at 20:03, Adam Sale  adamfs...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Yep.. as Vincent suggested. RR give you the thumb on EMDL export.
>
> Agreed, it should be automatic.
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Vincent Langer  > wrote:
>
> Hi,
> If i am Not wrong you get the current renderregion as a thumbnail when you
> Export models or scenes.
> Cheers,
> Vincent
> Am 02.03.2013 19:54 schrieb "Stefan Andersson"  >:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows a trick to generate a thumbnail when
> exporting a emdl file? It would be a "nice thing to have" when a user
> creates a emdl file. It should be a automatic thing though...
>
> regards
> stefan
>
>
>
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>
>
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cloud tutorials

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]]

Are there any tutorials out there on how to create clouds in Soft with either 
ICE , Lagoa , or any other method?

I'm looking for a way to create static clouds, preferably volumetric, that can 
be shaped to a custom volume.

--
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.

fader override

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]]

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to construct a "fader" for an object and in some cases 
multiple objects simultaneously.

I have an object that has a material which is "multi-transparent", in other 
words think grid with a line and fill of different opacities.

There are several of these.

What I would like to do is group them, then apply an override to the group such 
that the local materials stay intact, but that it allows me to fade the objects 
in and out. At 0 fader they would be invisible, at .5 fader they would be half 
dissolved in,  at 1 fader they would be completely visible but with the 
transparencies reaching there set values.

I've been unable to apply a transparent override without all the transparencies 
below the hierarchy assuming the override transparency.

Is there a way to do this and keep the transparencies independent the override?

--
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.

Re: Tracking eye-lines

[peter_b]

just thinking out loud...
haven’t done this but it sounds like an interesting challenge.

you could track a scanned face to the filmed one (I think pftrack can do this 
and others too) that could be a good starting point to correctly place the 
eyeballs – remember the eyeballs would be sitting at a fixed position in the 
head – you could even try to import a detailed skull model and align it with 
the scanned head actor to help with placement of the eyes.
make a rigged pupil for each eye, with its pivot in the center of the eyeballs, 
then track/animate the pupils by hand using just x and y rotation. add some 
nulls or lines from the pupils outward – see if and where they diverge - this 
could give you in theory an approximation of where the person is looking.

I wonder if this could give a useable result? perhaps within a very controlled 
setup.
I’ve hand tracked some totally different things to footage, in a comparable 
way, by setting up a simple rig that would mimic what I knew from how the real 
subject worked – and ended up with more useable results than brute force camera 
tracking software would give me.



From: Scott Lange 
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:36 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com 
Subject: Tracking eye-lines

Happy Monday Folks,

 

Any suggestions on tracking eye-lines in live action to follow a 3D character? 
I haven't had to do this before, to this level of specificity. I am pretty good 
on general tracking, just looking for something to save me a little time. 

 

Thanks

 

 

Scott Lange

Animation and VFX

347 256-7247

 

 

 

 

Re: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.0 released

[Alok]

Vlad, the bug for the stylesheet on linux is fixed ! Apparently the 
paths were all small case but linux was not liking the "_" in the txt 
file name.


You pull again or download the zip again.

For the segfault, I did not get any on ubuntu 12.04 (perfect pangolin) 
it was working all fine. If you can tell me the distro you are testing 
it on, maybe I can dig dipper.


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On 04/03/2013 11:42 AM, Alok Gandhi wrote:

- changing styles get me this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
  File "/nfshome/vladi/scntocResManager/widgets.py", line 81, in setColor
raise Exception('Style Path - %s does not exist !!' % p)

this is due to the fact that linux is case sensitive. so the 
stylesheet files should all be lowercase.


- pressing on Help, F1 or About results in a Segfault

Re: Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

[Alok]

Yes it is ugly,

Some time ago somebody asked on the list making trees on geo to 
manipulate the transforms when the geo was reading a cache file. I did 
some quick script example. Maybe you can find this a good start:

--
import functools
from win32com.client import constants as c
from win32com.client import Dispatch
xsi = Dispatch('XSI.Application').Application
log = xsi.LogMessage
MSG = XSIUIToolkit.MsgBox

# Temporarily Disable Log (Used as a decoarator)
def disableLog():
prefDict = {"scripting.cmdlog": False} # more key - value pairs can 
be added to this dictionary ex: "interaction.autoinspect": False

def outer(func):
@functools.wraps(func)
def inner(*args, **kwargs):
# Get pref values
tmpPrefs = {}
for k, v in prefDict.iteritems():
tmpPrefs[k] = xsi.GetValue("preferences." + k)
xsi.SetValue("preferences." + k, v, "")
try:
# Run original function
return func(*args, **kwargs)
finally:
# restore pref values
for k, v in tmpPrefs.iteritems():
xsi.SetValue("preferences." + k, v, "")
return inner
return outer

def _moveToFirstFrame():
inFrame = xsi.GetValue('PlayControl.In')
msgStr = ""
msgStr += "Do you want to move to first frame before creating \n"
msgStr += "the manipulator null ?"
if MSG(msgStr, c.siMsgYesNo | c.siMsgQuestion, "MOVE TO FIRST FRAME 
?")==6:

xsi.SetValue('PlayControl.Current', inFrame)

def _centerNullOnGeo(inNull, inGeo):
c = xsi.GetBBox(inGeo, True)
inNull.Kinematics.Global.Parameters('posx').Value = (c( 
"UpperBoundX" ) + c( "LowerBoundX" )) / 2
inNull.Kinematics.Global.Parameters('posy').Value = (c( 
"UpperBoundY" ) + c( "LowerBoundY" )) / 2
inNull.Kinematics.Global.Parameters('posz').Value = (c( 
"UpperBoundZ" ) + c( "LowerBoundZ" )) / 2


def _createTree(inGeo):
# Create Manipulator Null and ICE Tree on it
manipulatorNull = xsi.ActiveSceneRoot.AddNull('manipulator_%s' % 
inGeo.FullName)


_centerNullOnGeo(manipulatorNull, inGeo)

tree = xsi.ApplyOp( "ICETree", manipulatorNull)
getDataManipulatorNode = xsi.AddICENode('GetDataNode', tree)
getDataManipulatorNode.Parameters(0).Value = manipulatorNull.FullName

# Create Get Data Kine Global for Manipulator Null
getDataManipulatorKineGlobalNode = xsi.AddICENode('GetDataNode', tree)
xsi.SetValue("%s.reference" % getDataManipulatorKineGlobalNode, 
"kine.global")

inPort = getDataManipulatorKineGlobalNode.GetPortFromName('InName')
outPort = getDataManipulatorNode.GetPortFromName('outName')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Create GEo Node and its Kine Global Node
getDataNodeGeo = xsi.AddICENode('GetDataNode', tree)
getDataNodeGeo.Parameters(0).Value = inGeo.FullName

getDataNodeKineGlobal = xsi.AddICENode('GetDataNode', tree)
xsi.SetValue("%s.reference" % getDataNodeKineGlobal, "kine.global")
inPort = getDataNodeKineGlobal.GetPortFromName('InName')
outPort = getDataNodeGeo.GetPortFromName('outName')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Create Multiply Node
multiplyNode = xsi.AddICENode('MultiplyNode', tree)

# Connect Geo and Manipulator to Multiply Node
inPort = multiplyNode.GetPortFromName('value1')
outPort = getDataNodeKineGlobal.GetPortFromName('value')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Connect Manipulator Null to Multiply Node
inPort = multiplyNode.GetPortFromName('value2')
outPort = getDataManipulatorKineGlobalNode.GetPortFromName('value')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Create Set Data Node
setDataNode = xsi.AddICECompoundNode("Set Data", tree)
xsi.SetValue("%s.Reference" % setDataNode, "kine.global")


# Connect Geo Name to Set Data
inPort = setDataNode.GetPortFromName('In_Name')
outPort = getDataNodeGeo.GetPortFromName('outName')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Connect Multiply to Set Data
inPort = setDataNode.GetPortFromName('Value')
outPort = multiplyNode.GetPortFromName('result')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)

# Finally Connect Set Data to Execute
inPort = "%s.port1" % tree
outPort = setDataNode.GetPortFromName('Execute')
xsi.ConnectICENodes(inPort,outPort)


@disableLog()
def main():
# Check Selection
if len(list(xsi.Selection))==0:
log("No geo selected", c.siWarning)
return

# Ask User to move to first frame
_moveToFirstFrame()

# Creates Trees for Selected Geo
for geo in xsi.Selection:
_createTree(geo)


return

main()

-

Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export

[Stefan Andersson]

Aha! Cool, I'll try that and see how it goes. Thanks!

Regards
Stefan


-- Sent from a phone booth in purgatory

On Mar 4, 2013, at 18:06, Grahame Fuller  wrote:

> Also, don't forget there are standalones that you can launch to get/set 
> thumbnails.
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/appendix_standalones_CreatingandExtractingThumbnailImagesforPresets.htm,topicNumber=d30e436555
>
> gray
>
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jules Stevenson
> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 06:34 AM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export
>
> Sorry, wrong link:
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/CaptureViewport.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_CaptureViewport_html
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jules Stevenson 
> mailto:droolz...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
> With a bit of jiggery pokery you could probably use the viewport capture?
>
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/SIApplyCns.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_SIApplyCns_html
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Stefan Andersson 
> mailto:sander...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> well, I wanted the thumbnail to be in a custom ppg. But I'll add an option so 
> that the user can attach a thumbnail instead.
>
> regards
> stefan
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Rob Wuijster 
> mailto:r...@casema.nl>> wrote:
> Aren't they embedded in the emdl file?
> It has been a while though since I dabbled with thumbnails and such in SI
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> \/-\/\/
> On 3-3-2013 8:22, Stefan Andersson wrote:
> well, after some testing... I can't find them. Anyone knows where they are 
> saved?
>
> /stefan
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Stefan Andersson 
> mailto:sander...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Ah ok. Thanks!
>
> Regards
> Stefan
>
>
> -- Sent from a phone booth in purgatory
>
> On Mar 2, 2013, at 20:03, Adam Sale 
> mailto:adamfs...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Yep.. as Vincent suggested. RR give you the thumb on EMDL export.
>
> Agreed, it should be automatic.
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Vincent Langer 
> mailto:m...@vincentlanger.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> If i am Not wrong you get the current renderregion as a thumbnail when you 
> Export models or scenes.
> Cheers,
> Vincent
> Am 02.03.2013 19:54 schrieb "Stefan Andersson" 
> mailto:sander...@gmail.com>>:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows a trick to generate a thumbnail when 
> exporting a emdl file? It would be a "nice thing to have" when a user creates 
> a emdl file. It should be a automatic thing though...
>
> regards
> stefan
>
>
>
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>
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Tracking eye-lines

[Scott Lange]

Happy Monday Folks,

 

Any suggestions on tracking eye-lines in live action to follow a 3D
character? I haven't had to do this before, to this level of specificity. I
am pretty good on general tracking, just looking for something to save me a
little time. 

 

Thanks

 

 

Scott Lange

Animation and VFX

347 256-7247

 

 

 

 

Re: Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

[Peter Agg]

I would say that this is where a more functional programming approach may
be neater. That way you can hide all the nastyness away in small functions
elsewhere and then just stick a suspiciously tidy looking map() in the main
Execute.


On 4 March 2013 18:02, Eric Thivierge  wrote:

>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Peter Agg wrote:
>
>> Prepare yourself for some ugly, ugly code when it comes to ICE! Nice long
>> command names as well. :)
>
>
> Indeed. A mix of OM and commands is necessary. You can query ports via OM
> but you'll need to use commands to connect stuff. Have fun you'll find it
> to be frustrating.
>
> 
> Eric Thivierge
> http://www.ethivierge.com
>

Re: Emit particles from camera FOV

[Gene Crucean]

Well it's a little more complicated than that because I need to "paint"
with the fov :)

So the accumulation of particles over time is required.


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Alok Gandhi wrote:

> Hmmm, I think I have done it once for an effect. The workflow was really
> not that straight. I was emitting particles from a ground mesh. As a first
> pass, I was writing a weight map on the geo based on the camera move,
> setting value of 1.0 for all vertex in fov and 0 for non-visible. Then I
> froze the weight map. And in the sim, I was filtering the emission by this
> weight map.
>
> But there can be other simpler ways around it depending use case scenario.
> One way that I think of right off my head is to delete particles not in
> view. But this can be time consuming if you have high particle density and
> only a small part of it visible to fov.
>
>
>


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Re: Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

[Eric Thivierge]

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Peter Agg  wrote:

> Prepare yourself for some ugly, ugly code when it comes to ICE! Nice long
> command names as well. :)


Indeed. A mix of OM and commands is necessary. You can query ports via OM
but you'll need to use commands to connect stuff. Have fun you'll find it
to be frustrating.


Eric Thivierge
http://www.ethivierge.com

Re: Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

[Peter Agg]

Prepare yourself for some ugly, ugly code when it comes to ICE! Nice long
command names as well. :)

On 4 March 2013 17:55, Jules Stevenson  wrote:

> I'm thinking it's not possible? I can't find anything that would let me do
> it, please tell me I'm wrong :).
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jules
>

Pyton: Connect ice ports together via object model?

[Jules Stevenson]

I'm thinking it's not possible? I can't find anything that would let me do
it, please tell me I'm wrong :).

Many thanks,

Jules

Re: Emit particles from camera FOV

[Alok Gandhi]

Hmmm, I think I have done it once for an effect. The workflow was really
not that straight. I was emitting particles from a ground mesh. As a first
pass, I was writing a weight map on the geo based on the camera move,
setting value of 1.0 for all vertex in fov and 0 for non-visible. Then I
froze the weight map. And in the sim, I was filtering the emission by this
weight map.

But there can be other simpler ways around it depending use case scenario.
One way that I think of right off my head is to delete particles not in
view. But this can be time consuming if you have high particle density and
only a small part of it visible to fov.

RE: generate thumbnail on emdl export

[Grahame Fuller]

Also, don't forget there are standalones that you can launch to get/set 
thumbnails.

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/appendix_standalones_CreatingandExtractingThumbnailImagesforPresets.htm,topicNumber=d30e436555

gray

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jules Stevenson
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 06:34 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: generate thumbnail on emdl export

Sorry, wrong link:

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/CaptureViewport.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_CaptureViewport_html
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jules Stevenson 
mailto:droolz...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
With a bit of jiggery pokery you could probably use the viewport capture?

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/sdkguide/index.html?url=si_cmds/SIApplyCns.html,topicNumber=si_cmds_SIApplyCns_html

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Stefan Andersson 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>> wrote:
well, I wanted the thumbnail to be in a custom ppg. But I'll add an option so 
that the user can attach a thumbnail instead.

regards
stefan


On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Rob Wuijster 
mailto:r...@casema.nl>> wrote:
Aren't they embedded in the emdl file?
It has been a while though since I dabbled with thumbnails and such in SI


Rob



\/-\/\/
On 3-3-2013 8:22, Stefan Andersson wrote:
well, after some testing... I can't find them. Anyone knows where they are 
saved?

/stefan

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Stefan Andersson 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Ah ok. Thanks!

Regards
Stefan


-- Sent from a phone booth in purgatory

On Mar 2, 2013, at 20:03, Adam Sale 
mailto:adamfs...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Yep.. as Vincent suggested. RR give you the thumb on EMDL export.

Agreed, it should be automatic.

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Vincent Langer 
mailto:m...@vincentlanger.com>> wrote:

Hi,
If i am Not wrong you get the current renderregion as a thumbnail when you 
Export models or scenes.
Cheers,
Vincent
Am 02.03.2013 19:54 schrieb "Stefan Andersson" 
mailto:sander...@gmail.com>>:

Hi all!

I was wondering if anyone knows a trick to generate a thumbnail when exporting 
a emdl file? It would be a "nice thing to have" when a user creates a emdl 
file. It should be a automatic thing though...

regards
stefan



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RE: render setting preset

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]]

Eric,
Thanks. I'll give it a try.


--
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From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eric Thivierge
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:39 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: render setting preset

Hey Joey,

My ET_PassManager can do this. 
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3533340/ET_Tools/ET_PassManager_v3.0.xsiaddon.zip

You can uncheck the pass and partition options in the GUI and only have it 
export the Scene Render options and the Renderer Settings. Then import it into 
your new scenes and they will be reloaded. Do note that in order to get it to 
export, you have to have 1 pass selected. Usually the default pass will work.



Eric Thivierge
http://www.ethivierge.com

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] 
mailto:j.ponthi...@nasa.gov>> wrote:
Hello,

I'd to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame settings, 
output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that recalls all 
these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making separate passes?

--
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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.

Re: render setting preset

[Matt Morris]

Just wanted to say thanks for releasing this Eric, its already saved me
time and frustration.


On 4 March 2013 16:38, Eric Thivierge  wrote:

> Hey Joey,
>
> My ET_PassManager can do this.
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3533340/ET_Tools/ET_PassManager_v3.0.xsiaddon.zip
>
> You can uncheck the pass and partition options in the GUI and only have it
> export the Scene Render options and the Renderer Settings. Then import it
> into your new scenes and they will be reloaded. Do note that in order to
> get it to export, you have to have 1 pass selected. Usually the default
> pass will work.
>
>
> 
> Eric Thivierge
> http://www.ethivierge.com
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] <
> j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’d to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame
>> settings, output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that
>> recalls all these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making
>> separate passes?
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>
>


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Re: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.0 released

[Alok Gandhi]

Thanks for bugs vlad. Honestly I did not test this on linux or mac yet, but 
will surely do so in a day or two. Of course changing the res path is a good 
idea. Will incorporate this as well. Not sure about the segfault, will check 
that too.

Sent from my iPhone

On 2013-03-04, at 11:36 AM, Vladimir Jankijevic  
wrote:

> Hi Alok,
> 
> there are some minor problems on linux here.
> 
> - changing styles get me this: 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> ...
>   File "/nfshome/vladi/scntocResManager/widgets.py", line 81, in setColor
> raise Exception('Style Path - %s does not exist !!' % p)
> 
> this is due to the fact that linux is case sensitive. so the stylesheet files 
> should all be lowercase.
> 
> - pressing on Help, F1 or About results in a Segfault
> 
> one cool thing that would be handy is if one could actually change the 
> contents of the Res Path field. For example to change a version of the 
> reference.
> and of course a search and replace in that place would be helpful too :)
> 
> nice tool you got there
> 
> cheers
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:35 AM, Alok Gandhi  wrote:
>> Hey Guys,
>> 
>> As proposed, I am releasing the Scntoc Res Manager v1.0. This is a 
>> stand-alone app that I wrote in pyQt to open, view and modify .scntoc files.
>> 
>> The project is hosted on git, repo here: 
>> https://github.com/alok1974/scntocResManager.git 
>> 
>> For those of you using git and SSH, the repo can be cloned as:
>> g...@github.com:alok1974/scntocResManager.git
>> 
>> The zip file version is available on the git page, also at:
>> http://bit.ly/WClRtl
>> 
>> Video explaining the application features:
>> https://vimeo.com/60980818
>> 
>> Soon, I will be packaging it all for a softimage plugin.
>> 
>> Please let me know how do you guys like it.
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
> 
> 
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Re: render setting preset

[Eric Thivierge]

Hey Joey,

My ET_PassManager can do this.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3533340/ET_Tools/ET_PassManager_v3.0.xsiaddon.zip

You can uncheck the pass and partition options in the GUI and only have it
export the Scene Render options and the Renderer Settings. Then import it
into your new scenes and they will be reloaded. Do note that in order to
get it to export, you have to have 1 pass selected. Usually the default
pass will work.



Eric Thivierge
http://www.ethivierge.com


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] <
j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> ** **
>
> I’d to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame
> settings, output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that
> recalls all these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making
> separate passes?
>
> ** **
>
> --
>
> 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.
>
> ** **
>

RE: render setting preset

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]]

No, not really. These are the things I want to save, but as a single preset on 
disk.

For example in either of those dialogs I can save or load a preset, and save it 
as a DS Preset or .preset. But what I'd really like to do is save the preset 
from Render Manager so that everything for all of the render dialogs, Pass, 
Scene, Mental Ray, etc are all saved as a single preset, as much as could 
possibly be combined of course.

--
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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: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Gareth Bell
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:20 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: render setting preset

..as in global settings?

Render > Renderer Options
Render > Scene Options



From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 on behalf of Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Mon 04/03/2013 16:07
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: render setting preset
Hello,

I'd to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame settings, 
output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that recalls all 
these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making separate passes?

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Re: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.0 released

[Vladimir Jankijevic]

Hi Alok,

there are some minor problems on linux here.

- changing styles get me this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
  File "/nfshome/vladi/scntocResManager/widgets.py", line 81, in setColor
raise Exception('Style Path - %s does not exist !!' % p)

this is due to the fact that linux is case sensitive. so the stylesheet
files should all be lowercase.

- pressing on Help, F1 or About results in a Segfault

one cool thing that would be handy is if one could actually change the
contents of the Res Path field. For example to change a version of the
reference.
and of course a search and replace in that place would be helpful too :)

nice tool you got there

cheers



On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:35 AM, Alok Gandhi wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> As proposed, I am releasing the Scntoc Res Manager v1.0. This is a
> stand-alone app that I wrote in pyQt to open, view and modify .scntoc files.
>
> The project is hosted on git, repo here:
> https://github.com/alok1974/scntocResManager.git
>
> For those of you using git and SSH, the repo can be cloned as:
> g...@github.com:alok1974/scntocResManager.git
>
> The zip file version is available on the git page, also at:
> http://bit.ly/WClRtl
>
> Video explaining the application features:
> https://vimeo.com/60980818
>
> Soon, I will be packaging it all for a softimage plugin.
>
> Please let me know how do you guys like it.
>
> --
>



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RE: render setting preset

[Gareth Bell]

..as in global settings? 
 
Render > Renderer Options
Render > Scene Options
 



From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com on behalf of Ponthieux, Joseph G. 
(LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Mon 04/03/2013 16:07
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: render setting preset



Hello,

 

I'd to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame settings, 
output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that recalls all 
these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making separate passes?

 

--

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.

 

<>

render setting preset

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]]

Hello,

I'd to set all my render settings, anti-aliasing, optimization, frame settings, 
output resolution format etc and save it as a single preset that recalls all 
these parameters. Is there a way to do that without making separate passes?

--
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.

Re: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

[Arda Sernaz]

Are you using 2013 ?And If it is possible, can you share your scene?

Thanks.

On 04.03.2013 12:27, Stephen Blair wrote:

As is mine.
On 04/03/2013 3:02 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks, i've tested it also but when it comes to simulation same 
problem again. My pointcloud is simulated by the way.


Cheers.
On 01.03.2013 18:59, Stephen Blair wrote:

Create a Model Instance of the candle (CTRL+I)
In the point cloud, create instances of that Model Instance.

Otherwise, it could be because of the special way that the particle 
volume shaders use attributes to tell mental ray to get the data 
from the point cloud, not the geometry.


On 01/03/2013 7:12 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

I guess no one had a problem like this or interested?  :)
*Just wanted to bring front the question, thanks.

On 28.02.2013 11:41, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks for the reply Sandy. I am rendering local, also in the 
region and in the render out i see nothing.By the way If i don't 
use volume shading, there isn't any problem . I guess, it is all 
about the volume shading on instanced pointcloud.


Cheers.

On 28.02.2013 11:12, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
How are you rendering?  On a Farm? be careful about paths to 
caches, as Softimage has a sneaky thing/fault where it assumes 
you WANT to work in the project you are loading the stuff from, 
so prefixes your paths with [Project], which works when you are 
in the UI IN the project, but chuck it on the farm that is not 
using THE PROJECT and it cannot sort out [Project] any more - so 
make sure your paths are all explicit.


If you are rendering on the machine you region on and it regions 
fine but not render - then, mm not sure, check you have your 
region set to use the pass options in case something is set on in 
the region options that is not on in the pass options.


S.

Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor






From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Arda 
Sernaz [a...@lhvfx.com]

Sent: 28 February 2013 10:59
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

Hi all,

I have trouble with rendering instanced flames. I made a flame 
then i
cached it, after that i instanced that cached flame on a 
pointcloud . On

the viewport everything is ok, i see my instanced flames but when it
comes to render there is nothing...

Any suggestions? Or is this a limitation?

Thanks!

--
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Lighthouse Visual Effects



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Re: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.0 released

[Debdas Mohanty]

Nice work Alok...m waiting for the addon version...hope you share it soon...

Re: Softimage rental?

[Jeffrey Dates]

Isn't Soft free with Maya now!?  Isn't a rental of Maya, in effect, a
Rental of Soft!?




On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Byron Nash  wrote:

> I discovered the other day that Maya has a 90 day "rental" for $199. Do
> they offer the same thing for Softimage if you install the trial?
>

Re: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.0 released

[Alok Gandhi]

Just a quick note for those cloning the repo:

The usual way to clone the repo is by the https :
https://github.com/alok1974/scntocResManager.git

For the SSH method an SSH key is required which I need to install on
github.com. So I recommend using the http method above for you guys if you
want to clone.


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Simon Reeves  wrote:

> Cheers that looks quite interesting!
>
>
>
> Simon Reeves
> Freelance 3D VFX Artist
>
> London, UK
> *email: si...@simonreeves.com*
> *website: http://www.simonreeves.com*
> *
> *
>
>
> On 4 March 2013 05:29, Gene Crucean  wrote:
>
>> Cool stuff Alok. I'll have to check it out tomorrow but thanks for
>> sharing.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Alok Gandhi wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Guys,
>>>
>>> As proposed, I am releasing the Scntoc Res Manager v1.0. This is a
>>> stand-alone app that I wrote in pyQt to open, view and modify .scntoc files.
>>>
>>> The project is hosted on git, repo here:
>>> https://github.com/alok1974/scntocResManager.git
>>>
>>> For those of you using git and SSH, the repo can be cloned as:
>>> g...@github.com:alok1974/scntocResManager.git
>>>
>>> The zip file version is available on the git page, also at:
>>> http://bit.ly/WClRtl
>>>
>>> Video explaining the application features:
>>> https://vimeo.com/60980818
>>>
>>> Soon, I will be packaging it all for a softimage plugin.
>>>
>>> Please let me know how do you guys like it.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated CG Supervisor / iOS-OSX
>> Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer
>> ** *Freelance for hire* **
>> www.genecrucean.com
>>
>> ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com for any
>> personal emails. Thanks. I may not get them at this address. ~~
>>
>
>


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Re: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

[Stephen Blair]

As is mine.
On 04/03/2013 3:02 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks, i've tested it also but when it comes to simulation same 
problem again. My pointcloud is simulated by the way.


Cheers.
On 01.03.2013 18:59, Stephen Blair wrote:

Create a Model Instance of the candle (CTRL+I)
In the point cloud, create instances of that Model Instance.

Otherwise, it could be because of the special way that the particle 
volume shaders use attributes to tell mental ray to get the data from 
the point cloud, not the geometry.


On 01/03/2013 7:12 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

I guess no one had a problem like this or interested?  :)
*Just wanted to bring front the question, thanks.

On 28.02.2013 11:41, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks for the reply Sandy. I am rendering local, also in the 
region and in the render out i see nothing.By the way If i don't 
use volume shading, there isn't any problem . I guess, it is all 
about the volume shading on instanced pointcloud.


Cheers.

On 28.02.2013 11:12, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
How are you rendering?  On a Farm? be careful about paths to 
caches, as Softimage has a sneaky thing/fault where it assumes you 
WANT to work in the project you are loading the stuff from, so 
prefixes your paths with [Project], which works when you are in 
the UI IN the project, but chuck it on the farm that is not using 
THE PROJECT and it cannot sort out [Project] any more - so make 
sure your paths are all explicit.


If you are rendering on the machine you region on and it regions 
fine but not render - then, mm not sure, check you have your 
region set to use the pass options in case something is set on in 
the region options that is not on in the pass options.


S.

Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor






From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Arda Sernaz 
[a...@lhvfx.com]

Sent: 28 February 2013 10:59
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

Hi all,

I have trouble with rendering instanced flames. I made a flame then i
cached it, after that i instanced that cached flame on a 
pointcloud . On

the viewport everything is ok, i see my instanced flames but when it
comes to render there is nothing...

Any suggestions? Or is this a limitation?

Thanks!

--
ARDAHAN ŞERNAZ



Lighthouse Visual Effects



Suadiye Mah. Sunuhi Arsan Sk.

No: 7/1 34740 Kadıköy / İstanbul / Turkey

P ­­ :+90 216 408 25 00

M ­­ :+90 532 610 60 60

F   :+90 216 408 25 03

a...@lhvfx.com

www.lhvfx.com

Re: ice: find most commonly occurring item in array

[Jules Stevenson]

Thank you all, this is all gold. It was a toughie too, my brain ran out of
space trying to sort it...

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Julian  wrote:

> Here's a way without generate sample set or repeats. I think it works OK
> but doesn't cater for scenarios where you have two elements that have the
> same number of occurrences. In that instance it takes the integer with the
> highest value. In essence it looks for the largest 'distance' between the
> sub indices of the points where your sorted array changes value.
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/**69741069/jules.rar
>

Re: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

[Arda Sernaz]

Thanks, i've tested it also but when it comes to simulation same problem 
again. My pointcloud is simulated by the way.


Cheers.
On 01.03.2013 18:59, Stephen Blair wrote:

Create a Model Instance of the candle (CTRL+I)
In the point cloud, create instances of that Model Instance.

Otherwise, it could be because of the special way that the particle 
volume shaders use attributes to tell mental ray to get the data from 
the point cloud, not the geometry.


On 01/03/2013 7:12 AM, Arda Sernaz wrote:

I guess no one had a problem like this or interested?  :)
*Just wanted to bring front the question, thanks.

On 28.02.2013 11:41, Arda Sernaz wrote:
Thanks for the reply Sandy. I am rendering local, also in the region 
and in the render out i see nothing.By the way If i don't use volume 
shading, there isn't any problem . I guess, it is all about the 
volume shading on instanced pointcloud.


Cheers.

On 28.02.2013 11:12, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
How are you rendering?  On a Farm?  be careful about paths to 
caches, as Softimage has a sneaky thing/fault where it assumes you 
WANT to work in the project you are loading the stuff from, so 
prefixes your paths with [Project], which works when you are in the 
UI IN the project, but chuck it on the farm that is not using THE 
PROJECT and it cannot sort out [Project] any more - so make sure 
your paths are all explicit.


If you are rendering on the machine you region on and it regions 
fine but not render - then, mm not sure, check you have your region 
set to use the pass options in case something is set on in the 
region options that is not on in the pass options.


S.

Sandy Sutherland | Technical Supervisor






From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Arda Sernaz 
[a...@lhvfx.com]

Sent: 28 February 2013 10:59
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Volumerender problem on instanced pointclouds

Hi all,

I have trouble with rendering instanced flames. I made a flame then i
cached it, after that i instanced that cached flame on a pointcloud 
. On

the viewport everything is ok, i see my instanced flames but when it
comes to render there is nothing...

Any suggestions? Or is this a limitation?

Thanks!

--
ARDAHAN ŞERNAZ



Lighthouse Visual Effects



Suadiye Mah. Sunuhi Arsan Sk.

No: 7/1 34740 Kadıköy / İstanbul / Turkey

P ­­ :+90 216 408 25 00

M ­­ :+90 532 610 60 60

F   :+90 216 408 25 03

a...@lhvfx.com

www.lhvfx.com















--
ARDAHAN ŞERNAZ

 


Lighthouse Visual Effects

 


Suadiye Mah. Sunuhi Arsan Sk.

No: 7/1 34740 Kadıköy / İstanbul / Turkey

P ­­ :+90 216 408 25 00

M ­­ :+90 532 610 60 60

F   :+90 216 408 25 03

a...@lhvfx.com

www.lhvfx.com