Re: Battleborn trailer for gearbox

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Thanks for all the kind words folks! :)


On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Matt Morris  wrote:

> Very nice work! They should have got you to do the rest of the trailer as
> well ;)
>
>
> On 9 July 2014 09:23, Eric Mootz  wrote:
>
>>  *>> took over at the 1:55 mark and destroyed the universe at the end.*
>>
>> great work! bravo to the team!
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> www.matinai.com
>

Re: Missing ShapeAction Sources When Importing Model

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

The cluster key properties were never renamed.

Another interesting thing happens when I go to export the model. The script
editor warns me:

"
# WARNING : 3000 - Model Unknown Model does not contain all inputs for
object Char_Man.Body_M_GeoRndr.polymsh.ICETree to perform.  Imported model
may not behave as expected.
"

Unknown model? The model I'm exporting definitely has a name. The only
thing that ICETree is doing is a basic copy op which copies the point
positions from a duplicate mesh to the render mesh.

Mitch


On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo
wrote:

> Hey Eric,
>
> I checked the action source items list. I was under the impression that
> the items list contains all entries with the model name stripped. Is that
> not the case? As far as renaming the cluster key properties, I'm not sure.
> I'll have to ask the artist that passed this scene onto me.
>
> Mitch
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote:
>
>> Also, did you rename the blend shape properties under the Shape cluster
>> by chance?
>>
>> Eric T.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 31, 2014 4:12:02 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote:
>>
>>> I know you said you checked the action source, does this mean that you
>>> checked the action source items list? Making sure the model names are
>>> all correct and match the current model names in your scene?
>>>
>>> Eric T.
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 31, 2014 4:09:11 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey gang,
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting some really strange behavior when importing a model with
>>>> some shapes on it. All of the shapes are hooked up (non-ICE) and
>>>> working fine in my build scene, but the model errors out on import.
>>>> The script editor spits out this:
>>>>
>>>> "
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4584> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3671> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4778> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4507> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<862> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2602> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2604> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2606> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3419> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4528> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4552> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4604> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4781> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4924> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5037> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5124> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5267> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3722> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3730> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3741> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3746> has been deleted
>>>> because its source was missing.
>>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionC

Re: Missing ShapeAction Sources When Importing Model

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hey Eric,

I checked the action source items list. I was under the impression that the
items list contains all entries with the model name stripped. Is that not
the case? As far as renaming the cluster key properties, I'm not sure. I'll
have to ask the artist that passed this scene onto me.

Mitch





On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote:

> Also, did you rename the blend shape properties under the Shape cluster by
> chance?
>
> Eric T.
>
>
> On Friday, January 31, 2014 4:12:02 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote:
>
>> I know you said you checked the action source, does this mean that you
>> checked the action source items list? Making sure the model names are
>> all correct and match the current model names in your scene?
>>
>> Eric T.
>>
>> On Friday, January 31, 2014 4:09:11 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo wrote:
>>
>>> Hey gang,
>>>
>>> I'm getting some really strange behavior when importing a model with
>>> some shapes on it. All of the shapes are hooked up (non-ICE) and
>>> working fine in my build scene, but the model errors out on import.
>>> The script editor spits out this:
>>>
>>> "
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4584> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3671> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4778> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4507> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<862> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2602> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2604> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2606> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3419> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4528> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4552> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4604> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4781> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4924> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5037> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5124> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5267> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3722> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3730> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3741> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3746> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3754> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3761> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3823> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3963> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4368> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4381> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4560> has been deleted
>>> because its source was missing.
>>> # ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeActio

Missing ShapeAction Sources When Importing Model

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hey gang,

I'm getting some really strange behavior when importing a model with some
shapes on it. All of the shapes are hooked up (non-ICE) and working fine in
my build scene, but the model errors out on import. The script editor spits
out this:

"
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4584> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3671> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4778> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4507> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<862> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2602> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2604> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<2606> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3419> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4528> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4552> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4604> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4781> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4924> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5037> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5124> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5267> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3722> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3730> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3741> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3746> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3754> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3761> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3823> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3963> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4368> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4381> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4560> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4864> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3817> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3822> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3829> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<6034> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3838> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3844> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3850> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3856> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5305> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<5605> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3735> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<4952> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# ERROR : 2000 - The ActionClip ShapeAction<3685> has been deleted because
its source was missing.
# WARNING : 3000 - Had problems cleaning up Mixer with 3 input port(s).
# WARNING : 3000 - Had problems cleaning up Mixer with 6 input port(s).
# WARNING : 3000 - Had problems cleaning up Mixer with 32 input port(s).
# WARNING : 3000 - Had problems cleaning up Mixer with 5 input port(s).
# ERROR : 2006-FILE-SIImportModel - Unexpected failure. - [line 111 in
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage
2012.SAP\Application\DSScripts\Model.vbs]
Application.ImportModel("", "", "", "", "", "", "")
"

I've gone through and checked each of the action's source and everything
appears to be correct, so 

Re: OT | Softimage Shotgun Interaction Crash

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Yeah, I should have checked this before, but the preference on his machine
was set to not use the Python installed with Softimage. I checked that and
tried again and all is well.

Please ignore all the noise and thanks for all your help Tony!

Mitch


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Tony Barbieri  wrote:

> Oh and if that is the case then importing QtCore would throw an exception
> which would cause Toolkit to default back to the included PySide thus
> causing the crash.  If you want to ensure you are importing the correct
> version inside the script editor you can run: from PySide import QtCore,
> QtGui then print the path from the modules that imported.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Tony Barbieri  wrote:
>
>> Are you sure 2012 uses 2.7?  I believe the python that ships with 2012 is
>> python 2.6I could be wrong about that.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Cool. Thanks for the add. info. Tony!
>>> I tried installing 'PySide-1.1.1qt474.win-amd64-py2.7.exe' from the
>>> downloads page you provided (which I believe was the version that you said
>>> worked for you) and Softimage still crashes. It seems to be crashing after
>>> it creates the Qt parent window (according to the log in script editor).
>>> I'll try other versions and see if that doesn't remedy the situation. If
>>> all else fails, I suppose I'll make a build from scratch and try that.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Mitch
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>>
>>>> I did a hack quickly to test by replacing the ones in the Engine.  If
>>>> PySide is found in your environment then Toolkit will use that one over the
>>>> included versions.
>>>>
>>>> We have a "bootstrap" process that all users funnel through so we can
>>>> deploy code globally and setup the user's environment.  We essentially use
>>>> a combination of sitecustomize.py and PYTHONPATH to accomplish this.
>>>>  Unfortunatly Softimage ships with a sitecustomize.py ( a python
>>>> environment can only ever have one and the first one found will be
>>>> executed) so we had to write a wrapper around how we launch Softimage so
>>>> the sitecustomize they ship with is never found in the path.
>>>>
>>>> No problem about the questions!  This stuff is intricate...
>>>>
>>>> -tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for that Tony! :)
>>>>>
>>>>> So, the version that worked for you (PySide with Qt 4.7.4), did you
>>>>> replace the PySide and Qt libraries in the "tk-softimage" resources folder
>>>>> or did you strip them from the engine and just install your build of 
>>>>> PySide
>>>>> per user?
>>>>>
>>>>> (Sorry for any newbie questions. I'm still new to the whole Qt world.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again! I totally appreciate it.
>>>>> Mitch
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You could try using one of these downloads (which I ended up doing
>>>>>> for python 2.7 and Softimage 2014 just so I could get something to test
>>>>>> where our crashes were coming from):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/pyside/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>>>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for replies. Yeah, we're on Windows. I'll look into compiling
>>>>>>> our own version of PySide and looking at our QT version.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Tony Barbieri 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I did notify the folks at Shotgun about the issue and they will be
>>>>>>>

Re: OT | Softimage Shotgun Interaction Crash

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Cool. Thanks for the add. info. Tony!
I tried installing 'PySide-1.1.1qt474.win-amd64-py2.7.exe' from the
downloads page you provided (which I believe was the version that you said
worked for you) and Softimage still crashes. It seems to be crashing after
it creates the Qt parent window (according to the log in script editor).
I'll try other versions and see if that doesn't remedy the situation. If
all else fails, I suppose I'll make a build from scratch and try that.

Thanks!
Mitch


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Tony Barbieri  wrote:

> I did a hack quickly to test by replacing the ones in the Engine.  If
> PySide is found in your environment then Toolkit will use that one over the
> included versions.
>
> We have a "bootstrap" process that all users funnel through so we can
> deploy code globally and setup the user's environment.  We essentially use
> a combination of sitecustomize.py and PYTHONPATH to accomplish this.
>  Unfortunatly Softimage ships with a sitecustomize.py ( a python
> environment can only ever have one and the first one found will be
> executed) so we had to write a wrapper around how we launch Softimage so
> the sitecustomize they ship with is never found in the path.
>
> No problem about the questions!  This stuff is intricate...
>
> -tony
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for that Tony! :)
>>
>> So, the version that worked for you (PySide with Qt 4.7.4), did you
>> replace the PySide and Qt libraries in the "tk-softimage" resources folder
>> or did you strip them from the engine and just install your build of PySide
>> per user?
>>
>> (Sorry for any newbie questions. I'm still new to the whole Qt world.)
>>
>> Thanks again! I totally appreciate it.
>> Mitch
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>
>>> You could try using one of these downloads (which I ended up doing for
>>> python 2.7 and Softimage 2014 just so I could get something to test where
>>> our crashes were coming from):
>>>
>>> http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/pyside/
>>>
>>> -tony
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for replies. Yeah, we're on Windows. I'll look into compiling
>>>> our own version of PySide and looking at our QT version.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I did notify the folks at Shotgun about the issue and they will be
>>>>> fixing it.  I assume you guys are on Windows?
>>>>>
>>>>> -tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Oscar Juarez <
>>>>> tridi.animei...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I had issues with crashes, also with the provided libraries, I
>>>>>> compiled our own PySide and that way it works perfectly, it's for python
>>>>>> 2.7.3
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:24 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Mitchell,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had some issues with Softimage 2014 and the included PySide build.
>>>>>>>  It may be something similar with Softimage 2012.  We had our own build 
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> PySide for python 2.6 so I can't say for sure if that's the issue.  The
>>>>>>> version that has been most stable for us is PySide with Qt 4.7.4.  
>>>>>>> Might be
>>>>>>> worth trying that out to see if it stabilizes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -tony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>>>>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey list,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any fellow Shotgun users out there? One of my coworkers is
>>>>>>>> encountering an issue where launching some of the Shotgun apps' UIs 
>>>>>>>> cause
>>>>>>>> Softimage to crash; specifically the 'Loader' and 'Change Work Area'
>>>>>>>> dialogs. The less complex UIs seem to launch fine. I know Shotgun has 
>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>> form of PyQT built into it and I have a hunch that some aspect of it is
>>>>>>>> conflicting with Softimage.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We've tried running a 'runonce.bat' and nuking his user folder;
>>>>>>>> neither seemed to make a difference. We're running the version of 
>>>>>>>> Python
>>>>>>>> included with Softimage 2012.SAP.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just looking to see if any of you Shotgun users out there have
>>>>>>>> stumbled across a similar problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks y'all,
>>>>>>>> Mitch
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> -tony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -tony
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -tony
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> -tony
>

Re: OT | Softimage Shotgun Interaction Crash

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Thanks for that Tony! :)

So, the version that worked for you (PySide with Qt 4.7.4), did you replace
the PySide and Qt libraries in the "tk-softimage" resources folder or did
you strip them from the engine and just install your build of PySide per
user?

(Sorry for any newbie questions. I'm still new to the whole Qt world.)

Thanks again! I totally appreciate it.
Mitch


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Tony Barbieri  wrote:

> You could try using one of these downloads (which I ended up doing for
> python 2.7 and Softimage 2014 just so I could get something to test where
> our crashes were coming from):
>
> http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/pyside/
>
> -tony
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> Thanks for replies. Yeah, we're on Windows. I'll look into compiling our
>> own version of PySide and looking at our QT version.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>
>>> I did notify the folks at Shotgun about the issue and they will be
>>> fixing it.  I assume you guys are on Windows?
>>>
>>> -tony
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Oscar Juarez >> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had issues with crashes, also with the provided libraries, I compiled
>>>> our own PySide and that way it works perfectly, it's for python 2.7.3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:24 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey Mitchell,
>>>>>
>>>>> I had some issues with Softimage 2014 and the included PySide build.
>>>>>  It may be something similar with Softimage 2012.  We had our own build of
>>>>> PySide for python 2.6 so I can't say for sure if that's the issue.  The
>>>>> version that has been most stable for us is PySide with Qt 4.7.4.  Might 
>>>>> be
>>>>> worth trying that out to see if it stabilizes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> -tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any fellow Shotgun users out there? One of my coworkers is
>>>>>> encountering an issue where launching some of the Shotgun apps' UIs cause
>>>>>> Softimage to crash; specifically the 'Loader' and 'Change Work Area'
>>>>>> dialogs. The less complex UIs seem to launch fine. I know Shotgun has 
>>>>>> some
>>>>>> form of PyQT built into it and I have a hunch that some aspect of it is
>>>>>> conflicting with Softimage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We've tried running a 'runonce.bat' and nuking his user folder;
>>>>>> neither seemed to make a difference. We're running the version of Python
>>>>>> included with Softimage 2012.SAP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just looking to see if any of you Shotgun users out there have
>>>>>> stumbled across a similar problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks y'all,
>>>>>> Mitch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -tony
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -tony
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> -tony
>

Re: OT | Softimage Shotgun Interaction Crash

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hey guys,

Thanks for replies. Yeah, we're on Windows. I'll look into compiling our
own version of PySide and looking at our QT version.

Thanks!


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Tony Barbieri  wrote:

> I did notify the folks at Shotgun about the issue and they will be fixing
> it.  I assume you guys are on Windows?
>
> -tony
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Oscar Juarez 
> wrote:
>
>> I had issues with crashes, also with the provided libraries, I compiled
>> our own PySide and that way it works perfectly, it's for python 2.7.3
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:24 AM, Tony Barbieri wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Mitchell,
>>>
>>> I had some issues with Softimage 2014 and the included PySide build.  It
>>> may be something similar with Softimage 2012.  We had our own build of
>>> PySide for python 2.6 so I can't say for sure if that's the issue.  The
>>> version that has been most stable for us is PySide with Qt 4.7.4.  Might be
>>> worth trying that out to see if it stabilizes.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> -tony
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Mitchell Lotierzo <
>>> mitchlotie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey list,
>>>>
>>>> Any fellow Shotgun users out there? One of my coworkers is encountering
>>>> an issue where launching some of the Shotgun apps' UIs cause Softimage to
>>>> crash; specifically the 'Loader' and 'Change Work Area' dialogs. The less
>>>> complex UIs seem to launch fine. I know Shotgun has some form of PyQT built
>>>> into it and I have a hunch that some aspect of it is conflicting with
>>>> Softimage.
>>>>
>>>> We've tried running a 'runonce.bat' and nuking his user folder; neither
>>>> seemed to make a difference. We're running the version of Python included
>>>> with Softimage 2012.SAP.
>>>>
>>>> Just looking to see if any of you Shotgun users out there have stumbled
>>>> across a similar problem.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks y'all,
>>>> Mitch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -tony
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> -tony
>

OT | Softimage Shotgun Interaction Crash

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hey list,

Any fellow Shotgun users out there? One of my coworkers is encountering an
issue where launching some of the Shotgun apps' UIs cause Softimage to
crash; specifically the 'Loader' and 'Change Work Area' dialogs. The less
complex UIs seem to launch fine. I know Shotgun has some form of PyQT built
into it and I have a hunch that some aspect of it is conflicting with
Softimage.

We've tried running a 'runonce.bat' and nuking his user folder; neither
seemed to make a difference. We're running the version of Python included
with Softimage 2012.SAP.

Just looking to see if any of you Shotgun users out there have stumbled
across a similar problem.

Thanks y'all,
Mitch

Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

So, yeah, silly question. :) Still haven't dived that deep into matrix
maths myself.
Thanks for the clarification Grahame! It's appreciated.

Mitch


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Grahame Fuller  wrote:

> T is not an exponent in that formula - rather MT is the transpose of M.
>
> gray
>
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mitchell Lotierzo
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:15 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> So out of curiosity (and pardon me if this is a silly question), what
> exactly is the exponent of 'T' in that equation? I don't seem to see a
> definition.
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Matt Lind  <mailto:ml...@carbinestudios.com>> wrote:
> Maggie hasn't been with Softimage for nearly 10 years.  What's everybody
> else's excuse?
>
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Grahame Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:16 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> >
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> Maggie.
>
> gray
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Matt Lind
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 3:04 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> >
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> In a bit of irony, I actually don't know who was in charge of the SDK
> guide.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Grahame Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:02 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> >
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> It's been long enough that I can say this. Do you remember who was in
> charge of the SDK guide? That's why.
>
> gray
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Eric Thivierge
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:57 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> >
> Subject: Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> Formula? What you talkin' 'bout Willis?
>
>
> Eric Thivierge
> ===
> Character TD / RnD
> Hybride Technologies
>
>
> On August-27-13 2:54:24 PM, Matt Lind wrote:
> > Which begs the question - why is that formula in the user's guide and
> > not the sdk guide?
> >
> > I've wondered about that for years.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>
> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On Behalf Of
> > *Grahame Fuller
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:52 AM
> > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
> > *Subject:* RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
> >
> > Just to clarify, that's the order of the matrices in the
> > multiplication, which in a row-vector world corresponds to performing
> > the transformations interactively in the opposite order.
> >
> > If there's non-uniform scaling involved and hierarchical scaling is
> > on, it's more complicated. For the gruesome details, scroll to the
> > bottom of this page:
> >
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2014/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/transforms_ScalingObjects.htm,topicNumber=d30e51306
> .
> >
> > If there's no non-uniform scaling then everything works out the same
> > as for classic scaling.
> >
> > gray
> >
> > *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>
> > <mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>>
> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On 

Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

So out of curiosity (and pardon me if this is a silly question), what
exactly is the exponent of 'T' in that equation? I don't seem to see a
definition.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Matt Lind  wrote:

> Maggie hasn't been with Softimage for nearly 10 years.  What's everybody
> else's excuse?
>
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Grahame Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:16 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> Maggie.
>
> gray
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 3:04 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> In a bit of irony, I actually don't know who was in charge of the SDK
> guide.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Grahame Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:02 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> It's been long enough that I can say this. Do you remember who was in
> charge of the SDK guide? That's why.
>
> gray
>
> -Original Message-
> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eric Thivierge
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:57 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths
>
> Formula? What you talkin' 'bout Willis?
>
>
> Eric Thivierge
> ===
> Character TD / RnD
> Hybride Technologies
>
>
> On August-27-13 2:54:24 PM, Matt Lind wrote:
> > Which begs the question – why is that formula in the user’s guide and
> > not the sdk guide?
> >
> > I’ve wondered about that for years.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of
> > *Grahame Fuller
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:52 AM
> > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> > *Subject:* RE: SI Matrix3 and Maths
> >
> > Just to clarify, that’s the order of the matrices in the
> > multiplication, which in a row-vector world corresponds to performing
> > the transformations interactively in the opposite order.
> >
> > If there’s non-uniform scaling involved and hierarchical scaling is
> > on, it’s more complicated. For the gruesome details, scroll to the
> > bottom of this page:
> >
> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2014/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/transforms_ScalingObjects.htm,topicNumber=d30e51306
> .
> >
> > If there’s no non-uniform scaling then everything works out the same
> > as for classic scaling.
> >
> > gray
> >
> > *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
> > 
> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Daniel
> > Brassard
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:29 PM
> > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> > 
> > *Subject:* Re: SI Matrix3 and Maths
> >
> > BTW, the order of operation on the matrices is important. For
> > Softimage you scale, rotate then translate (SRT like the order in the
> > MCP, easy way to remember). Any other way and you will have
> > unpredictable results.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Daniel Brassard
> > mailto:dbrassar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > A pretty good explanation of row vector and transform Matrix here.
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb206269(v=vs.
> > 85).aspx
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Grahame Fuller
> > mailto:grahame.ful...@autodesk.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure it's the row versus column vector issue. In a
> > nutshell, most of the CG world, including Softimage, treats vectors as
> > rows, i.e., 1x3 matrices. The rest of the world, including most
> > references you'll find for math, physics, robotics, etc., treats
> > vectors as columns, i.e., 3x1 matrices.
> >
> > In a row-vector world, you construct your transform by inserting your
> > X,Y,Z basis vectors into a matrix as rows. The order of multiplication
> > for transforms is Mchild x Mparent, and when multiplying a vector and
> > matrix the vector goes on the left and the matrix on the right.
> >
> > In a column-vector world, it's the opposite. You construct your
> > transform by inserting your X,Y,Z basis vectors into a matrix as
> > columns. The order of multiplication for transforms is Mparent x
> > Mchild, and when multiplying a vector and matrix the vector goes on
> > the right and the matrix on the left.
> >
> > In particular, note that the row-vector transform is transposed
> > (mirrored across the diagonal) from the column-vector transform. So if
> > the formulas for your individual

Re: Janimation | Alien Rage Cinematic

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Yup. MR was used for the volumes and emRPC was used for some of the several
passes that make up the spiraling galaxy.


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Alan Fregtman wrote:

> Great work, guys!
>
> Rendered in Arnold?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Greg Punchatz wrote:
>
>>  This was released last week and I thought I should share. The
>> compression is kinda nasty but here you go..
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFx8ONhq95o
>>
>> The opening shot was two main passes the asteroid and everything on it
>> and the galaxy plus FX passes. There is a crazy amount of geo and lights
>> and Arnold tore it up.
>>
>> The project was a stop and start project a new CD from the game
>> company joined the team half way thru.. We worked on it for six months off
>> and on averaging three to four people working on it at any given time. I
>> think there was about 8 or 9 of us who worked on the production in total.
>>
>> Some of the peeps that worked on it include
>>
>> Greg Punchatz- CG Sup and CD on the janimation side
>> Steve Palaia- Senior Generalist and compositor
>> Mitchell Lotierzo- Senior TD
>> Dave Sisk - Senior FX
>> Julia Bacak- Animation
>> Jason Stambollian-  Freelance Fx
>> Rares Halmagean-  Freelance Textures and Modeling
>>
>> Thanks to the team here who went above and beyond!
>>
>>
>> --
>>  --
>> *Greg Punchatz*
>>  *Sr. Creative Director*
>> Janimation
>> 214.823.7760
>> www.janimation.com
>>
>
>

Re: Softimage Jedi Training

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

I'm definitely in for 2-4 and any UI development! I know it's early, but
good luck with your grad school career. :)

Mitch Lotierzo

Re: Scripting | Python | Aborting A Built-In Command

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

That's what I was starting to assume, but just wanted to check. Thanks for
confirming it.
I have a more round-about approach as a backup.

Scripting | Python | Aborting A Built-In Command

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hi everyone!

I have an issue where Softimage is adding materials to referenced material
libraries when the ref. material library is set as the current library. I'm
trying to remedy this with a custom plug-in and a OnBeginCommand custom
event to check if any shader commands where triggered. I'm having trouble
finding a way to abort (if you can at all) the built-in commands fired when
you add a new material. I know there is a ".Enabled" property, but that
only affects the UI, not the command execution. It also seems that the
command's argument handlers are all set to "None". I may be
misunderstanding how to go about this. Does anyone out there have
experience with this sort of thing?

Thanks!
Mitch

ICE | Default FCurve Node Profile Range

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hi all!

Does anyone know of a way or if it's even possible to change the default UI
range of an FCurve node to something other than just 0 & 1? I know I can
just use Rescale nodes before and after my FCurve, but I plan on using this
profile to re-time animation and would like the user to be able to see the
range of key frames they are working with.

Thanks,
Mitch

Re: Interest/Opinions on a (possible) rigging workshop

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Awesome news Raf. I can't wait.

Re: ICE | Clone Point & Point ID Issues

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

That was it! Doh! Thanks a bunch Mathieu. :)

Mitch

ICE | Clone Point & Point ID Issues

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to clone some points on a point cloud by first reading in a
cache file with a "Cache On File" node and then using the "Clone Point"
node. I'm then trying to randomize their color values (which I know relies
on an ID attribute). All works well for the first three or four frames or
so, but then the color and the particle's ID shifts. This behavior seems to
cycle. I've noticed that after I clone the points is when this behavior
seems to happen. If I just plug in the "Cache On File" node and visualize
my ID attribute it's fine; no shifting. I should point out that I'm trying
to do all of this in the modeling stack and using 2012.SAP.

Is there something trivial I'm missing here?

Thanks for any insight!
Mitch

Re: Interest/Opinions on a (possible) rigging workshop

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

+1 for advanced topics, maths :)

Re: Drinks Friday in NYC

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

I have to second what Milady said. Stand4 is an awesome burger place.

If you're looking for some good pub food (wings especially) and a great
beer selection, I'd highly recommend Croxley's in Manhattan on Avenue B. I
don't think there are any specials on Friday, but there are some on the
weekends if I remember correctly. Best wings I've ever had.

Re: etRenamer 3.0, now with PyQt version

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Most of my difficulty using regex so far has just been trying to interpret
other user's regex. I haven't had much experience using it myself yet, but
the little I do have has been with filename and path manipulation.

Re: etRenamer 3.0, now with PyQt version

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Awesome. These will definitely come in handy. Thanks.

Re: etRenamer 3.0, now with PyQt version

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

@Eric
That's pretty much how I feel about regex too. Also, your renamer is
looking better than ever.
Thanks for sharing!

Re: Bye Bye

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Thanks for all your hard work over the years Guillaume. Good luck with
your future endeavors.

Re: "Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies" evaluates even when condition is False?!

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Just wanted to update this topic after Softimage Support got back to
me just in case anyone stumbles across the same issue in the future.
Here's the official response:

"
Hi Mitchell,

Thanks a lot for being able to send in a scene for our investigation.

I have investigated the crash and found it to be a known issue where
using states with a Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies node will cause a
crash.

You may also wish to note that the crash has already been fixed in
Softimage 2013 SP1.
"

Re: ICE | Simulation Playback With Increased Subframe Sampling

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Ah. Good to know that I'm not the only.

Thanks!

ICE | Simulation Playback With Increased Subframe Sampling

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Hey all,

I've been running into what seems to be an unexpected behavior while using
ICE subframe sampling and was just wondering if anyone else has ever seen
this before.

I have a basic ICE RBD simulation in my scene and have the subframe
sampling set to three. The simulation plays back fine initially, but fails
to simulate at all when I save and reload the scene. I have to turn the
subframe sampling back down to one, play through the simulation, and then
set the subframe sampling back to it's original value to get it to simulate
correctly again. It's a bit annoying, but workable.

Thanks,
Mitch

Re: "Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies" evaluates even when condition is False?!

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Oops! Seems my original attachment was too large. Here's a link :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11219378/SimulateBulletRBDCrash_Repro.scn

Re: "Simulate Bullet Rigid Bodies" evaluates even when condition is False?!

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

I got to agree with Alan and Jonah. I'm trying to use that node within a
state machine and it just crashes Softimage on playback. It was
working fine when I was building it (was even evaluating right from state
to state), but once I saved the scene and reopened, it just crashes on
playback. I've had to resort to the regular "Simulate Rigid Bodies" as
well, at least for the time being.

Re: Softimage 2013 SDK Guide in CHM format

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Thank you Stephen!! This is awesome.

Re: ICE | Arnold Render Errors With Strands

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Thanks guys. I appreciate your responses.

@Todd: I logged the size of all my arrays and they are all identical.
The only one that wasn't was Orientation, but I'm pretty sure that should
be returning a size of zero since I have "Loft Shape Along Strand" checked
in the "Generate Strand Trails" node. I'll keep debugging the tree, but
thanks for the tip. :)

@Steven: I wasn't aware there was a sitoa list. I'm pretty new to the world
of Arnold. I'm sure my sup. is a member, so I'll have him post a blurb for
me. Thanks!

ICE | Arnold Render Errors With Strands

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

Has anyone out there ever had problems getting strands to render in Arnold?
I get this error message when I draw a render region:

"""
# WARNING : [arnold] ignoring parameter points on Strands_PntCld.strands
(found: nans or infs)
# WARNING : [arnold] [curves] Invalid number of points (expected 40800,
found 0)
"""

I can see my strands perfectly fine in the viewport though. I've noticed
that when I disable my "Slide on Surface" node in the ICETree, I can get
the strands to render perfectly fine. I tried tweaking every setting in the
node as well, but nothing seems to work besides disabling it. There must be
something on the inner workings of the node that I can't wrap my head
around.

Any thoughts?

Much appreciated,
Mitch

Re: Beginners Guide to Python

[Mitchell Lotierzo]

cmiVFX has some good videos on Python. I remember watching one that was
just a basic introduction to Python and wasn't focused on any particular
software, but I don't seem to see it in their store anymore. It may be
there though.

Other than that, I referred to this book a lot when I was first starting
out in Python:

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-Powerful-Object-Oriented-Programming/dp/0596158068/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335881009&sr=1-7

After that, like Peter said, I would dive into the Object Model and look at
some of the various examples in the SDK.

Just my thoughts. :)