Re: can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature Thanks, Matt. Makese sense now. Thanks for the extra detail. -Tim On 4/20/2012 10:21 PM, Matt Lind wrote: I just explained it ;-)   1)  Make a s

RE: can't load cusrom preference

I just explained it ;-) 1) Make a self installing custom property and put it in the "plugins" folder of any workgroup that can be seen by the end user. Set the default values of the parameters to the values you'd like everybody to have. 2) Create a command to install the custom pro

Startup script

We're trying to run a couple of python procedures when Softimage starts up. Where should we be placing these functions? Is there a place where Softimage would evaluate python on application load? Cheers

RE: Startup script

siOnStartup event Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Simon Van de Lagemaat Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 6:20 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Startup script We're trying to run a couple of python pr

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

I'm sure Aloys has some connections to reporting these requests too. Then again, you could learn to code and write your own damn tools as well! :P Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Simon Pickard wrote: > I ask

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

I asked Raf about 4 years ago and he told me to quit moaning if that's what you mean? ;) On 21 April 2012 11:01, Eric Thivierge wrote: > You can always post here and also email support with these things. Better > to reach out to those branches rather than nothing at all. That said I'm > sure Sim

Re: can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature I did. But last I heard, it installed it in the User directory. Is that still the case? Actually, in my case, since the path is likely to change from user to user, I guess that's the better way to do it anyway. But we also have custom prefs that we a

Re: can't load cusrom preference

Have you looked at the InstallCustomPreferences command? The 2010 docs says it will take your property and convert it to the .preset. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Tim Crowson < tim.crow...@magneticdreams.c

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

You can always post here and also email support with these things. Better to reach out to those branches rather than nothing at all. That said I'm sure Simon has some connections and pathways to put in the requests more directly as well. :) Eric Thivier

Re: can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature I agree and that sounds like a good plan, but I'm still unclear on how to get it to install properly. If you were creating one from scratch, how would you do this and what order would you do it in? I think I've got everything where it needs to be (it frankly

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Wait...is that available outside of the beta cycle? On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Eric Turman wrote: > Sounds like you need log 10 "request new feature"s into the bug-tracking > database...They won't take 'em all lumped together :) > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Simon Pickard wrote: > >

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Sounds like you need log 10 "request new feature"s into the bug-tracking database...They won't take 'em all lumped together :) On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Simon Pickard wrote: > Off the top of my head.. > > 1. Increase raw playback speed to at least match Maya's. > 2. Editable motion paths i

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Off the top of my head.. 1. Increase raw playback speed to at least match Maya's. 2. Editable motion paths in the viewport. 3. Thread based envelope ops, or some way to use more than one core when playing back animation. Maya has this now I think? Per character threading? 4. Look into background c

RE: can't load cusrom preference

I would advise creating a self installing custom property as your custom user preference property. I would then write a self installing command which can manage the custom user preference property. The advantage being you could write something very simple and generic to operate on any custom u

Re: can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature Thanks guys, In this particular case, I just want to create a preference to store the path to an image editor. I was updating my old 'Open In PS' script (for nodes in the shader tree) and ran into trouble when I tried to move it over to the workgroup

Re: Begin Edit for ICE Trees

There is Application.DeactivateAbove( operator, mute ) On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Peter Agg wrote: > Is there any access to the 'Disable From Here' right-click option from > scripting? Can't see anything obvious in the SDK unfortunately... > > > > On 21 April 2012 00:20, David Barosin wro

Re: Begin Edit for ICE Trees

Is there any access to the 'Disable From Here' right-click option from scripting? Can't see anything obvious in the SDK unfortunately... On 21 April 2012 00:20, David Barosin wrote: > Good idea. Thanks Ben. > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Ben Houston wrote: > >> Two ideas: >> >> - You co

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

What are you looking for Simon? Speak up so someone knows. Squeaky wheel... :) Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Simon Pickard wrote: > "Softimage is already best character animation software" > > In your poin

Re: Begin Edit for ICE Trees

Another shining example of the need for a simple "Mute" parameter on the ICE Tree node so no disconnecting is needed. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:20 AM, David Barosin wrote: > Good idea. Thanks Ben. > > On Fri,

Re: Begin Edit for ICE Trees

Good idea. Thanks Ben. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Ben Houston wrote: > Two ideas: > > - You could disable the owner of the ICE tree to prevent scene evaluation. > - You could also disconnect the connections from the main execute > node, do the update and then connect them back to the main

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

"Softimage is already best character animation software" In your point of view. I haven't seen much love for the animation side of things in Softimage in years. The focus is ICE, not character animation, I'm sad to say.

Re: Begin Edit for ICE Trees

Two ideas: - You could disable the owner of the ICE tree to prevent scene evaluation. - You could also disconnect the connections from the main execute node, do the update and then connect them back to the main execute node. -ben On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:09 PM, David Barosin wrote: > I'm scrip

Begin Edit for ICE Trees

I'm scripting a regex renamer for ICE nodes and I was wondering if there is something that will suspend updating the scene until all the edits are done. Something similar the beginEdit and endEdit option for Fcurves. Thanks, -Dave

RE: can't load cusrom preference

In our pipeline we use Custom user Preferences for things that don't change much, such as server paths, database schemas, etc.. I wrote a few simple commands which maintain custom user preferences and found the best way to manage them is to treat them like self installing Custom Properties usin

Re: can't load cusrom preference

I stay away from the built in preferences myself because they get a bit hairy trying to delete them eventually. What you could do instead is have a text file holding your pref data which is stored as a Python dictionary (as a string) and then creating a plugin for the user that reads that string e

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Much respect for you Chinny, Luc-Eric, Guillaume, and team. Your programming genius will live on through SI... hard-coded. Daniel VFXM

Re: can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature The warning in my first email is all I get. -Tim On 4/20/2012 4:26 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: Works for me. Do you have the actual error message? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Beh

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Cheers to the Singapore team, But I’m not really enchanted with how things unfold, can’t help being worried. We ‘d need an XSI super hero ... <>

RE: can't load cusrom preference

Works for me. Do you have the actual error message? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson Sent: April-20-12 4:36 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: can't load cusrom preference Gents, I created a cus

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

"Multivac, what will happen to Softimage" "THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER." From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe Sent: April-20-12 11:42 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: I

can't load cusrom preference

Title: Signature Gents, I created a custom property in Python to house a single string and want to install it in our workgroup as a custom preference. I have placed it in the workgroup in \Addons\myTool\Data\Preferences\myCustomPref.Preset But when I run Application.

Re: OT: ICE demo suggestions for a usergroup

Yeah, it's a presentation to a mixed group of professionals here so not everyone will even be 3D artists. I do plan on explaining how it's way beyond a particle system and show some simple yet useful things I've used it for over the years that are non-sim related. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 2:44 PM,

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

>There are too many variables at play with giant, multi-person projects like software or, >for the sake of example, movies: > >George Lucas made the Star Wars movies. >He then went on to make Howard the Duck. > >Conversely, while Lucas directed "A New Hope", Irvin Kirshner directed Empire. So, bas

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

I haven't read all the posts carefully enough probably. So I just read his post about moving to MayaFX. Not sure what that is even. On 4/20/2012 3:39 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: Didn't Luc-Eric already explain this in a prior post, in a different thread? On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:35 PM, David

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Yeah I thought that they were enticed over to the new project because the new project had cookies. Makes perfect sense :) On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: > Didn't Luc-Eric already explain this in a prior post, in a different > thread? > > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:35 PM, D

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Didn't Luc-Eric already explain this in a prior post, in a different thread? On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:35 PM, David Gallagher < davegsoftimagel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It doesn't seem like we've been discussing a likely scenario: The > Softimage developers are being tapped for a new 3D applicati

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

It doesn't seem like we've been discussing a likely scenario: The Softimage developers are being tapped for a new 3D application entirely. Maya is definitely showing its age -- if they try to shoehorn ICE in there, is it really going to work well? Maybe they are starting a new app. Of course

Re: What are the specific API limitations on the background render thread?

Hi Kamen, Thanks so much for the pointers! Based on your feedback and another response off list, Helge identified the error. Our Alembic plugin can provide geometry to the renderer directly and we were trying to call a Softimage Command via the Softimage Command framework to do a task prior to p

Re: OT: ICE demo suggestions for a usergroup

well, first thing I'd do is to let clear ICE is a platform and not a particle simulator. We all have it embed into our heads, but many who see soft from another perspective don't, so I think it's crucial to let them know. other than that it depends: are you presenting ICE or teaching its basics ?

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

There are too many variables at play with giant, multi-person projects like software or, for the sake of example, movies: George Lucas made the Star Wars movies. He then went on to make Howard the Duck. Conversely, while Lucas directed "A New Hope", Irvin Kirshner directed Empire. There are many

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

So, lets try and reach some logical clarity then, for I am still somewhat confused and in a dilemma over this brash move with the development of my application of choice. Is Autodesk implying here that as an existing Softimage customer I should:- a) Stick with Softimage even though the entire or

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

You've made your point a billion times over, and I'm quite sick of it to be honest. I think we all know by now that you go with the flow in your company and don't have any issues with these other applications. I do, so please stop telling me how wonderful the world outside of SI is. I go there ever

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Took me a while to chime in, cause i`ve been on leave this week having just had a baby girl earlier this week :) I know some of y`all on this list for those who I dont, i`ve been with Softimage up in montreal in various roles in QA and support, and post aquisition after having spent a while wit

Re: Scripting: Opening ICE Tree View Inside a Specific Compound

Thanks. That is a fun one. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Bradley Gabe wrote: > Here's a fun one. > > I've got a GUI for a custom operator, and a button for opening an ICE Tree > to display the insides of a specific Compound. This allows the user to use > the sliders in the GUI for basic con

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

I'm surprised it took this long, and honestly can't blame Rob for taking it there. It is a Godwin worthy thread if there ever has been one on the list this year :p On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Bradley Gabe wrote: > And the thread has reached Godwin's Law status... > > >

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Its OK I didn't have an argument or any credibility to start with , so nothing lost here :) but apologies for derailing the thread, nothing to see here, back to the topic at hand On 20 April 2012 16:27, Alan Fregtman wrote: > Godwin's Law proves true yet again... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

RE: OT: ICE demo suggestions for a usergroup

> unless maybe you freeze your cloud. Nope, not even then. gray From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Alan Fregtman Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:22 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: ICE demo suggestio

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

And the thread has reached Godwin's Law status... On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Rob Wuijster wrote: > I was wondering when that one would pop up, this thread has been going > on for a while now.. ;-) > > Rob > > \/-\/\/ > > > On 20-4-2012 17:08, Rob Chapman w

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

/*Godwin's Law* proves true yet again.../ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law :P On 4/20/2012 11:12 AM, Rob Wuijster wrote: I was wondering when that one would pop up, this thread has been going on for a while now.. ;-) Rob \/-

Scripting: Opening ICE Tree View Inside a Specific Compound

Here's a fun one. I've got a GUI for a custom operator, and a button for opening an ICE Tree to display the insides of a specific Compound. This allows the user to use the sliders in the GUI for basic controls, but also provides quick access to the guts of an ICE Tree for advanced controls. To ma

Re: OT: ICE demo suggestions for a usergroup

Some handy basic topics I'd recommend you tried to cover: - Understanding how to debug data. Learn to use "Show Values". - Remembering about ICE "optimizations", such as "if you don't use a custom attribute, it doesn't really exist for reals, yo" -- unless maybe you freeze your cloud. - States

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

I was wondering when that one would pop up, this thread has been going on for a while now.. ;-) Rob \/-\/\/ On 20-4-2012 17:08, Rob Chapman wrote: I don't see how anything that has been said so far would lead you to this conclusion. sorry, I was attempting

JOB: ModusFx looking for a Character rigger for our upcoming high-end projects, starting now

Hi everyone, I am the lead rigger at ModusFx, and we are currently looking for a talented character rigger for exiting new projects. We would be pleased to have someone reliable, a good communicator, team worker with a strong understanding of softimage, anatomy, good skills in skinning, deform

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

So creating another ICE in maya instead of using Sotimage as ICE addon to maya :)

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

> I don't see how anything that has been said so far would lead you to this > conclusion. sorry, I was attempting some sarcasm. maybe it went down more like this at Autodesk HQ http://youtu.be/kR7UWImpG54 :D so that was a joke ok, some of us are just more resistant to change than others, no

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

"Time spent fixing [software I don't use] would be better spent polishing [software I use] and making it even better." To be honest both Soft and Maya still need a fair amount of work done to them: they each have their own weird blind-spots. I think the case for using some of Soft's UI/ICE guys gi

OT: ICE demo suggestions for a usergroup

I lead a local usergroup in my city (cavemode.com) and am on tap for the next meeting to discuss ICE. I wondered what aspects you all think would be most beneficial to a crowd who has no experience with it? I have a few scenes I plan on showing and will hit some high points of all the different ar

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

> Oh and am expected to believe all of the previous Soft Dev team collectively > came up with > the idea of working on Maya themselves did they? and they suggested it to the > powers that > be at AD and they said - wow what a fantastic idea, lets do it! I don't see how anything that has been sai

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Time spent fixing Maya would be better spent polishing Softimage and making it even better. Big studios using Maya are doing their fixes on top of it anyway so... Softimage is already best character animation software. Strengthen it in architecture and gaming areas and you would never need another

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

To the team in Singapore, are you fellas located far from Chinatown and Food Street?

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Oh, and another request I forgot! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnhxPMAXiVY&hd=1 This ties in with #3. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Williams, Wayne Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 9:07 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodes

RE: Python in 2012

Hi Helge I just tried 2012 SAP with Python 2.7.2, and I was able to run scripts in the script editor (64-bit Windows 7 btw). Just to make sure it isn't something simple, did you run runonce.bat ? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

If it takes the soft boys and girls to fix maya than that can't be a bad thing, we know we love the way they made soft work. let hope no one from the Maya team is trying to better soft! Ben On 20 April 2012 14:33, Rob Chapman wrote: > Thanks Brent, I'm not sure what to believe, still pretty shoc

Re: Python in 2012

All right - I'm not on 2013 yet... :-/ -M -- Martin Chatterjee [ Freelance Technical Director ] [http://www.chatterjee.de] On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Helge Mathee wrote: > The code is not executed at all for me. Actually this repros on two > machines here. > So typing

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Thanks Brent, I'm not sure what to believe, still pretty shocked, from my perspective it looks right now like things are changing for the better of Maya and for worse for Softimage. Survival of the fittest and all that, is this why we got a dinosaur primitive in the last SAP release - a not so sub

Re: Python in 2012

The code is not executed at all for me. Actually this repros on two machines here. So typing up wrong code doesn't give an error either. Regards from Sebastian Kowalski by the way. Same on his box on 2013. -H On 4/20/2012 14:00, Martin Chatterjee wrote: Never had that. I think there's an issu

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

i do look at the glass is half full, so i hope that only good will come from this. i can only hope and imagine Autodesk has been planning this for a while so everything should be planned to the smallest detail. dont know if they have shipped any of there other software developement out to the east

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Things change. It is a simple fact of life. Sometimes change is good and sometimes it is bad. You can believe what you want but some of us are optimistic and have done everything we can to try and make this a smooth transition. Now excuse me while I go and refill my half-full coffee cup... ;-)

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Stefan, You predominantly use the product the majority of the Softimage dev team just switched over to developing for so not quite sure what you’re going on about ☺ I’m working in games at this point so am very, very excited to see what the Singapore team brings to the table. If you guys are tak

Re: Python in 2012

Never had that. I think there's an issue with Python's print() not working inside the Script Editor when using a standalone Python install though. Cheers, -M -- Martin Chatterjee [ Freelance Technical Director ] [http://www.chatterjee.de] On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Stefa

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

'Until you manage to reverse the information flow, then the people will remain subjected to the sick message dished out from the top' , Noam Chomsky On 20 April 2012 13:35, Stefan Andersson wrote: > hahaha!! So the whole team is gone, and replaced by games people in > Singapore. Do you actuall

Re: Friday Flashback

too late, lol :) Em 20 de abril de 2012 09:28, Gerbrand Nel escreveu: > Well that's one way to make everyone go look at the picture before it gets > taken down ;P > > > On 2012/04/20 02:22 PM, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: > >> Please take this down, the people in it have not given you permission >>

Re: Python in 2012

Never happened to mee either, though I've been mostly using the built-in Python version that ships with Softimage for some time now, which is version 2.6.4. I believe to remember that this was the only officially supported and working version, others have this or that issue. Any particular reas

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

hahaha!! So the whole team is gone, and replaced by games people in Singapore. Do you actually believe that WE will believe that nothing will change?? Excuse me but... what? Yeah right On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Brent McPherson < brent.mcpher...@autodesk.com> wrote: > Ummm, all the

Re: Friday Flashback

Well that's one way to make everyone go look at the picture before it gets taken down ;P On 2012/04/20 02:22 PM, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: Please take this down, the people in it have not given you permission to publish this on the internet On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Stephen Blair wrote

Re: Friday Flashback

Please take this down, the people in it have not given you permission to publish this on the internet On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Stephen Blair wrote: > Friday Flashback #66 > #Softimage XSI team pictures from 2000 and 2008 > http://wp.me/powV4-1My > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.au

RE: Friday Flashback

Friday Flashback #66 #Softimage XSI team pictures from 2000 and 2008 http://wp.me/powV4-1My From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: April-13-12 10:43 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Frida

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Interestingly Chinny didn't say that he works on Maya now but instead "on something new". Cheers Steffen P.S.: It's just my wish that so much Softimage talent and passion doesn't get sucked up completely by the evil Mayans! ;) -- PGP-ID(RSA): 0xCCE2E989 / 0xE045734C CCE2E989 Fingerprint: 394B 3D

RE: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

Ummm, all the devs are moving on to the new project and we are keeping the team together. All the Softies have had a hand in training the Singapore team to make sure the transition is a smooth one. They have not been scared to jump into such a large product so I'm excited to see what they can d

RE: Python in 2012

What about the Python that ships with Softimage? Does it work? I did use 2.7 for awhile, but that was months ago. -Original Message- From: Stephen Blair Sent: April-20-12 7:09 AM To: 'softimage@listproc.autodesk.com' Subject: RE: Python in 2012 No, not to me. -Original Message-

RE: Python in 2012

No, not to me. -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Helge Mathee Sent: April-20-12 7:53 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Python in 2012 Hey folks, I have installed 2.72 x64 as well a

Python in 2012

Hey folks, I have installed 2.72 x64 as well as pywin32 for the right version. Python is showing up in the script editor as an option, python plugins work (such as custom commands and operators) but the code in the script editor itself is not executed when using python. Is this a known issue?

Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)

So this means an equal number of people were taken off Maya and moved somewhere else, right? It's a big game of musical chairs! Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Paul On Apr 20, 2012, at 2:23 AM, Juhani Karlsson wrote: Nah, fresh blood is good. Anyone who has worked on a same project

Re: What are the specific API limitations on the background render thread?

Maybe you can put the command in the abort callback. But then you must use a switch because the abort is called several times. Have used this after a forced preview close to open a custom renderviewport. Sephan