Re: Looking for artists

+1bazillion On 25 Sep 2013 18:58, "Eric Lampi" wrote: > > You are illustrating exactly what is a consistent problem with artists in our industry. If people like yourself would pose the obvious questions and treat this as a business, we would all be far better off. > > As we all know far too well,

Re: SIC London next week

Great night last night! Glad I was in the contry this time!Kudos to Adrian for risking is career hand by repeatedly plunging it into a bucket of ice-cold water... On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Simon Reeves wrote: > I wouldn't mind popping along though though it might be tricky timing for >

Re: SIC London next week

*country ...and thanks to everyone who involved in organizing it! Damn you Ctrl-Enter On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Dan Yargici wrote: > Great night last night! Glad I was in the contry this time!Kudos to > Adrian for risking is career hand by repeatedly plunging it into a bucket > o

Re: SIC London next week

Gotta say I really enjoyed all the presentations last night, came away very inspired! Thanks to all the speakers, and to Escape and XTFX for supporting the night. On 26 September 2013 09:51, Dan Yargici wrote: > *country > > ...and thanks to everyone who involved in organizing it! > > Damn you

Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

Centos 6.2 Create>Curve>Sketch curve 2nd or 3rd curve drawn Softimage disappears with segmentation fault. we are having to open Maya to sketch curves? :( -- To unsubscribe: mail softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with subject "unsubscribe" and reply to the con

RE: SIC London next week

very cool last night, great to see so many smiling happy Soft users still carrying the torch! great presentations, good people, free beer! thanks very much to XTFX, Escape, 01Zero-One, and the speakers for keeping us all entertained and informed a _ From: softimage-boun...@

RE: SIC London next week

Really enjoyed those presentations and the free beer. Thanks to all at SIC! > On 26 September 2013 at 10:34 adrian wyer > wrote: > > > very cool last night, great to see so many smiling happy Soft users still > carrying the torch! > > > > great presentations, good people, free beer! > >

Re: Looking for artists

NAN Em quinta-feira, 26 de setembro de 2013, Dan Yargici escreveu: > +1bazillion > > On 25 Sep 2013 18:58, "Eric Lampi" 'cvml', 'ericla...@gmail.com');>> > wrote: > > > > You are illustrating exactly what is a consistent problem with artists > in our industry. If people like yourself would pose

Re: Carlsberg finally online

That's very impressive, do you guys use soft at RealiseStudio? I though it was all Houdini? On 25 September 2013 17:41, Simon Reeves wrote: > Nice job guys! > > > > Simon Reeves > London, UK > *si...@simonreeves.com* > *www.simonreeves.com* > * > * > > > On 25 September 2013 17:40, Stefan Kub

Re: Carlsberg finally online

Houdini but wanted to share it with everybody. Jb Sent from my iPhone On 26 Sep 2013, at 13:24, Cristobal Infante wrote: > That's very impressive, do you guys use soft at RealiseStudio? I though it > was all Houdini? > > > > > On 25 September 2013 17:41, Simon Reeves wrote: >> Nice job g

ice values

How can I see a ports real value? By that I mean its full unrounded value. -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) Mymic Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of

Re: ice values

The Log Values node has higher precision, but also only up to 10^-6. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > How can I see a ports real value? By that I mean its full unrounded > value. > > ** ** > > -- > > Joey Ponthieux*

RE: ice values

I need to see beyond that. I have an error I am trying to trace 6+ digits past the decimal. -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) Mymic Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __ Opinions stated here-in are

Re: gear dog leg without roll

Hey Jeremie, thanks for the reply, good to know I'm not missing something obvious. I'll 'roll' my own. On 24 September 2013 16:51, Jeremie Passerin wrote: > Hey Matt, > > Indeed both the roll and the position is driven by the rollsplinekineop. > Depending of what you need, you could replace i

Re: ice values

You can always just multiply by a sufficient power of ten before the log values node and then divide by it again afterwards. That will give you access to that information. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > I need to see beyo

Re: [ Tutorial ] Modular Rigging With Python in Softimage (Shameless self-promotion)

Upinder > I'll check with the guys from cmivfx. On 25 September 2013 23:54, Nicolas Esposito <3dv...@gmail.com> wrote: > This looks pretty interesting! > 11 hours...with basics and advenced content...maybe this time I'll learn > python :) > Thanks Jeremie > > > 2013/9/26 Ahmidou Lyazidi > >> Li

siGroupID identifier bug?

Hello all. When you run: from win32com.client import constants as c Application.NewScene("", "") Application.SelectObj("light", "", "") Application.CreateGroup("", "", "") Application.LogMessage(Application.FindObjects2(c.siGroupID).GetAsText()) You'll see that FindObjects2 returns only the "Ass

Re: [ Tutorial ] Modular Rigging With Python in Softimage (Shameless self-promotion)

Upi, It is you, and more specifically, it's your face! Good stuff Jeremie! Thanks for taking the time to do the videos. Eric T. On 26/09/2013 2:18 AM, Upinder Dhaliwal wrote: > Although I am not sure if its just me... -- To unsubscribe: mail softimage-requ...@listproc.au

Re: siGroupID identifier bug?

Looks like a problem with FindObjects2 to me. IsClassOf( c.siGroupID ) returns True for all groups, but FindObjects2 finds only the Associated Model group. And if you delete the light, FindObjects2 doesn't find any group at all. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Dan Yargici wrote: > Hello al

3delight v4 is out for Softimage

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=1125810 I would love to hear people's experiences with this new flavor of 3Delight if anyone has had the chance to test. -- *Greg Punchatz* *Sr. Creative Director* Janimat

Re: siGroupID identifier bug?

Yeah, must be a bug I guess. Easy to circumvent but odd nonetheless. Thanks Stephen. DAN On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: > Looks like a problem with FindObjects2 to me. > > IsClassOf( c.siGroupID ) returns True for all groups, but FindObjects2 > finds only the Associate

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

I think I’ll give this one a try out today. Thanks for the link! Looks promising! -Draise From: Greg Punchatz Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎September‎ ‎26‎, ‎2013 ‎12‎:‎49‎ ‎ To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=1125810 I would love to hear people's e

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

I see there's a new "path-tracer" (raytracer) in this new version. I'm very curious to hear how it fares against good raytracers like Arnold or VRay. Hm On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Andres Stephens wrote: > I think I’ll give this one a try out today. Thanks for the link! Looks > pr

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

competition is gonna be fierce... everyone has a path tracer now. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Alan Fregtman wrote: > I see there's a new "path-tracer" (raytracer) in this new version. I'm > very curious to hear how it fares against good raytracers like Arnold or > VRay. Hm > >

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

Well I can tell you that at the moment, Vray is practically useless compared to Arnold. We're using it currently, and we're all a little shocked here that it's not still in beta... Eric Freelance 3D and VFX animator http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Alan

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

the softimage plugin for vray? or vray in general? On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Eric Lampi wrote: > Well I can tell you that at the moment, Vray is practically useless > compared to Arnold. > > We're using it currently, and we're all a little shocked here that it's > not still in beta... >

Re: Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

I think it's something with your setup. On CentOS 6.3 here. Sketched 20 curves and gave up. No crashes. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 5:23 AM, Rob Chapman wrote: > Centos 6.2 > > Create>Curve>Sketch curve > > 2nd or 3rd curve drawn > > Softimage disappears with segmentation fault. > > we are having

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

I’m playing with it right now, and even with the 4 core demo, it is bloody fast tho.. I’ve hung/crashed SI like 3 times already. Ehm.. might be human error. -Draise From: Steven Caron Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎September‎ ‎26‎, ‎2013 ‎13‎:‎44‎ ‎ To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com the softimage p

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

That was also my impression when I played with the Beta just before Siggraph. Quite fast (the version I had was limited two cores), but still a bit bugy (sometimes hung when drawing a ender Region). Don't know how much it has evolved since then. What I also remember was that it would not render

Re: Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

thats good to know, thanks Alan! On 26 September 2013 20:00, Alan Fregtman wrote: > I think it's something with your setup. > > On CentOS 6.3 here. Sketched 20 curves and gave up. No crashes. > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 5:23 AM, Rob Chapman wrote: > >> Centos 6.2 >> >> Create>Curve>Sketch

Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

I'm seeing something quite strange with this node here, and I have no idea why it is happening. I've got this mesh that had already been rigged. It has a lot of stuff going on, but most of it I can ignore (I have already tested it doesn't relate to my problem). There is an Envelope Operator (mut

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

If you add deformers to the envelope after you have already created the group which the Dual Quat node is reading in, you'll have to recreate the group. It depends on the order of the deformers to work correctly. This may or may not be your issue. To recreate the group: 1. Select mesh 2. Animat

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

Hello again, You must rebuild the deformer group every time you add/remove deformers to a envelope used by the DualQuaternion Envelope compound. 1. Rightclick the deformer group, "Select Members". 2. Rightclick again, "Remove from Group". 3. Select enveloped mesh whose deformers changed. 4. In th

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

We're not getting good results in Softimage with Vray as opposed to what we got out of 3DS using the same geo and shader settings. Freelance 3D and VFX animator http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Steven Caron wrote: > the softimage plugin for vray? or vra

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

Oh, man! You saved my life! Worked like a charm... thanks a bunch! I can go back to my regular programing of... weight painting :-) . This group rocks. Period. *Sergio Mucino* Lead Rigger Modus FX On 26/09/2013 4:04 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote: If you add deformers to the envelope after you have a

ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

I'm trying to set up a camera rig that will let me use an item of some kind (null, curve...) to act as a kind of focal point that can be moved around the frame. Basically I want to have a control parented to the camera which I can move around the frame, and which can be used to create a vector

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

Hey Tim, I would use a expression. open the exression editor-->Function-->Distance-->distance to camera the result would be something like ctr_dist_cam( null. ) null. would be the object name you're using to mesure the distance. hope that helps christian On 26.09.2013 22:58, Tim Crowson wrote: I'

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

Hello, If you have crashes or any problems please let us know at supp...@3delight.com. We will make sure to fix that rapidly. Thanks, -- Aghiles On 2013-09-26, at 3:02 PM, Andres Stephens wrote: > I’m playing with it right now, and even with the 4 core demo, it is bloody > fast tho.. I’ve h

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

But the distance I want is the distance between the camera and the closest point on an arbitrary geometric surface behind the target. Now maybe the easiest thing to do would be to snap the target to said surface and get that distance. But there again, I need to identify the position in space wh

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

Thanks Alan! I did following Eric's instructions, and it worked like a charm. Thanks again! Day saved... :-) *Sergio Mucino* Lead Rigger Modus FX On 26/09/2013 4:11 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote: Hello again, You must rebuild the deformer group every time you add/remove deformers to a envelope use

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

Yeah, I said it first so I win. Got you this time Fregtman!!! In your face! On September-26-13 5:20:17 PM, Sergio Mucino wrote: > Thanks Alan! I did following Eric's instructions, and it worked like a > charm. Thanks again! Day saved... :-) > > *Sergio Mucino* > Lead Rigger > Modus FX > > On

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

1 create an ice tree on a null(call the rig) > 2 get scalar to 3d vector node (you will only change z through a slider, x, y, should be 0)> 3 get a srt to matrix node > 4 plug the scalar to 3d into position of srt to matrix> 5 get a 4x4 matrix node> 6 connect the srt to matrix out to value of 4x4

Re: Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

Try purging the preference folder. Might be corrupted. Chris On 27 Sep, 2013, at 3:12 AM, Rob Chapman wrote: > thats good to know, thanks Alan! > > > On 26 September 2013 20:00, Alan Fregtman wrote: > I think it's something with your setup. > > On CentOS 6.3 here. Sketched 20 curves and ga

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

Thanks Alok! That works and gives me a nice rig for controlling the distance manually along Z, but I actually need to move the controller around the frame and have it "snap" to geometry, or at least give me a vector I can use to test for an intersection. On 9/26/2013 4:49 PM, Alok Gandhi wrote

Re: Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

dont think its the preferences folder. we tried it on 4 separate workstations, but of course will give it a go. but I have no choice on the centos 6.2 install either - it was recently updated from 5.x and was the same bug there as well I think - will check On 26 September 2013 22:58, Chris Chia

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

I'm also going through Andy Moorer's scene that he blogged about here . Seems like this ought to have what I need to figure this out Maybe Andy will chime in here and help understand if I can apply his technique to what I'm trying to do -Tim On 9

Re: ICE: Camera Rig with Focal Point Control

you can move the x and y also in the 3d vector to move it around. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Tim Crowson wrote: > I'm also going through Andy Moorer's scene that he blogged about > here. > Seems like this ought to have what I need to figure this o

Re: Softimage 2014 SP2 sketch curve bug

Find the repro steps and submit a bug report. Softimage QAs will verify. Chris On 27 Sep, 2013, at 6:13 AM, Rob Chapman wrote: > dont think its the preferences folder. we tried it on 4 separate > workstations, but of course will give it a go. but I have no choice on the > centos 6.2 install

Re: 3delight v4 is out for Softimage

"but still a bit bugy (sometimes hung when drawing a ender Region)" that seems to be a problem with softimage in general, all third party renderers I've tried has had this problem to a degree, some more than others, even using the render region with mental ray can be very unstable sometimes.. not

Re: Dual Quaternion ICE node woes...

Somebody please give Eric and his kitten a kiss already... On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 5:22 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: > Yeah, I said it first so I win. Got you this time Fregtman!!! In your > face! > > On September-26-13 5:20:17 PM, Sergio Mucino wrote: > > Thanks Alan! I did following Eric's in

RE: siGroupID identifier bug?

Yes, we'll log a defect. As workaround, you can use "FindObjects" command with the specific ClassID of the "UserGroup". e.g.: from win32com.client import constants as c Application.NewScene("", "") Application.SelectObj("light", "", "") oGroup = Application.CreateGroup("", "", "") # Get the class