RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Sven Constable
It comes with FBX 2010 -2014 (FBXSDK 7.4) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Derek Jenson Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 8:40 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? Another que

Re: Hello & drinks in Soho on Tuesday, Dec 1?

2015-11-24 Thread Jennifer Goldfinch
That would be great - it would be lovely to see some familiar faces! jen On Nov 24, 2015, at 12:42 PM, mikael.petter...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Jen, > > Xsi drinks sounds great and I think Olly Nash will come by too. I'll ask the > remaining xsi people here at MPC if they wanna join as well. >

Re: Hello & drinks in Soho on Tuesday, Dec 1?

2015-11-24 Thread mikael . pettersen
Hi Jen, Xsi drinks sounds great and I think Olly Nash will come by too. I'll ask the remaining xsi people here at MPC if they wanna join as well. Cheers Mikael Skickat från min iPhone > 24 nov. 2015 kl. 19:39 skrev Jennifer Goldfinch > : > > Hello there.. > > It’s been a long time since I p

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Derek Jenson
Another question- is FBX 2015 export/import absent from Softimage 2015? After some digging, it appears so. I do mostly interactive work, just trying to figure out what is included and what is not in 2015. Does SI 2015 ship with FBX 2014?

Hello & drinks in Soho on Tuesday, Dec 1?

2015-11-24 Thread Jennifer Goldfinch
Hello there.. It’s been a long time since I posted to the list, but since Paul Doyle, Nikki Bridgman, Graham Bell and I are planning to meet up for drinks in Soho next Tuesday, it seemed like a good time to do so! Anyone up for a reunion in London next Tuesday? jen

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Rob Wuijster
Maya is the 'VHS of 3D'. It's not that it was the best application for the job, but the fact is was just everywhere. Than it became the 'standard'. After 3 weeks of doing a project in Maya, I'm ready (again) to throw myself in front of a bus. My last experiences were with Maya 7/8 and most, i

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Maurice Patel
Yes. It is typically 25% more though actual pricing may vary maurice Maurice Patel Tél: 514 954-7134 Cell: 514 242-6549 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of phil harbath Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 1:35 PM To: softimage

Re: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread phil harbath
Signatureto get network you have to buy from reseller? how much more? From: Tim Crowson Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 1:04 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: can I still get softimage? You can also get it from B&H online. -Tim On 11/24/2015 11:52 AM, Maurice Patel wrote:

Re: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Tim Crowson
You can also get it from B&H online . -Tim On 11/24/2015 11:52 AM, Maurice Patel wrote: It would be through your local reseller. I am not sure who that is but there is 3DV in Portlan

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Maurice Patel
It would be through your local reseller. I am not sure who that is but there is 3DV in Portland. http://autodesk.force.com/plocator/PLocatorMapView?id=a5z30004DQdAAM&cnt=United%20States&lang=en Since there is almost no demand for Softimage any more it is possible that they might not be fami

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Derek Jenson
Thank you for the clarity. And who exactly would I make the purchase though? I live in Oregon. From: maurice.pa...@autodesk.com To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:42:20 + Hi Derek,Most of what you said is accurate. Just to be

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Maurice Patel
Hi Derek, Most of what you said is accurate. Just to be clear: All upgrades were discontinued at the start of this year. Your only option today is to purchase a new license of either Maya with Softimage or 3ds Max with Softimage. You must do this before February 1st 2016 which is the start of Au

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Derek Jenson
Sorry not trying to be thick, just seeking a crystal clear answer. As I understand, my 2011sp2 license is not upgrade-able now? I can not convert this license to a 2015sp2 license or Max/Maya plus Softimage 2015 license? A Max/Maya 2016 plus Softimage 2015 product is available as a new purchase

Re: Going to Brasil, any users/studios up for a visit?

2015-11-24 Thread Fabricio Chamon
Hi Pedro, good to have softmage folks around! We can chat sometime, and maybe you can get to visit clan vfx ( clanvfx.com.br) I'm on a tight schedule next days, but let me know when you are arriving on the town so we can meet up... Fabricio Em terça-feira, 24 de novembro de 2015, Gustavo Eggert

Re: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Chris Johnson
Yaaayy...happy daysbreaking out the Visa now! On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Maurice Patel wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Max should be the same price > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1154830-REG/autodesk_978h1_wwr111_1001_vc_3ds_max_with_softimage.html > > maurice > > Maurice Patel

RE: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread Maurice Patel
This is correct you can still purchase standalone or network versions until Feb 1st 2016 maurice Maurice Patel Tél: 514 954-7134 Cell: 514 242-6549 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable Sent: Monday, November

RE: cache disapearing at frame 2

2015-11-24 Thread adrian wyer
it would appear to be a random bug with instanced geometry on particles. as i said, if i stick a simple ice tree on the reader cloud, and have it 'remind' soft that it needs to be an instance it works just fine a _ From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softi

Re: cache disapearing at frame 2

2015-11-24 Thread Oscar Juarez
Are these clouds on referenced models? I had issues with clouds in referenced models, getting the instances shape attribute wiped out when I save the scene, so I've been forced to have cached clouds locally. On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 1:30 PM, adrian wyer wrote: > on further investigation, it seems

RE: cache disapearing at frame 2

2015-11-24 Thread adrian wyer
on further investigation, it seems it's the instances that are falling off, if i create an ice tree on the cloud and set data- particle shape to box, the particles are there.h a _ From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.c

cache disapearing at frame 2

2015-11-24 Thread adrian wyer
hey guys, got a bunch of clouds reading cached particles, but between saves, somehing is getting unhooked in the mixer im getting all my particles on frame 1, but they disappear on frame 2, and for the rest of the sequence the files have size, so there's data there anyone come across th

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Martin Yara
Yes you can add new bones in step 3, they shouldn't affect or be considered in the copy weights operation. I don't usually do that, but I do copy weights from different characters to copy the base bones weights, just like with Gator, with the difference that the Copy weights operator doesn't remai

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Olivier Jeannel
I do that Sin combination almost every day within ice... On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Eugene Flormata wrote: > Ah.. I'll have to try that thanks.. > > I assume you can also add new bones in step 3? > step 4 - copy weights is by name or by distance? you mentioned UV, I guess > I can check th

Re: Going to Brasil, any users/studios up for a visit?

2015-11-24 Thread Gustavo Eggert Boehs
Very good work Pedro! If you are ever by Florianópolis and want to visit the local university, drop me a line. In case you want to visit some studios here, I can point you some people, but they are mostly small and neither Softimage nor Lightwave oriented. Gustavo E Boehs Dpto. de Expressão Gráfic

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Eugene Flormata
Ah.. I'll have to try that thanks.. I assume you can also add new bones in step 3? step 4 - copy weights is by name or by distance? you mentioned UV, I guess I can check the help file but sometimes even with that it's complex. On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 1:49 AM, Martin Yara wrote: > Not that I kno

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Mirko Jankovic
well taht was / IS strongest point of Softimage for me as well. With Maya I felt always on glass legs waiting when whole thing will go down crumbling and breaking. With SI I sometimes even do dirty fast work get things done more then half way then tweak and polish all the way back without much prob

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Gerbrand Nel
+1 on what Matt said I spent a year in maya, and a year in houdini. For me it personally comes down to the following. Almost all things will initially happen quicker in maya,. and then you start praying! You pray the client doesn't change anything! You pray you didn't forget anything in step

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Martin Yara
Not that I know, but I haven't look. The process is very simple. lets say we have a skinned object called objA 1 - duplicate objA now you have a duplicated without skin and history, lets call it objB 2 - edit objB topology as you want 3 - skin objB to the same bones as objA (or different bones

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Daniel Kim
Thank you Steven That's also what I felt from it. :) On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 12:18 AM, Steven Caron wrote: > Doing previs stuff now in maya 2015 sp5... doing lots of things, not just > animation. > > I find it hard to animate in, I miss my color coded animation di

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Daniel Kim
Hi Derek LOL good point with that 'Innovation' :) Yes that's what I am also seeing from application from those you post. I don't use those two other application anymore, but still confused of choosing Maya or something else. On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Derek J

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Daniel Kim
Hey Eric~! :D Hope you are having awesome time in Hybrid mate :) Yeah, I am trying Maya 2016 now. It seems fine, but still taking so long time for shading and rendering setup. Also I still see that glitch disturbed me when we were in Sheridan college :P They never improve animation tools like grap

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-24 Thread Daniel Kim
Hey Mirko. I know mate, but still needs to find one. Maya seems okay, but take so long time to manage something like shading and rendering. Also have found many glitches on animation tool : / On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Mirko Jankovic wrote: > heh Softimage m