Same here... Always use new point cloud for file cache node ;) Chris
On 26 Oct, 2012, at 8:13 AM, "Nick Angus" <n...@altvfx.com<mailto:n...@altvfx.com>> wrote: Good call Arvid, I love this list! N From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Arvid Björn Sent: Friday, 26 October 2012 1:40 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> Subject: Re: ICE cacheing I also use a second cloud, and I use the [Scene] tag in the path to the icecache on the target cloud, speeds up my workflow a lot! Once you save a cache and load it to an empty cloud, replace the name of the scene in the path with the tag, and you can have it update with new scene versions, without the need to re-browse for cache files. So after that, just 'save cache on selection' and hide the source cloud, unhide the cached cloud and you're good to go. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Nick Angus <n...@altvfx.com<mailto:n...@altvfx.com>> wrote: Agreed Christian, it does keep it cleaner and gives you a fallback if it all goes wrong! Cheers, Nick Nick Angus | 3d Supervisor Alt Vfx www.altvfx.com<http://www.altvfx.com> On 25/10/2012, at 5:33 PM, "Christian Keller" <chris3...@me.com<mailto:chris3...@me.com>> wrote: I'd always use a separate new cloud for reading , this way everything stays clean. I often have even one scene for simulating/caching, and another one for reading/rendering both open at the same time .. -- christian keller visual effects|direction m +49 179 69 36 248<tel:%2B49%20179%2069%2036%20248> f +49 40 386 835 33<tel:%2B49%2040%20386%20835%2033> chris3...@me.com<mailto:chris3...@me.com> gesendet von meinem iDing Am 24.10.2012 um 03:42 schrieb Nick Angus <n...@altvfx.com<mailto:n...@altvfx.com>>: Good advice Steve!, works like a charm… Thanks N From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Steven Caron Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:34 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> Subject: Re: ICE cacheing delete the simulation marker... just ran into some more headaches myself in regards to caching. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Nick Angus <n...@altvfx.com<mailto:n...@altvfx.com>> wrote: It would seem that my ICE tree is still evaluating after I have cached it and disconnected all nodes apart from the cache on file node. A workaround I am using is to make a new empty pointcloud and use that to play back my cache. I am wondering if anyone has any other workflows for this, and am I correct in assuming things generally get evaluated in the tree even if they are not directly executed. Cheers, Nick <image001.gif>
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