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On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Stephen Blair <stephenrbl...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Gray > I don't see any attachments. > This happened last time you posted a screenshot too. I couldn't find the > attachments > > > > On 28/03/2013 6:46 PM, Grahame Fuller wrote: > >> Do these compounds help? I've posted before but for some reason the >> attachments don't seem to make it into the archives. >> >> They were designed to copy particle instances to real topology, but >> obviously you don't actually need instances but just an integer for the >> object index in the group. >> >> Usage notes: >> >> To use, put Convert Instances to Mesh in an ICE tree on an empty mesh. It >> works only with the "self" object. You also need to store the shape index >> on the point cloud and reference it in the compound's ppg. To transfer >> attributes, attach one of the Transfer compounds to the Execute port - >> there's one for each component type. >> >> If you transfer the MaterialIDs, then you can use the Copy Materials >> checkbox. This works only if all objects in the group have identical >> Materials arrays. >> >> The transfer is based on finding locations on the group geometry, so it's >> best to move the instance masters apart if they overlap. >> >> It uses the 2013 version of Build Array from Set which supports >> topology-type attributes. To use it with Softimage v2012, you'll need to >> replace it with Build Array from Per Point Data. >> >> gray >> >> From: >> softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.com<softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>[mailto: >> softimage-bounces@**listproc.autodesk.com<softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] >> On Behalf Of Eric Thivierge >> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 06:30 PM >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.**com <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >> Subject: Re: ICE Topo Clone from group of objects onto Particles? >> >> >> Thanks but I need it as actual geometry using ice topology >> On Mar 28, 2013 6:09 PM, "Daryl Dunlap" <twinsnakes...@gmail.com<** >> mailto:twinsnakes...@gmail.com**>> wrote: >> Hey Eric, >> >> There's an example in the Docs for just that scenario. >> >> http://download.autodesk.com/**global/docs/softimage2013/en_** >> us/userguide/index.html?url=**files/ipart_instances_** >> UsingGroupsofMasterObjects.**htm,topicNumber=d30e291285<http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2013/en_us/userguide/index.html?url=files/ipart_instances_UsingGroupsofMasterObjects.htm,topicNumber=d30e291285> >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Eric Thivierge <ethivie...@gmail.com >> <mailto:e**thivie...@gmail.com <ethivie...@gmail.com>>> wrote: >> Trying to clone a group of meshes and place them at particle positions >> from a cloud using ICE Topo. Is there a way to get any of the built in >> compounds to do this? Not seeing any compounds or sample scenes doing this. >> >> So to review I have 5 meshes in a group and a particle cloud. I want to >> randomly get a mesh out of the group and stick it where a particle is. >> >> ------------------------------**-------------- >> Eric Thivierge >> http://www.ethivierge.com >> >> >
