I can see the attachment too! ----------------------------------------------- Ahmidou Lyazidi Director | TD | CG artist http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos
2013/3/29 Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com> > I can see them (Gmail) > > DAN > > > 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 >>> >>> >> >
