That's a slowdown in attribute access in Softimage 2014 when you access ICE attributes array with the [] operator . You still get the correct data, but it takes longer.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Luc Girard <l...@shedmtl.com> wrote: > Yes, there has been a SDK change in 2014 regarding strands and point cloud > in general.**** > > ** ** > > I don't know if it's intentional or not but we first noticed the issue > when exporting time with arnold went through the roof with strands and > 2014. The good guys at SitoA looked into it and the were able to change > their plugin so the export time went from bad to ok. They were helped by Ho > Chung Nguyen of AD. We are still waiting on confirmation that the problem > will be solved on the SDK side.**** > > ** ** > > cheers !**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Luc Girard // SHED* > artiste 3D**** > > 1410, RUE STANLEY, 11E ÉTAGE MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H3A 1P8 > T 514 849-1555 F 514 849-5025 WWW.SHEDMTL.COM**** > > ** ** > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Blair > *Sent:* June-27-13 2:56 PM > *To:* Ben Houston; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Re: Accessing Strands in Softimage 2014 SP is broken? Is there > a workaround?**** > > ** ** > > Hi**** > > ** ** > > You mean it works for you in 2014 but not 2014 SP1 ?**** > > ** ** > > We something like that when we ran a plugin compiled against the 2013 SDK > in Softimage 2014.**** > > After we recompiling against the 2014 SDK, the problem went away.**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Ben Houston <b...@exocortex.com> wrote:*** > * > > Hi, > > While developing Alembic for Softimage, we've come across what appears > to be a serious issue with stands in Softimage 2014 SP1. When we try > to export strands, we are finding that in 2014 SP1 the data is > actually incorrect. It seems like the first value of the strand is > replicates for the other stand nodes. This is when using the C++ API > to read the 2D array of values for the stands. > > Was there an API change or is this a real bug? It seems like a bug > given that this exact code works for other versions of Softimage. > > If it is a bug, is there a workaround? > > -- > Best regards, > Ben Houston > Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom > http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals.**** > > ** ** >
