The github one is pure-Python. It does not require compiling.
On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Alok Gandhi <alok.gan...@modusfx.com>wrote:
> Doesn't soft comes with an TCP server example already ? Alan, can you
> explain what is different in the one pointed on the github ?
>
> On 11/28/2013 1:59 PM, Alan Fregtman wrote:
>
> xsiaddon files you're typically are used to are but containers for one
> or more plugin files, which are often scripts.
>
> If you download the repo (click "Download zip" on the right side) and
> extract somewhere, there's an Addons folder and inside it one folder, the
> addon.
>
> Move that folder to your Addons folder in your personal Softimage user
> root. To get the path you can go in Softimage, File->Plugin Manager, and in
> the list rightclick on "User Root" and click "Browse" and you'll see a
> window with the path to it.
>
> You'll see there's an Addons folder in there. Put the addon folder
> ("TCPServer_For_Softimage") inside the Addons folder, then restart
> Softimage.
>
> Reading your question again, you'll need to do a lot of work if you want
> to stream geometry or something like that. With this server you can send
> scripts or one-liners to Softimage to execute, which can be pretty useful
> nonetheless.
>
> If as you say you're not a programmer, what do you wanna do? Because
> you're gonna need to write code to get anywhere practical. :/
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 1:45 PM, francisco criado
> <malcriad...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Alan,
>> thanks for the response, couldn´t find any addon in there, just a python
>> script that i´m trying to figure out. Maybe someone has this addon backuped?
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Francisco.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/11/28 Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com>
>>
>>> This works:
>>> https://github.com/KelSolaar/TCPServer_For_Softimage
>>>
>>> If you're using Softimage *in Linux*, try my fork:
>>> https://github.com/darkvertex/TCPServer_For_Softimage
>>> I modified the original to be Python-2.5-friendly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 12:43 PM, francisco criado <
>>> malcriad...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all, just wondering if there is a simple way to get udp data into
>>>> softimage. I've been reading this;
>>>>
>>>> http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/sdkdocs/examples/Addons/XSIServer/netview_xsiserver.htm
>>>> but since i'm not a programmer, i have no idea where to start :s
>>>> Maybe there is an addon or plugin already done that would let connect
>>>> incoming data to a primitive?
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Francisco.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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