When using Houdini I've found Openvdb to be frankly phenomenal. Had never been exposed to this tech before.
I know there is a softimage plugin, but never had to use it. In houdini Openvdb is a suite of nodes which are really well integrated. On 5 June 2014 22:35, Serch Mucino <sergio.muc...@gmail.com> wrote: > That Pose Manager looks pretty sweet. I think a simple version of that > could be done using native Actors/Poses and the Card View (which it's quite > outdated, being honest). I am in touch with Lukasz (ACS), and I'll gladly > suggest something like this to him. We'll see... from what I hear, he's got > a lot on his plate lately. > > I agree with Angus there... for me, it's going to be all Modo + Houdini. > That should do it for me (with the occasional 3ds max from time to time...) > > > ---- > Sergio Mucino > > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> > wrote: > >> As more character animators start using Modo those kind of tools will >> come. Studio library is very impressive (have already passed it on to our >> lecturer to look at for next year when we get forced into Maya ) >> >> Most of the folks I have spoken to are going for a Modo / Houdini combo >> as they compliment each other very well. >> >> Its going to be tough to find just one package to be able to be the >> swiss army knife that softimage is. >> >> >> From: Marco Peixoto <mpe...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" < >> softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >> Date: Thursday 05 June 2014 at 11:03 PM >> >> To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >> Subject: Re: OT: What strong features have you found in your new >> transition software that SI didn´t have? >> >> Thanks Sergio :) >> >> Yes i know ACS, i played with its free sample when it first appeared and >> even suggested some new features to it, like the ability to change from IK >> to FK and vice versa maintaining the same Positions or changing Parentings >> like IK follow head or Shoulder or Hips and maintaing same positions, im >> used to it on the rigs I work with, going back to no having those features >> its not a show stopper but... yah know :) I even made simple example videos >> showing this to ACS guy(forgot his name) showing how they worked on >> iAnimate Rigs. As a curious fact, I was a owner of the first ACS >> apparition, in good old LW times :) >> >> When I spoke about Pose Managers im speaking in things like this: >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvxlGpYc1o >> >> Although its third partie script (free by the way) but im used to these >> kind os Pose Managers that take screenshots when we make the Poses, I >> currently must have probably 20-30 stored Poses already in a TV production >> I recently started working on, if I didn't had the screenshots and >> everything was text based it would be a mess for me. Also this Poses are >> made Public so anyone from the Studio can acess them to save time during >> Animation. >> >> >> I need to take a more serious look at Modo like I said previously, Maya >> is great for CA, but for the rest... its welcome to 1999 when we are used >> to Softimage... and so far I havent found the slightest interest in getting >> more deep than just doing CA in Maya, so im looking around and trying to >> decide if I should invest time in Modo or Houdini :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Serch Mucino <sergio.muc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> It appears to me some of your concerns might be addressed already. >>> Some of the things you mention might be covered here... >>> >>> >>> http://docs.luxology.com/modo/801/help/pages/animation/ActorActionPose.html >>> >>> Also, if you'd be doing a lot of CA, I really suggest looking into ACS. >>> It currently only supports biped-like rigs, but it's one of the best >>> auto-riggers I've used, and it has a very nice set of animation tools and >>> workflows built into it. You can find more info here... >>> >>> http://community.thefoundry.co.uk/store/kits/acs/ >>> http://manual.autocharactersetup.com/ >>> >>> It can also be customized to support other types of anatomical >>> structures, but it requires working a little with the innards of the ACS >>> character. There's videos that explain well how to do it though. I've been >>> able to add additional deformation items to ACS rigs without too much >>> problem. >>> >>> I hope this helps a bit! Cheers! >>> >>> ---- >>> Sergio Mucino >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is >> confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please >> notify us immediately and destroy the original message. 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