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DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby face_off » Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:20 am

face_off Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:20 am
Hi

There have been some improvements in rendering .ABC files in release 2020.1.5.163.

To render .ABC files you will need a Modo Alembic File item (specifying the .ABC file to load), and a Modo Alembic Mesh item.

The Alembic File item must have Geometry Scale set to 1. If you need to scale the item, use the Alembic File Transform->Scale.

The Octane Material applied to the .abc file will be that assigned as teh Default material in the Shader Tree.

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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby kostache » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:09 am

kostache Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:09 am
Hi Paul,

great news - thanks, but I couldn't make my scene to be rendered (embedded). Could you, please, check it and tell me where I do something wrong?

Thanks in advance,
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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby face_off » Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:28 am

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kostache wrote:Hi Paul,

great news - thanks, but I couldn't make my scene to be rendered (embedded). Could you, please, check it and tell me where I do something wrong?

Thanks in advance,
Konstantin

Hi Konstantin - that archive is missing the .abc file.

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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby kostache » Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:48 pm

kostache Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:48 pm
Hi Paul

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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby face_off » Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:23 am

face_off Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:23 am
Thanks Konstantin

That scene is rendering in Octane in version 2020.1.5.163, however the locators the ABC file is parented to are not being applied. I will look into how this could be implemented. It may not be simple, so may not make the next release.

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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby spigolo » Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:29 pm

spigolo Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:29 pm
I'm trying this but without success.
I'm importing a phoenixfd animation. I see it well in modo but no way to render it in octane...
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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby spigolo » Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:44 pm

spigolo Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:44 pm
What I do wrong?

In Modo it works...
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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby face_off » Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:35 pm

face_off Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:35 pm
spigolo wrote:What I do wrong?

In Modo it works...
Can you PM me the .LXO and the .ABC file please?

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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby spigolo » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:44 am

spigolo Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:44 am
I have sent the file and scene.
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Re: DOCUMENTATION ADDENDUM: Rendering Alembic Files

Postby face_off » Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:46 am

face_off Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:46 am
Hi

I downloaded your file. Forgive me if I do not understand how you have setup your scene, however the KITCHEN.ABC file does not appear to be rendering in the Modo renderer. It's the PhoenixFDLiquid001 that renders, which is not an ABC file. I loaded KITCHEN.ABC into Octane Standalone, and it did not seem to render there either.

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