ICE Instances

[Sandrust]

Hey mate,
just playing with version 1.02 RC7 in Softimage 2015 and can't get geometry instances generated in ICE to render. ("Set-Instance-Geometry" node.)
If I create an instance with Edit-Duplicate-Instantiate, the resulting instances render OK.

Is this a limitation of the plug-in, or is their a technique I'm missing?

Cheers,

Sandy

[face]

Hey mate,
just playing with version 1.02 RC7 in Softimage 2015 and can't get geometry instances generated in ICE to render. ("Set-Instance-Geometry" node.)
If I create an instance with Edit-Duplicate-Instantiate, the resulting instances render OK.

Is this a limitation of the plug-in, or is their a technique I'm missing?

Cheers,

Sandy

ICE is on the plan to implement the next time.
But before i will implement shader compounds and bring back the material preview.

The only solution for now is to use a plugin to convert ICE into real geometry...
Sorry for that.

face

[Sandrust]

Thanks face. No problems.
Can you recommend a plugin to convert the ICE instances into geometry?

Cheers,
Sandy

[face]

Thanks face. No problems.
Can you recommend a plugin to convert the ICE instances into geometry?

Cheers,
Sandy

Hi Sandy,
one of the best with many other options is the emTopolizer from my friend Eric Mootz:
http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emtopolizer2

But there are some other which are free.
One from Guillaume Laforge:
http://www.si-community.com/community/v ... =15&t=1579

And one from Grahame Fuller:
http://www.si-community.com/community/v ... =19&t=3588

Hope this helps,
face

[Sandrust]

Thanks mate, very much appreciated.
Keep up the good work.
Sandy