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Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 4:21 pm
by vitgaus
Hello everybody!
After reading the forum threads and googling a lot there is still an open question for me: how to make ALEMBIC in Max for use with standalone?
I've tried japanise plugin from here
http://www.dfx.co.jp/dftalk/?p=5916 and got a ABC file which can be opend in standalone but without materials separation and cameras. So, in this post I offer to share with experience of possible workflow with export Alembic from Max to standalone.
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 2:18 am
by emihich
I know both plugins and Digital frontier limitations.
if they only released a new version !
Excortex Crate is very good
I am sure it Will export cameras and even particles , however
it is more US$ 400 on your budget.
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:31 am
by Karba
I am working on exported from the plugin to standalone
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:49 am
by vitgaus
Excortex Crate is very good
yeah, true and hence not an optimal solution for Alembic
I am working on exported from the plugin to standalone
This is good news!
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:27 am
by thenomad
EDIT: Ignore me, apparently .orbx is supported since 1.53. Downloading and installing now!
Reference:
http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic. ... hilit=orbx
Any update on the likely arrival time of a MAX -> Octane exporter (presumably .orbx?) ?
This is currently a major blocker on my workflow, to the point that I'm considering swapping my Autodesk subscription over to Maya to get access to the Maya .orbx export!
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:11 pm
by thenomad
OK, I've now tested the export from Max, and it's great!
Only one issue - it seems that it only exports a single camera?
Is there any way to export multiple cameras without exporting the scene multiple times? I've tried exporting them through Exocortex Crate, but sadly it only recognises standard MAX cameras, not Octane ones...
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:43 am
by Karba
thenomad wrote:OK, I've now tested the export from Max, and it's great!
Only one issue - it seems that it only exports a single camera?
Is there any way to export multiple cameras without exporting the scene multiple times? I've tried exporting them through Exocortex Crate, but sadly it only recognises standard MAX cameras, not Octane ones...
It is quite complicated to export multiple cameras in 3dsmax plugin with current workflow.
Re: Alembic from Max to standalone
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:04 pm
by emihich
The Exporter from the Max plugin really works Great.