Export hair from XSI_

[Magog]

Hi,
I wanted to know if there is a way to export from XSI the hair & fur in Octane .
I did several tests but I have not come to any solution.
Maybe you can do with ICE, but I'm not very practical to use it..

Tnx in advanced!

[face]

I haven´t the intention to add hair to the plugin.
But you can use melena from StudioNEST to convert hairs to strands.

http://opensource.nestanimation.com/melena.html

face

[Magog]

Uh!
Ok, tnx face!

[adrencg]

I was just playing around with this...

I used save rendermesh addon. Make a thin strip which will be a single hair. Use the hair instancing feature to use the strip. Use save rendermesh to export and OBJ. Works.

[Magog]

Hi!
I tried using this method.
I created a bunch of grass, and with ICE have created instances on the geometry.
With the addon Rendermesh I created the file obj.
Imported the obj file in XSI and after exported to Octane.
The result has been obtained even, if I should bring the rate to 150000 issuer frim Surface, and do not weigh anything in XSI.
so, with the rendermesh obj, we are more than 3 million polygons!
Unthinkable, especially with large works on outdoor ..






I hope that the instances in Octane come soon.

[adrencg]

Magog, I don't have a chance to try it for myself right now, but when you use ICE for instancing, will the geometry bend to the strand, like it does for Hair?

[Magog]

Hi Adren.
With this way, I don't use Hair.
I made a easy geometry, and with ICE I've create instancing.

[Magog]

Hi, other scene.
I was inspired by this post: http://www.refractivesoftware.com/forum ... =21&t=6864









Although it is a kind of fake, I think the result is quite satisfactory, considering the vram exploited.

[face]

That looks realy good

face

[DI2011]

I´ve Tried to download Melena and I just Found the Source Code and SP2011+...

Is there an Addon file or Do I have to transform these codes in a Addon file? I don´t know to do this and I need to use strands to make some types of carpets.

Can someone help me how to install melena?

I´m Using Softimage 2011.

Thanks