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by Chris_TC
12 May 2011, 18:07
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

' ERROR : 21000-EDIT-PrivateGetCompoundConstructionMode - Unspecified failure - [line 712 in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2012\Application\DSScripts\operators.vbs] ApplyICEOp "Cap Borders", , , siUnspecified ' ERROR : Traceback (most recent call last): ' File "<Script Block 2>...
by Chris_TC
12 May 2011, 14:10
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

xsisupport wrote:Where did you install the .xsiaddon? User location or workgroup?
The default location, I didn't change anything. Location is:
c:\users\username\Autodesk\Softimage_2012\Addons\ICEModelingTools.0.1
by Chris_TC
12 May 2011, 11:51
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

Edit : I saw that you did the refresh. If re-starting Softimage doesn't fix it, it looks like your python install is not good. Can you give us the full error message ? Does Python even come with Windows 7? I never installed this manually. If this is my problem, then I suppose this is the correct do...
by Chris_TC
11 May 2011, 19:30
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

The first installment of the ICE Modeling workshop resulted in this little video and this compound After installing the addon and trying to use the command, Softimage throws an error (Traceback most recent call....) The mailing list says that refreshing the presets in the ICE tree should fix the er...
by Chris_TC
11 May 2011, 16:59
Forum: Rendering
Topic: Mental ray in 2012 - whhhhaaaaatt??
Replies: 3
Views: 2188

Re: Mental ray in 2012 - whhhhaaaaatt??

OK, now I'm really confused. I just rendered a completely different scene: no ICE instances, just a lot of raw geomtry. 600 objects, 4 million triangles, lots of high-res textures, glossy reflections on just about everything, multiple area lights. 2012 took considerably longer to pre-process, but ev...
by Chris_TC
11 May 2011, 15:46
Forum: Rendering
Topic: Mental ray in 2012 - whhhhaaaaatt??
Replies: 3
Views: 2188

Mental ray in 2012 - whhhhaaaaatt??

I just ran some render tests in 2012, and the results have shocked me. I took a scene from 2011 and rendered it in both 2011 and 2012. I changed NO SETTINGS. Pre-processing time is identical in both versions and takes only a few seconds. However the buckets render WAY more slowly in 2012. What is go...
by Chris_TC
11 May 2011, 11:47
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

Thanks, I think I'll give this a try then.
by Chris_TC
10 May 2011, 14:23
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Why S key?
Replies: 42
Views: 4503

Re: Why S key?

As for the ALT navigation, I put the middle of my palm at the edge of the keyboard and ALT/ Spacebar are pretty much the same effort for the thumb. I do all the manipulation and selection with index finger. This works good for navigating, but with the palm at the edge of the keyboard, C and V are c...
by Chris_TC
10 May 2011, 13:02
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Why S key?
Replies: 42
Views: 4503

Re: Why S key?

I don't find it difficult to switch from S navigation to ALT navigation in other applications, but I much prefer S because it allows me to put my hand naturally on the left side of the keyboard, with the pinky on Ctrl, the middle finger on S and the thumb on spacebar. For ALT navigation I need to pu...
by Chris_TC
10 May 2011, 11:49
Forum: ICE Tutorials
Topic: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List
Replies: 20
Views: 5544

Re: ICE Modeling Workshop @ the Mailing List

I enjoy reading the list archive on Google Groups because it contains a ton of great information. However, I find participating extremely bothersome and annoying. I've joined it a few times, but receiving dozens of e-mails every day with no good way to sort them into discussion trees like a forum do...
by Chris_TC
15 Oct 2010, 12:27
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Industry Bias?
Replies: 20
Views: 2440

Re: Industry Bias?

I totally agree. Facerobot and ICE Kine are huge, and yet there's very little training material out.