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by BenR
14 Nov 2013, 03:01
Forum: Programming
Topic: How do you stop PPG's popping up?
Replies: 11
Views: 1943

Re: How do you stop PPG's popping up?

EricTRocks wrote:I think the autoinspect now automatically switches back no?
Dunno. Do you mean when a function returns or fails, or when Soft is restarted?
by BenR
13 Nov 2013, 18:59
Forum: Programming
Topic: How do you stop PPG's popping up?
Replies: 11
Views: 1943

Re: How do you stop PPG's popping up?

When I need to do this I use the same command as Hirazi but I apply it using a function decorator which temporarily sets values while a function runs. It's from Patrick Boucher and the code is here . It's also described on this blog post . So you just include the tempSetValues decorator code and the...
by BenR
12 Nov 2013, 17:14
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Announcing Redshift - Biased GPU Renderer
Replies: 157
Views: 42699

Re: Announcing Redshift - Biased GPU Renderer

interview of Redshift, Nicolas Burtnyk (CEO) : http://www.3d-test.com/contenu.php?id=2747 Thanks for the link! Interesting interview. One message though is that OpenCL is on the "long-term roadmap" and they haven't done much work on it yet. Perhaps it should not be on Redshift's "com...
by BenR
02 Nov 2013, 14:02
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Announcing Redshift - Biased GPU Renderer
Replies: 157
Views: 42699

Re: Announcing Redshift - Biased GPU Renderer

McNistor wrote:Any support for OpenCL coming in the future?
Radeon cards are cheaper and stronger than nvidia's which I ditched a while ago.
Well here's the "coming soon" page: https://www.redshift3d.com/products/coming-soon
No idea about timeline.
by BenR
03 Oct 2013, 18:32
Forum: News
Topic: No more upgrades (from 2015 onwards)!!!
Replies: 23
Views: 3622

Re: No more upgrades (from 2015 onwards)!!!

What are the subscription prices for the suites which include Softimage? (North America).
by BenR
03 Oct 2013, 15:48
Forum: News
Topic: No more upgrades (from 2015 onwards)!!!
Replies: 23
Views: 3622

Re: No more upgrades (from 2015 onwards)!!!

Given the current penalties for upgrading without subscription, it doesn't seem like that much of a change. At first I thought it was going to be rental only Adobe-style.
by BenR
02 Oct 2013, 21:23
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: AutoPack and CellPack for Softimage
Replies: 2
Views: 710

Re: AutoPack and CellPack for Softimage

It was promoted as part of a CGSociety challenge. ePMV is a nice tool if you do biomedical or chemical stuff. It doesn't look like there has been much recent development on the Softimage plugin.
by BenR
24 Sep 2013, 16:10
Forum: News
Topic: 3delight 4.0 for Softimage
Replies: 6
Views: 2177

Re: 3delight 4.0 for Softimage

Hirazi Blue wrote:That's great news. Thanks! The release notes can be found here BTW. ;)

edit: I still get the warning (in the free version) that only 2 cores are used... :-\
Hmm, can you tell by Task Manager how many threads are being used?
by BenR
24 Sep 2013, 05:10
Forum: News
Topic: 3delight 4.0 for Softimage
Replies: 6
Views: 2177

Re: 3delight 4.0 for Softimage

3Delight 4.0.1 has been released. I haven't downloaded it yet but it seems like most of the features have been gradually released in the 3.x series. They have also increased the free version from 2 to 4 cores.
by BenR
04 Sep 2013, 18:19
Forum: ICE
Topic: ICE Booleans video
Replies: 6
Views: 2035

Re: ICE Booleans video

Sure, but it will take me some time. Maybe you could try the free version of Implosia first. I believe it is here: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1760
by BenR
04 Sep 2013, 17:23
Forum: ICE
Topic: ICE Booleans video
Replies: 6
Views: 2035

Re: ICE Booleans video

As I recall, the boolean operations are based on the open-source Carve CSG library . There was a free version of Implosia early on and you might still be able to get it. I also made a custom ICE node based on Carve but I never packaged and released it since Implosia was available. If someone needs i...
by BenR
02 Sep 2013, 16:13
Forum: General & Troubleshooting
Topic: Souscription Gold Service ???
Replies: 14
Views: 2792

Re: Souscription Gold Service ???

I try to phone, but nobody seems to answer. I will keep you informed. I open a new technical case, and I get back an automatic answer from... Stephen Blair !!! I do not know that Solid Angle is handling Softimage technical support ! By the way, do you know if arnold support rendermap ? PS Thanks fo...
by BenR
27 Aug 2013, 17:21
Forum: News
Topic: Maya LT
Replies: 114
Views: 18266

Re: Autodesk goes Adobe

luceric wrote:Maya LT, 50$/Month
I would have gone with "Maya Foundation."

That TomsHardware page is down right now. $50/month seems kind of high to me if the perpetual license is $795.

Ben
by BenR
20 Aug 2013, 21:07
Forum: News
Topic: Cycles render engine released with permissive license
Replies: 10
Views: 2711

Re: Cycles render engine released with permissive license

Just to emphasize the amount of work that translator plugins are, this is from the Softimage mailing list when V-Ray for SI was finally released: From our point of view, 80% of the coding and support effort goes into the translator plugins. Those years of development for V-Ray for Softimage were spe...
by BenR
19 Aug 2013, 20:50
Forum: News
Topic: Some news from Siggraph
Replies: 247
Views: 33572

Re: Some news from Siggraph

What is the subscription cost for the suites? Not sure how to find it on the Autodesk sites. Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2014 Priced from: £7,500.00 From Autodesk Store. Sorry, what I meant was, if you upgrade to a suite, then what is the annual subscription maintenance price?
by BenR
19 Aug 2013, 20:33
Forum: News
Topic: Some news from Siggraph
Replies: 247
Views: 33572

Re: Some news from Siggraph

it wouldn't surprise me if they made a premium suite upgrade deal in the future. On a related subject, I noticed that there is a deal now on the web site to upgrade to the ultimate suite (all three apps) for the same price as the premium suite (max or maya + softimage) From the Softimage weekly new...