Branch mode?

[iamVFX]

http://download.autodesk.com/global/doc ... ranch.html



What's that for?

[Daniel Brassard]

The little capital "B" Returns the branch flag using one of the siBranchFlag enum values. The branch flag indicates whether theICETree was added to a Group or to the Selection in branch mode.

Four different hierarchical levels are actually recognized: NODE, BRANCH, TREE, and MODEL (see Dealing with Hierarchy). However, this property always returns the siBranch value when tested on items that are selected or added to a group in BRANCH, TREE, or MODEL mode.

The branch flag is used to determine whether we are referring to the ICETree as a node or as a branch.

Constant Value Description
siNode 0 Node
siBranch 1 Branch
siUnspecified 3 Unspecified
siNotSelected 4 Not selected

[iamVFX]

Thanks, Daniel! It's clear now

[CiaranM]

I didn't think it was possible to apply ICE ops in branch mode....

[iamVFX]

I didn't think it was possible to apply ICE ops in branch mode....

Yea, me too. But SI 2012 SP1 crashes when I'm trying to make it happen

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Application.ApplyOp("ICETree", "Group", "siBranch")

P.S. Hey, I have a ton of bug reports and crash scenarios... can I apply beta? lol

[xsisupport]

ICE trees in Branch mode is not supported.
You used to have to set the env var XSI_UNSUPPORTED_ICE_BRANCH to turn it on, but even then word is it's pretty flakey.

[iamVFX]

You used to have to set the env var XSI_UNSUPPORTED_ICE_BRANCH to turn it on, but even then word is it's pretty flakey.

Thanks, Steve! I'll take that risk