----- Original Message -----=20
From: brad friedman=20
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: ref model looses the shape connections
this is a known and reported bug.... waiting for them to get around to =
fixing it.
best bet is to use something other than link with and link with =
orientation to connect the shapes to the controls.
for example, I wrote the following addon back for 4.2
http://xsi.fie.us/orientationDrivenShapes/
have not used it in at least 6 months... don't know if it works =
anymore.
-brad
Frank Lenhard <franky(at)ixdream.com> wrote:
huhu,
i run into another problem that seems quite strange and dangerous at
the same time.
i got a character, rigged in a model. he got a face rig with quite a
lot of shapes, that are connected to several clusters in his head.
the mixer weights are controled by "linked with" expressions. (is
there a name for these kind of expressions? like driven keys?)
when i reference the model into a new scene everything is fine. i =
can
control the shapes via the controls.
after saving and reloading i get SOMETIMES and error 3000 that it =
cant
connect to the clusters. then all the shape animation is gone
naturally and the controls dont have influence any more.
its not that the model looses the shape keys, its that the linked =
with
connections are gone!
i tried to reference in with prefix and without prefix. for some
strange reason it works sometimes and sometimes not.
anyone knows about this and got a cure?
i am trying to do my final student film for animationmentor in xsi =
and
spent the last 3 weeks digging into rigging. so far i got my
characters set up fine and would like to use referenced models in my
shots. i expect to have to update the rig/shapes while i am =
animating
along, so i suspect the ref models would be the way to go.
i COULD live with real models and switching them by hand, if i must.
ciao
franky
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ref model looses =
the shape=20
connections</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>this is a known and reported bug.... waiting for them to get =
around to=20
fixing it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>best bet is to use something other than link with and link with=20
orientation to connect the shapes to the controls.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>for example, I wrote the following addon back for 4.2</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A=20
=
href=3D"http://xsi.fie.us/orientationDrivenShapes/";>http://xsi.fie.us/ori=
entationDrivenShapes/</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>have not used it in at least 6 months... don't know if it works=20
anymore.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-brad<BR><BR><B><I>Frank Lenhard =
<franky(at)ixdream.com></I></B>=20
wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">huhu,<BR><BR>i=20
run into another problem that seems quite strange and dangerous =
at<BR>the=20
same time.<BR>i got a character, rigged in a model. he got a face =
rig with=20
quite a<BR>lot of shapes, that are connected to several clusters in =
his=20
head.<BR>the mixer weights are controled by "linked with" =
expressions.=20
(is<BR>there a name for these kind of expressions? like driven=20
keys?)<BR>when i reference the model into a new scene everything is =
fine. i=20
can<BR>control the shapes via the controls.<BR>after saving and =
reloading i=20
get SOMETIMES and error 3000 that it cant<BR>connect to the =
clusters. then=20
all the shape animation is gone<BR>naturally and the controls dont =
have=20
influence any more.<BR>its not that the model looses the shape keys, =
its=20
that the linked with<BR>connections are gone!<BR><BR>i tried to =
reference in=20
with prefix and without prefix. for some<BR>strange reason it works=20
sometimes and sometimes not.<BR>anyone knows about this and got a=20
cure?<BR><BR>i am trying to do my final student film for =
animationmentor in=20
xsi and<BR>spent the last 3 weeks digging into rigging. so far i got =
my<BR>characters set up fine and would like to use referenced models =
in=20
my<BR>shots. i expect to have to update the rig/shapes while i am=20
animating<BR>along, so i suspect the ref models would be the way to =
go.<BR>i=20
COULD live with real models and switching them by hand, if i=20
must.<BR><BR>ciao<BR>franky<BR><BR>---<BR>Unsubscribe? Mail=20
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