RE: constraints dropping off reference model components

Date : Sun, 2 Jul 2006 23:37:10 +0100
To : <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
From : "kim aldis" <kim(at)aldis.org.uk>
Subject : RE: constraints dropping off reference model components

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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> Sent: 02 July 2006 21:48
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: constraints dropping off reference model components
> 
> Last time I played with that, I found that objects always have the
> "closest" model name as the  prefix. So if an object is under model
> "ModelB" and "ModelB" is under "ModelA", then object's fullname is
> "ModelB.objectname".
[kim aldis] 

I know, but this is wrong. It should be ModelA.ModelB.objectname. What I've
never understood is why it would need to be anything other than.

> Also, when dealing with saving actions and the likes accross nested
> models, I once or twice noticed that the "lowest" Mixer (the one of
> ModelB for example) would "copy" itself onto all parents that are
> models. Messy. Not sure if this is still the case in XSI 5.11 though.
[kim aldis] 

In 5.1 and 5.11, any nested models don't have any of their objects stored in
the action. They're completely left out. AARRGGHH!!!!

> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Bernard
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/2/06, kim aldis <kim(at)aldis.org.uk> wrote:
> > I don't think nested models preserve the <model>.<object> conventions
> > down the nestings. That could be causing all sorts of problems,
> > including possible the action saving thing. That seems like a rather
> > obvious and unpleasant oversight to me.
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