RE: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6

["Kim Aldis" <XSI(at)kim-aldis.co.uk>]

Title: Re: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6

As a user, I think 99% of the problems we have with import/export plugins for 3^rd party products has to do with inexperience with XSI on the 3^rd party part. They’re usually just muddle through with what knowledge they can glean in a relatively short time. To be fair, it takes a while to get good with the SDK but even so, it’s up to them to make sure their product works. I can think of many very easy ways I could have made the Realflow io plugin way more useful than it actually was. Aside from the things that were obviously broken in it.

 

From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Halfdan Ingvarsson
Sent: 09 January 2007 16:37
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6

 

We don't think there's any particular need to inform them that what they're doing is wrong when the correct method has been spelt out for them for a good while now in the SDK documentation. Operators don't evaluate using scene time, they evaluate using the time given, it's as simple as that.

 

 - ½

 

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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM on behalf of Chris Marshall
Sent: Tue 09-Jan-07 08:36
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6

Do Soft inform plugin manufacturers of changes such as this, so they're
aware their software doesn't work any more?


Halfdan Ingvarsson wrote:
> The difference now is that we don't shift the current time on the timeline when rendering. Instead we insist that operators actually evaluate based on the time passed to them, rather than the current time. Y'know. As they should've been doing in the first place.
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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM on behalf of Kim Aldis
> Sent: Tue 09-Jan-07 06:48
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6
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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris Marshall
> Sent: 09 January 2007 11:44
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Weird Realflow problem in XSI 6
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> Way Hey! That works!
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> Excelent!
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> So where do you think the problems lies?
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> Either in Spain or Montreal.
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