Sweet! But... I can't find anywhere in the preferences where to set
XSI to use the XML file.
regards
Stefan Andersson
On 9/20/07, Sebastian Faber <sebastian.faber(at)liga01.de> wrote:
> you can add an entry for setting the workgroup and in your xs.bat then start
> xsi
> This looks similar like this...
>
> :: setting workgroup path
> xsi -w ...\XSIWorkgroup\XSI_6.x\ -silent -continue
>
> :: start
> start "" "%liSIPath%%XSI_VER%\Application\bin\xsi.exe" %*
>
>
> the project-list can be saved and reloaded as an xml-file (you can set up
> this behavior in the preferences). So you can overwrite this xml before
> starting xsi. Or parsing it with a python or perl script...
>
> Sebastian
>
>
>
>
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> Von: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] Im Auftrag von
> Stefan Andersson
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. September 2007 09:50
> An: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Betreff: "Dynamic" Workgroups
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm currently trying to implement XSI into our pipeline and getting a
> few "issues" that I'm wondering how other people solve.
>
> ( what we do now)
> We have a launcher that starts Maya which sets the $ENV and paths for
> the shot and project that you are working on. So all plugins and
> shaders are loaded on "per project basis". This is also so that the
> plugins/shaders are saved withing the project and can there for be
> backed up and restored and nothing is missing. Rayrc's for mental ray
> are also stored in this faschion, so a submit to the farm links it to
> the local rayrc for the project.
>
> ( what I try to do )
> I need to start xsi with "xsi -w [path to workgroup], but this
> launches a command promt and don't start xsi, and my guess is that the
> startup would take a loooong time :)
>
> Also, I would like to change the Project List depending on how you
> start XSI. As we know the project list in XSI can easily grow to
> enourmous proportion if the user isn't active and sort and delete the
> list manually. So a workgroup projectlist would be very useful.
>
> ( help? )
> So I'm all ears to hear what other people do.
>
> regards
> Stefan Andersson
>
>
>
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