Comments on: Raycast Geometry Instancer for Maya http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya Techniques and workflows for computer graphics, heavily leaning towards V-Ray and Maya Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mayzie http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya/comment-page-1#comment-112 Mayzie Wed, 12 May 2010 01:31:08 +0000 http://mayzie.net/?p=1187#comment-112 When you get that error message, are you using spPaint3D to spread out your xfrog plants everywhere? I think it will only work if you make your xfrog plants into one mesh/object - spPaint3D will only work this way. Just another limitation - that's what working in 3D is all about....Limitations and workarounds. :) When you get that error message, are you using spPaint3D to spread out your xfrog plants everywhere?

I think it will only work if you make your xfrog plants into one mesh/object – spPaint3D will only work this way.

Just another limitation – that’s what working in 3D is all about….Limitations and workarounds. :)

]]> By: simha http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya/comment-page-1#comment-111 simha Tue, 11 May 2010 22:12:28 +0000 http://mayzie.net/?p=1187#comment-111 Hi Mayzie Thanks for the tip .. works likea charm when i try to add my plants (xfrog plants converted to poly) it says Does not compute (hierarchy too complex or whatever) Hi Mayzie
Thanks for the tip .. works likea charm
when i try to add my plants (xfrog plants converted to poly) it says
Does not compute (hierarchy too complex or whatever)

]]> By: Mayzie http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya/comment-page-1#comment-106 Mayzie Mon, 10 May 2010 11:11:43 +0000 http://mayzie.net/?p=1187#comment-106 Hi simha, yes unfortunately instances and input connections do not work with mental ray's proxy system. The best work-flow is to still instance your objects around everywhere, but right at the end you just connect the mip_binrayproxy node to all the new instances you just created. The best way to do it is through this script (as you can perform connections on multiple objects at once): http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/utility-external/misc/c/connectioneditorplus So far I think this is the best solution, until Autodesk can fix this. Hi simha, yes unfortunately instances and input connections do not work with mental ray’s proxy system.

The best work-flow is to still instance your objects around everywhere, but right at the end you just connect the mip_binrayproxy node to all the new instances you just created.

The best way to do it is through this script (as you can perform connections on multiple objects at once):

http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/utility-external/misc/c/connectioneditorplus

So far I think this is the best solution, until Autodesk can fix this.

]]> By: simha http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya/comment-page-1#comment-101 simha Sat, 08 May 2010 17:22:48 +0000 http://mayzie.net/?p=1187#comment-101 it was nice but . it was not able to duplicate with connections Cntrl+D.. not working. only intances.. DO u have any fix around. I need to Duplicate Input connection bcoz i use mentalray proxies.. waiting for your reply ;) it was nice but . it was not able to duplicate with connections Cntrl+D.. not working. only intances..
DO u have any fix around.
I need to Duplicate Input connection bcoz i use mentalray proxies.. waiting for your reply ;)

]]> By: emt http://www.mayzie.net/maya-scripts/raycast-geometry-instancer-for-maya/comment-page-1#comment-76 emt Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:24:36 +0000 http://mayzie.net/?p=1187#comment-76 nice post. thanks. nice post. thanks.

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