don't use self feeding of matrices

meaning

A = A x B

instead use a third party control that matches A like

A = B x C

This way when you move C it wont re-evaluate the Tree on itself like it happens if you use self.kine.global

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Getting is ok. I was mentioning the Setting. Something like, using an Array of References in the Set Data.

Another thing I miss with references is setting stuff to a group.

Say, having the Set Data In Name getting fed by a group Out Name.

Or is this possible.

Rigging a character with BendOp, I've noticed that unlke other packages, Softimage Bend's Angle is not tied with Radius. I like it that way, but for this task I needed it to be tied. Here's a fix with ICE. The attached compound is a very simplistic implementation that will need tweaking to work in s...

Yes, I also feel ICE could have more options for references. You can't store references. The only way to switch is with First Valid Which isn't great, and a "String to Reference" could help a lot. I was before in the same situation as you wanting to use select case to manage references, no...

https://vimeo.com/77560147

I did another iteration on the compoun with a lot more options but the UV transfer was screwed up If the input meshes aren't just one. In your case it's a box, so I guess it's alright. If you want I can share it.

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PS: Topology nodes are slow aren't they?

Being able to control the cluster population would be great to drive common operators using said cluster. Weight map won't cut here because it's edge selection. Anyways I've found several solutions on Mailing list: 1 - Use EdgeCrease attribute. 2 - This script by Martin Yara. Should be in rray :D 3 ...

I don't want to change the cluster selection input to drive something in ICE. I want to actually change the cluster with ICE to drive something out of ICE, with the cluster. Take this simple example: If element posY is less than 2, then it belongs to the cluster. Now if I have an Edge Bevel applied ...

Tried to use clusters. I've thought it was the rational thing to do, but apparently I cannot set them.
http://screencast.com/t/fWVYswfaBlu5

How do you guys go about this?

Can Python create on-thefly Trees to return values or such?


Thanks

http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4000

Looks nice. Thanks

Hello.
Thanks for the replies!

@Matheus
Vladimir Jankijevic on the mailing list pointed out exactly that trick. Will serve me well for other situations. Thanks
http://xsi.jankin.com/dump/closetsLocationSelf.zip

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Ok, thanks.
Need to read more about Simulated ICE Trees and caching.

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Trying to make a setup where part of a mesh glues into another part (same mesh) after envelope deformation, etc, etc. Basically: If vertices in point-cluster-X distance less than 0.1 from polygons in polygon-cluster-Y then they go to the closest location in polygon-cluster-Y . The math parth I got i...

Hello again. The recent news kind of cut the will to learn more ICE :( But still nothing is completely lost with knowledge :) I'm trying to "get data" from a specific time. I'm used in LightWave to Denis Pontonnier nodes where I can have the data to be relative (with or without offset) or ...

I have a lot to read here. While not streamlined I circuvent some issues with Topology only in Modeling stack by cloning the object. Then I can have whatever I want in Shape and Animation and then another Modeling stack. The issue with clones is new clusters in the source won't be transferred to the...