Softimage Nvidia Flex

[mr_alca]

The dll libraries from 2.06 are relatively new and they don't work with PCTools. PCTools uses older dll versions. In fact, the PCTools build was just missing a few dlls. This may be because the author of PCTools had a C++ project configured so that not all the necessary libraries were in one place (like mine).

[FXDude]

The dll libraries from 2.06 are relatively new and they don't work with PCTools. PCTools uses older dll versions. In fact, the PCTools build was just missing a few dlls. This may be because the author of PCTools had a C++ project configured so that not all the necessary libraries were in one place (like mine).

Ah !
I thought you were saying the opposite !
( that pcTools worked by adding 2.06 dlls to it's folder )

I tried this installation method, I succeeded. I also realized that PCTools is not compatible with my Flex_To_Si_2.05 plugin, but everything works perfectly when with the flex_to_xsi_2.06 plugin version.

so if I got you right, flex 2.06 can be installed concurrently with PCTools that has flex 2.05 DLL's added to it ?

I didn't try reinstalling Flex after uninstalling everything Flex related, and installing PcTools,
so I'll try to reinstall Flex 2.06

[mr_alca]

so if I got you right, flex 2.06 can be installed concurrently with PCTools that has flex 2.05 DLL's added to it ?

Yes, that's right.

[FXDude]

Yes, that's right.

Hi Mr.Alca,

I can corroborate / confirm everything that you said !

So if anybody wants, here's a pcTools
( with all required DLL libraries & "VizUpdated" sample scenes )
also along with latest flexFluids 2.06
( all working without having to mess-around copying files )

       pcTools-with-Flex-2.06.zip
       ( extract in your "Addons" folder, and the samples where you want )

And here's also some documentation for Flex itself,

      https://gameworksdocs.nvidia.com/FleX/1 ... anual.html

... and 1.10 + 1.20 release notes

     https://gameworksdocs.nvidia.com/FleX/1 ... notes.html

Fluids in 1.20 ( the version in SItoFlex 2.06 ) should have more reliable deforming obstacles, and other things. ( if exposed )

Cheers !

[grifgont]

Yes, that's right.

Hi Mr.Alca,

I can corroborate / confirm everything that you said !

So if anybody wants, here's a pcTools
( with all required DLL libraries & "VizUpdated" sample scenes )
also along with latest flexFluids 2.06
( all working without having to mess-around copying files )

       pcTools-with-Flex-2.06.zip
       ( extract in your "Addons" folder, and the samples where you want )

And here's also some documentation for Flex itself,

      https://gameworksdocs.nvidia.com/FleX/1 ... anual.html

... and 1.10 + 1.20 release notes

     https://gameworksdocs.nvidia.com/FleX/1 ... notes.html

Fluids in 1.20 ( the version in SItoFlex 2.06 ) should have more reliable deforming obstacles, and other things. ( if exposed )

Cheers !

Thanks again!

[SitoH]

Hi,

I need some help..
I'm trying to simplify (sort of) the SItoFlex scenes Pedrito gave us and I'm stuck animating a pin constraint with a cloth or softbody. I'm looking for something similar to XSI's Syflex constraints.
Any advice is much appreciated.

Thx!

[FXDude]

Hi,

I need some help..
I'm trying to simplify (sort of) the SItoFlex scenes Pedrito gave us and I'm stuck animating a pin constraint with a cloth or softbody. I'm looking for something similar to XSI's Syflex constraints.
Any advice is much appreciated.

Thx!

Hi !
sorry about the delay, I found where the pins were defined in the "FLEX_POURING_CLOTH.scn" sample scene ,
---> by a weightmap on the cloth modeling stack
but couldn't find where they were referenced-back in !

Yet I eventually found the weightmap reference in the "PC_Flex Object Data to Array" node in the pointcloud modeling stack
( see selected nodes in picture )



So to animate pins ... the weightmap could perhaps be defined by little spheres that set weightmap values to 1 for the points inside the spheres ?

It also goes without saying that the node setups for "multiphysics" can be somewhat more involving relative to the very simple "flexToXSI" single node for fluids,
yet also aren't -that- bad to figure-out.

In any event, let us know, & cheers !

[SitoH]

Hi FXDude,
Thanks a lot for the tips. I've had quite a busy time and haven't had time to do any more research.
Thank you very much once again for the answer. I'll be back as soon as I find something