Grendizer
Sept. 14, 2014 12:49:29
Hi all;
What's the best way to import Softimage XSI objects into Houdini?
No rig or animation here, only modelling, materials and texturing.
Thanks!
David
sekow
Sept. 14, 2014 13:37:21
materials would be difficult or impossible.
I would suggest alembic, but a simple obj does the job too. fbx is okish, wouldn't touch anything autodesk anymore though
Grendizer
Sept. 16, 2014 11:05:33
Thanks a lot Sekow. It's a pity alambic doesn't carry materials and textures. Well , re-creating them will be a nice Houdini training 8)
Grendizer
Sept. 21, 2014 18:40:33
hello there
So I imported my Alembic file from XSI. It's a hierarchy of object.
I selected the top node in this imported hierarchy : “alembicarchive1” then in the parameters, in “load as”, I chose “Houdini geometry”.
But I don't understand why I can't select anything? When I click the black Arrow its doesn't seem to work on the polygonal objects…
:roll:
Grendizer
Sept. 22, 2014 05:49:00
Ok I found it, in the alembicarchive1's parameters, I had to press the button “build or update hierarchy”! Thanks Grendizer