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Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 4:42 a.m.

Hi there,

i am testing Houdini Apprentice. I try to import some geometries, but no matter what format (obj, ply, etc.) i try to import, the File node says “Unable to read file….”.

I tested it with many different formats. Converted formats using Blender and Meshlab. I tested 2 different installations on 2 different machines and OS's (Windows and OSX). Same problem.

Am I just missing something. I am going slightly mad.


tinyparticle: Member; 175 posts; Joined: Sept. 2014; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 4:45 a.m.

Hi Jens,

Can you share one of the files you are trying to import if possible please ? I would like to see if can import it or not. If I can import it then chances are you are doing something wrong about importing, if not then the chances are that the file may be corrupt.

Jens Cornelis
Hi there,

i am testing Houdini Apprentice. I try to import some geometries, but no matter what format (obj, ply, etc.) i try to import, the File node says “Unable to read file….”.

I tested it with many different formats. Converted formats using Blender and Meshlab. I tested 2 different installations on 2 different machines and OS's (Windows and OSX). Same problem.

Am I just missing something. I am going slightly mad.


anon_user_37409885: Member; 4189 posts; Joined: June 2012; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 4:53 a.m.

Can you try to uncheck the ‘Show sequences as one entry’ option on the file import dialog that pops up.


Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 4:55 a.m.

Here you go. Thanks in advance!

Attachments:
test.obj.zip (674.2 KB)


Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:01 a.m.

It's even worse. When i uncheck “Show sequences as one entry” option, the file can be read, but it is modified such that it has 0 faces, vertices, etc. After having opened it in Houdini, it is broken. Before, it is fine.

Edit: Okay, i cannot reproduce this behaviour. It happened for 2 files i tested. But did not happen anymore since then.


anon_user_37409885: Member; 4189 posts; Joined: June 2012; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:06 a.m.

working in H13.0.545

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tinyparticle: Member; 175 posts; Joined: Sept. 2014; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:07 a.m.

Works for me.

Attachments:
test_obj.jpg (72.0 KB)


Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:11 a.m.

This is what I am doing:

1) File -> Import -> Geometry
2) Select File from Desktop directory

Am I missing something?

I am using H13.0.547


anon_user_37409885: Member; 4189 posts; Joined: June 2012; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:15 a.m.

If you're using OsX Yosemite try launching Houdini from the ‘Houdini Shell.terminal’ in the Utilities folder.

just type ‘houdini’ and press enter.


tinyparticle: Member; 175 posts; Joined: Sept. 2014; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:17 a.m.

Both importing from file menu or dropping in a geometry node and reading the file from within works for me. I suspect you may have disk permission issues. Try putting the file to a different location on drive and importing from there.


Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 5:17 a.m.

I am having the problem on both, Yosemite and Windows 8.

Attachments:
Bildschirmfoto 2014-10-24 um 11.16.03.png (609.8 KB)


Jens Cornelis: Member; 7 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 6:01 a.m.

It works. But only in Houdini FX. I accidentially started Houdini. Where is the difference?


tinyparticle: Member; 175 posts; Joined: Sept. 2014; Offline

Oct. 24, 2014 10:34 a.m.

Also works in apprentice for me.

Attachments:
test.png (311.2 KB)

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