Olivier Thériault
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VEX: Best way to check if primitive is packed? {[SOLVED]} Nov. 11, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
Super! Thanks!
Viewing result without s@instancefile is super fast, why? Nov. 11, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Arg! I misunderstood what you were explaining. It doesn't work in my case.
The thing about my HDA, its super important that it outputs the s@instancefile to the next node. My HDA is made to be placed in a daisy chain. If I loose the s@instancefile along the way, I'm screwed.
If only there was a way that the display flag on my HDA would not have the s@instancefile BUT, the output would have the s@instancefile... I'm starting to think I'll need to have 2 outputs:
output 0: No s@instancefile (the displayed one)
output 1: with s@instancefile
...and I'll have to be careful to always use the second output to continue de daisy chain.
The thing about my HDA, its super important that it outputs the s@instancefile to the next node. My HDA is made to be placed in a daisy chain. If I loose the s@instancefile along the way, I'm screwed.
If only there was a way that the display flag on my HDA would not have the s@instancefile BUT, the output would have the s@instancefile... I'm starting to think I'll need to have 2 outputs:
output 0: No s@instancefile (the displayed one)
output 1: with s@instancefile
...and I'll have to be careful to always use the second output to continue de daisy chain.
Viewing result without s@instancefile is super fast, why? Nov. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
malexander: Thanks, this actually sounds like a great workaround. I'll test it out!
tamte: I'm very aware of that problem. In my case, its nothing to be worried about. I won't render my HDA directly.
tamte: I'm very aware of that problem. In my case, its nothing to be worried about. I won't render my HDA directly.