Hey David... Do you have 64 bit versions of the realflow plugins for lightwave? If so could you share them with me?
@DavidRidlen
2 ай бұрын
Yes. Are you on FB or LinkedIn?
@bryphi77
2 ай бұрын
@@DavidRidlen I found them already, but thanks anyway David. Some one put a lot of love into building those plugs. Very surprised how much effort someone put into those. The only issue I am having is that on reload of scene the deform replacement plug does not update automatically. Files are set right, but wont play the sequence until I reselect the files. Was really surprised at the depth of these tools. I was able to save out a bunch of different vertex maps with .MD file format... and get access to them in LW. There is a lot of really cool stuff that can be done with those vertex maps and using dps nearest point to extract the data from the maps... and use it in other areas of LW. Also the wet map export works well too.
@DavidRidlen
2 ай бұрын
@@bryphi77 Not sure what issue you are describing. But I only have plugs that work correctly in 2015 or 11.6. The 2018 version wont update BIN mesh surfaces, which negates the whole point. Next Limit gave me a 2020 version, but does not work, and they wont fix. But, download link for the versions I have- app.box.com/shared/static/vg60c2igphbuqkwhzp5muqswlmurooll.zip In 2015 version, have to use a different plug version to export/cache LW meshes with deforms on them, into RF. But can always export legacy LWO mesh sequence from RF that renders in any version. Moblur works with a repeating envelope on the embedded morf. Newer RF solvers dont export legacy LWOs, but there is a way to trick them into it, by renaming the cached files, and inputting those into the older solver. Wet maps can sometimes be finicky. I also have a workaround to fake wet maps from an isolated shadow pass, from wherever the fluid mesh casts onto the container. Then combine the render for an additive "trail" effect. I consulted with some guy many years ago, who developed the RF plugs in his spare time. Would love to get someone to update these plugs to work in 2020+ Or, wish for another BINs loader. Or, wish LW would read Alembic particles WITH moblur.
@bryphi77
2 ай бұрын
@@DavidRidlen I'm on 2015, and have been able to get bin and md files to export fine with working motion blur... even working with octane as well. I did see with the legacy mesher the option to export Lwos, but it does not export the same vertex maps for age, and force, and curvature. The issue I am having is that the deform replacement plug does not replay the sequence on reload. It does write out an lwo place holder into the folder so it doesn't give a missing file error on reload, but the sequence still wont play back unless I go into the plug and reselect the bin/md sequence. It's not a huge issue, but limits me to rendering locally (not on a farm).I have two versions of the plugs. If I open them in a hex editor it looks like one says 2015... and the other says 2015.2. Both are giving me the same error. I did test most of the the plugs. I was able to save out animations in sd format and bring them with textures and deforms into RF. I was also able to bring lw particles into RF as well. I would imagine that trying to import the sd file back into lw will give me the same issue with not saving with the scene properly....I didn't test that yet. I will test out these versions you posted and see if they help. Are you on discord?
@DavidRidlen
2 ай бұрын
I dont get that error in 2015.3, with my version of the plug, file size 261kb. Size/date is how I distinguish versions. @@bryphi77
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