icecache support

[ZePilOt]

Would be nice to have Xsi particle format support, described here :

http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/index.php/Icecache_File_Format

[aselle]

It is relatively easy to add new file formats to partio. Simply write a reader/writer io class (take a look at GEO.cpp for a simple ascii example). We don't use ice at Disney so this is not likely a huge priority on my front, but I will accept a patch that adds this support.

[ghost]

Is it still in progress? Thanks!

[redpawfx]

If I can get my hands on some simple test files for ice-cache I may be able to hack something together for this.
Can anybody give me a simple 10-50 particle file as an example output ? in some sort of shape like a circle or straight line in X Y and Z or something like that?

[ghost]

redpawfx, sure! Here a circle and a line with some attributes: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10965660/ice_stuff/icecache.zip

[redpawfx]

Thanks, I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise anything on any sort of timeline. Stay tuned.

[ghost]

No problem, John. Thanks for your response

[fgochez]

The original link to the format description seems not to work (at least, on Firefox under Ubuntu). Here is an alternative:
http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/index.php?title=Icecache_File_Format

[redpawfx]

I am in the process of merging a patch file from MadCrew to the redpawfx fork, to support IceCache but I still don't have access to XSI software to generate any test data..

The dropbox link from procedural above went stale, can anybody else provide me with some test data?

just a circle and "stick" of particles or something simple. I'd like to test this out and special thanks to
the MadCrew guy(s) for the format update.

-j

[ghost]

Sorry, John, for some reason i haven't received email notification. The link is updated, it should work now. There is a circle with Color and ID attributes