Reference model question 2005-05-09 - By Andy Jones
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That won't happen if we make the reference models local prior to
rendering, though, will it? Or does this problem stem from nested
instances?
-Andy
Matt Lind wrote:
> Not only that, the tag IDs change every frame too.
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> Re: Reference model question
> Date : Mon, 09 May 2005 20:05:45 -0400
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>> From : Brad Friedman <xsibrad(at)fie.us>
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> Subject : Re: Reference model question
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> I doubt this will have an impact, but I'll mention it anyway.
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> if you use the mental ray tag file output to generate masks per
> object, you will run into problems with this. All instances will have
> the same tag color in the pass.
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> -brad
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> Andy Jones wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I have a general question about reference models. Does anyone know if
> there are any issues I'm likely to encounter using instances with
> reference models? I know there can be problems with nested models in
> general, as mentioned in a recent post. The project involves a house
> with pieces of furniture. We're planning to use reference models for
> the individual furniture models. What we'd like to have is:
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> Chair Model (reference)
> ---> Leg Model
> ---> Leg Model (instance)
> ---> Leg Model (instance)
> ---> Leg Model (instance)
> Chair Model (instance)
> Chair Model (instance)
> Chair Model (instance)
>
> Does anyone know if this is likely to cause problems? I don't think
> we'd need to have any links into the scene from beneath the Leg Model
> null. Hopefully this doesn't cause problems, as it seems like it's
> really the only sensible way to organize the geometry...
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
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