Getting Back data from DOPs

[Akabane]

Yo there, i'm trying to use some points i've scattered on a geometry to create a particle fluid sim, and it works. In DOPs I created a ParticleFluidObj and pointed it to my sopobj (+merge+gravity) and it's all good.

But now i want to fetch the geometry back at SOP level after running the dynamics, and i saw that DOPImport has the "fetch geo from DOP" function.

Well, i pointed the "DOP network" to the actual dopnet (say, "/obj/dopnet1"), and in the geometry path i put `dopobjscreatedby("/obj/dopnet1/particlefluidobject1")`.

But nothing shows up. Does someone know why?

I saw that the synthax is the same (using the particlefluid shelf tool), but i don't know why i don't get any geometry back.

Any clues?

EDIT: Btw, why I have to use the ` symbols to embrace the expression? I usually don't use it (in SOPs thou).

PS: Another thing: usually, here on MacOSX, Alt+\ creates the `, but in Houdini when i do Alt+\ nothing shows up. Any tips? (I'm using an Italian keyboard, maybe that's why?)

Thanks!

Edited May 4, 2010 by Akabane

[anim]

it will import only points so you need to check Display Points in the viewport to see them

or append Add SOP and convert them to particles

or as in Particle Fluid setup append Particle Fluid Surface to convert them to surface

if you want to import what you see in dops you need to write Geometry/Visualization into Geometry Path Data

you need to use `` symbols to embrace expression only in string parameters, otherwise it is considered as string