$JOB variable in primitive string attribute does not get evaluate

[Aaron Auty]

I am attempting to use an unevaluated $JOB variable to switch predefined texture sets feeding one ubershader.

 

I have "diffMap" promoted on my shader, and a primitive string attribute "diffmap" with the value. ${JOB}/path/to/my/textures.rat (I have tried '$JOB' as well)

 

If I remove the primitive string attibute, and manually enter  "${JOB}/path/to/my/textures.rat" into the promoted "diffMap" slot, it evaluates correctly. Will I need to get into some sort of string reformatting on the promoted parameter?

 

 

Difficult to share a .hip with the $JOB variable... Hope the above makes sense.

 

Cheers,

Aaron.

[fathom]

first off, make sure your diffMap primitive value is working -- use a full path to your texture.

 

assuming that's working, then you may need to pass an evaluated version of the path.  which should be fine, i would think.  $JOB evaluated at the time of assignment vs at the time of rendering shouldn't be a big difference unless you've got pre-baked geo.  if that's the case, then you can separate your $JOB portion of the path out of the assignment in your geo and then pass $JOB to your shader as a separate parm and recombine in your shader.

[anim]

I don't think the string attributes are ever being expanded at rendertime, mantra will simply use the string as the texture map and "${JOB}/path/to/my/textures.rat" is obviously not a valid path

so either make sure your attribute contains expanded path to the textures, or do what Miles said and combine in the shader

[Aaron Auty]

first off, make sure your diffMap primitive value is working -- use a full path to your texture.

 

assuming that's working, then you may need to pass an evaluated version of the path.  which should be fine, i would think.  $JOB evaluated at the time of assignment vs at the time of rendering shouldn't be a big difference unless you've got pre-baked geo.  if that's the case, then you can separate your $JOB portion of the path out of the assignment in your geo and then pass $JOB to your shader as a separate parm and recombine in your shader.

 

Great idea! Thanks for the tip.