[SOLVED] Dynamic fracturing | can't export geometry (.abc)

[neurostudio]

Hey there,

I put together this dynamic fracturing following a tutorial. When I append a rop to export .abc, just the glue constraints splines  get transferred, but not the geometry.

Maybe the groups are not transferring correctly through the hierarchy?

Can't figure out what I am missing. #n00b

Thanks in advance.

Here's the animated .abc I am using and attached is the .hip.

 

breakdance.hip

Edited September 13, 2017 by neurostudio

[Atom]

Are you using the /out context?

Try dropping down an Alembic node in the /out context. You get a lot more controls.

[neurostudio]

6 hours ago, Atom said:

Are you using the /out context?

Try dropping down an Alembic node in the /out context. You get a lot more controls.

Thank you Atom

I can't exactly follow. 

I just placed the ROP_alembic at the end of the hierarchy.

 

[Atom]

That is the SOP context, try dropping down an Alembic node in the /out context.

[neurostudio]

19 hours ago, Atom said:

That is the SOP context, try dropping down an Alembic node in the /out context.

Thank you for this! I'll try to make sense of it and report back!

A friend made me notice there's something weird in the way the connect adjacent points behaves. I'll look in to that as well. 

[neurostudio]

unfortunately even rendering through the /out context doesn't not transfer the actual the geometry.

[kev2]

You were one node away.

Add DOP Import node in SOPs and bring the Packed Frags back in from DOPs. Then File > Export Alembic Scene. 

breakdance.hiplc

[neurostudio]

7 hours ago, kev2 said:

You were one node away.

Add DOP Import node in SOPs and bring the Packed Frags back in from DOPs. Then File > Export Alembic Scene. 

breakdance.hiplc

Thank you so much!!!!!! 

That's silly and really screams #newbie 

[kev2]

Sure thing. We've all been there, Houdini is a minefield of gotchas.