Re: [Golaem Crowd] Abridged summary of crowd-list@golaem.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

[Akie Prapas]

Hello Nicolas

Thank you for your reply and video!

As per your video, that workflow is simple and it works in a sim that I have setup with the characters in a platoon formation.

In this example, I added the characters in a theater setting and the simple application of the lookAt node does not activate the 'boneName' option in the node

It's a very simple setup that I'm using to test.

Hoping you can point me in the right direction please!

Thank you much

Akie

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Layout Tool - LookAt and FaceTo not responding

Akie Prapas <akie....@latelieranimation.com>: Jan 18 02:11PM -0500 Hello   Using Golam 8.2.1 - 2022/09/23 - PR2636 in MAYA2020.4   Hoping you can point me in the right direction please I'm using the Layout tool to modify cached sims The transform tools as well as ...more

Nicolas Chaverou <nicolas....@golaem.com>: Jan 19 09:49AM +0100 Hey Akie,   Made a video which walk you through those two Layout Nodes Let us know if that helped https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyo1sezl099l39v/lookAt.mp4?dl=0   Best,   ---     +33 (0)2 99 27 21 44 ...more

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[Akie Prapas]

Hello again Nicolas

Maybe this might help debug...?

Some more testing revealed a weird gremlin
If I only cache a single entity type active in the poptool (man or woman), then the lookAt works instantly in the layout editor

Simple platoon setup then alternated between man and woman
lookAt will not activate when both are cached together

Thanks again

Akie

[Nicolas Chaverou]

Hey there,

Any chance you're mixing characters from different types ?

I'd recommend filtering your characters by type using a Selector Expression as a Filter

https://golaem.com/content/doc/golaem-crowd-documentation/entity-selector

Let me know if that helps

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[Nicolas Chaverou]

The reason for this is : Entity Types with different Character Files may not share the same hierarchy / bone indices

If multiple Files are selected, the UI can not know which boneId should be selected

Hence the Selector filters :)

Btw, you're answering on the digest rather than the original ticket thread

N.

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[Nicolas Chaverou]

Hey there

You apparently did not get my answers

Please keep the list or the Golaem support cced to all your messages

1st message

Any chance you're mixing characters from different types ?

I'd recommend filtering your characters by type using a Selector Expression as a Filter

https://golaem.com/content/doc/golaem-crowd-documentation/entity-selector

Let me know if that helps

2nd message

The reason for this is : Entity Types with different Character Files may not share the same hierarchy / bone indices

If multiple Files are selected, the UI can not know which boneId should be selected

Hence the Selector filters :)

Btw, you're answering on the digest rather than the original ticket thread

N.

Should look like this

Let us know if that helps

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On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 8:35 PM Akie Prapas <akie....@latelieranimation.com> wrote:

Hello Nicolas

Saw the video - I'm good with the workflow of adding the lookAt node - very simple

Here is some more info (see screengrabs):
It seems the 2 entity types cached together do not active the bone reference option available
But cached individually, it works perfectly!!

Thanks again!

Akie

[Akie Prapas]

Excellent!
That was the needed fix

Thank you!

Akie