[Sidefx-houdini-list] Pop in Dop hittime?
Javier Meroño
javiermerono at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 2 12:25:28 EST 2014
hi,
I just implemented Nick´s explanation into an actual HIP file for anybody (specially Dominik) to check.
It works nicely.
it´s a bit delayed because files into this group have to go through moderation (understandably).
regards,
Javier Meroño.
> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 08:43:19 +0100
> From: nick at nicknimble.com
> To: sidefx-houdini-list at sidefx.com
> Subject: Re: [Sidefx-houdini-list] Pop in Dop hittime?
>
> Hi Dominik,
>
> Like Francois suggested, I would make a custom attribute that defaults
> to -1 which means it hasn't been set before. Then you can have a simple
> VOPPOP that does a check if the particle has hit/impact values set on
> this frame, if so you check if your custom attribute equals to -1 (it
> hasn't been set before), then write the hit/impact value you are
> interested in to your custom attribute. Because you have a check that
> verifies if the attribute equals -1, it can only been set once being the
> first impact.
>
> Good luck! :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Nick, be Nimble
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>
> On 01/02/14 03:33, François Duchesneau wrote:
> > Hi Dominik,
> >
> > I haven't used the new Pop in Dop but I guess you can create a custom
> > attribute and set its value to be the minimum between itself at the
> > previous step and the hittime. Maybe you'll have to tell the default
> > value is 9999 for the case hittime is not set yet.
> >
> > If you're looking for the clean way of doing it, I don't know though :)
> >
> > Francois
> >
> > Dominik Kirouac wrote:
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> I have a simple Pop in Dop Question.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to get the hittime attribute of the first hit, because the
> >> particles are sliding on the surface, the hitime update each frame.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Doum
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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