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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: KN1988 on October 16, 2014, 10:00:11 AM

Title: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: KN1988 on October 16, 2014, 10:00:11 AM
Hi,

Love the software!

I frequently group multiple objects in to 1 grouped object in 3DS max. But to use this group as a railclone segment it doesn't work.
I need to attach everything to 1 object. It would greatly improve my speed if Railclone could just work with grouped objects.

Thanks.
Best Reagrds.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: KN1988 on October 16, 2014, 10:01:50 AM
Sorry; a quick search on the form learned that this feature is delayed. Any idea when it will work (if possible at all)
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: iToo on October 16, 2014, 10:16:28 AM
No news, sorry. We tried to implement this feature, but found several technical limitations. Specially when a group includes non-geometric objects or multiple materials.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: 3dvisuals.co.uk on August 31, 2015, 11:08:08 AM
Hi Carlos,

Any update on when Groups will be recognised in RailClone Pro ?

Love the plug-in and am using it for my first project, and already learnt this limitation on first use ! (purchased Turbosquid model of over 1100 objects in group !).

Be great if Groups were recognised :)

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: iToo on August 31, 2015, 04:04:13 PM
Hi, i'm afraid this may take some time yet.

To support groups properly, RailClone should create their owns materials (in a similar way to Forest). If not, items with different materials cannot put together in a same geometry.
This feature is in our to-do list, and once implemented it would be possible to handle groups...at least those composed by geometry objects.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: mindmedicine on September 03, 2015, 02:25:26 PM
Hi,

Came across this problem myself today.

How would railclone behave when you would (on a rather big grouped object):

1. Convert materials to multi-sub material on a grouped object.
2. (through a script?) convert/reconstruct a group to a railclone object with compose and transform node(s) etc. keeping hierarchies and  instances in tact and so on?

What I have done in the past is converted the group to an (animated) RayfireCache-object and railcloned this and that worked really well. Vray-proxies work as well.

Cheers,
Tim
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Ghouse on September 11, 2015, 11:07:40 AM
I second this.
Being able to have a group of objects in a segment would make the interface and wiring alot more user-friendly.
For each object in the group you would be able to apply one mirror node instead of a mirror node for each object/segment for example.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Morne on April 10, 2019, 04:55:58 PM
Is this getting any further to the top of the to do list, or already forgotten about?
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Rokas on April 10, 2019, 07:20:17 PM
This and much more will be possible with upcoming RailClone v4.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Morne on April 11, 2019, 01:10:45 PM
Great, thanks Rokas and team
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: mabulsoud on April 12, 2019, 03:07:16 PM
Does this mean we will be able to use lights and helpers with railclone?
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Rokas on April 12, 2019, 03:44:55 PM
Unfortunately this limitation of using non-geometry items is still present.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: Michael Betke on March 18, 2022, 11:24:33 AM
I face the same problem. I have a group and want to use it as a segment on a "Linear S1" Generator.
Is it possible? I use the latest version.
Title: Re: Railclone doesn't work with grouped objects as single segment
Post by: iToo on March 18, 2022, 01:49:27 PM
Yes, this is already implemented in RC5.

Just be sure to assign the group using 'Select by Name'. It doesn't work picking from scene.