Itoo Software Forum
RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: KN1988 on October 16, 2014, 10:00:11 AM
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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.
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Sorry; a quick search on the form learned that this feature is delayed. Any idea when it will work (if possible at all)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Is this getting any further to the top of the to do list, or already forgotten about?
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This and much more will be possible with upcoming RailClone v4.
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Great, thanks Rokas and team
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Does this mean we will be able to use lights and helpers with railclone?
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Unfortunately this limitation of using non-geometry items is still present.
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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.
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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.