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mBakr
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:16 am 
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All,

Attached is the latest revision to the Dynamica toolset - to be included in the next release. Be sure you are running the latest version of Dynamica (v2.77) and extract the .zip into the Dynamica install directory to patch existing files. The updated files include:

/doc/index.html
/doc/images/ <- added dir
/icons/dynamica.xpm
/scripts/dynamicaUI.mel

This should be compatible with all supported versions of Maya. I tested under winXP32 with Maya 2010 and everything works fine.

I am including this here because I will be updating the wiki over the next couple days with the latest info about the new features.

EDIT: wiki updated here: http://bulletphysics.org/mediawiki-1.5.8/index.php/Dynamica_user_manual

EDIT2: New patch attached.

Fixes:
    depreciated attribute warnings in Maya 2011
    layout issue with 3d texture scroll list in Maya 2011
    layout issue with rigid body array creation panel in Maya 2011
    dSolver start frame sync issue (sync fails unless Dynamica window is open)

New Features:
    Bake Post Processing Option: Optimize Channels. This option can dramatically reduce the time required to bake large simulations. It also reduces extraneous bake data, processing overhead, and resulting file size (by as much as 50%).

Optimizations:
    Reordered static channel deletion and key transfer for Bake procedure to increase bake speed.

Wiki updated with Maya 2011 screenshots and description of Optimize Channels feature.


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Erwin Coumans
PostPosted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:13 pm 
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Hi Michael,

Thanks for the contributions. I added a few words in the first line of the wiki page to clarify that Dynamica is a plugin for Maya, to avoid confusion. We should add the same to the manual.

Also, it would be good to add a basic installation instructions for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Windows has an installer. After installing, the user has to enable the plugin etc.

The wiki manual for Dynamica is getting very large, probably better to split it into a few separate pages, and keep the first page simple. If I find some time, I can help organizing it a bit.

Let me know if/when we can prepare a new release.
Thanks,
Erwin
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mBakr
PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:28 am 
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Erwin,

I am not familiar with the installation process for Linux or OSX - can you add a description here? I will then add this to the manual and wiki.

Once I add the install instructions to the manual and re-commit, my contributions should be ready for the next release :D .

-m
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mBakr
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:46 am 
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EDIT: Generic installation instructions for all platforms added to the wiki and the source.


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toxik
PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:34 pm 
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Maya2011 have some warnings with scripts: dynamicaUI.mel and with MB_dynamicaUI.mel too.

Here is some info from Maya 2011 docs - What's New in MEL and Python
http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/WS73099cc142f48755-5c83e7b111fde81a7427bcd.htm,topicNumber=d0e64823

frameLayout
    Flags changed:
    -labelAlign and -labelWidth flags are now ignored.

dynamicaUI.mel warnings:
Code:
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 205: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 267: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 340: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 380: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 458: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 486: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 517: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 521: The -aas/-allowAutomaticSelection flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 535: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 583: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 641: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 686: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //


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mBakr
PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:30 am 
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See edited first post above ^

toxik wrote:
Maya2011 have some warnings with scripts: dynamicaUI.mel and with MB_dynamicaUI.mel too.

Here is some info from Maya 2011 docs - What's New in MEL and Python
http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/WS73099cc142f48755-5c83e7b111fde81a7427bcd.htm,topicNumber=d0e64823

frameLayout
    Flags changed:
    -labelAlign and -labelWidth flags are now ignored.

dynamicaUI.mel warnings:
Code:
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 205: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 267: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 340: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 380: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 458: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 486: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 517: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 521: The -aas/-allowAutomaticSelection flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 535: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 583: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 641: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 686: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //


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Erwin Coumans
PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:20 am 
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Great work, thanks Michael. It looks like it is about time to prepare for a new Dynamica release.

What platforms and Maya versions have you tested the current Dynamica trunk so far?
Did people test Windows 32bit, 64bit, Linux, Mac OSX? Maya 2011, 2009, 2008 etc?
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toxik
PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:56 am 
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Thank you for all people with Maya2011. :)

mBakr wrote:
See edited first post above ^

toxik wrote:
Maya2011 have some warnings with scripts: dynamicaUI.mel and with MB_dynamicaUI.mel too.

Here is some info from Maya 2011 docs - What's New in MEL and Python
http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/WS73099cc142f48755-5c83e7b111fde81a7427bcd.htm,topicNumber=d0e64823

frameLayout
    Flags changed:
    -labelAlign and -labelWidth flags are now ignored.

dynamicaUI.mel warnings:
Code:
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 205: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 267: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 340: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 380: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 458: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 486: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 517: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 521: The -aas/-allowAutomaticSelection flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 535: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 583: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 641: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //
// Warning: file: .../dynamicaUI.mel line 686: The -la/-labelAlign flag is obsolete and should not be used. //


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mBakr
PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:58 pm 
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Erwin Coumans wrote:
Great work, thanks Michael. It looks like it is about time to prepare for a new Dynamica release.

What platforms and Maya versions have you tested the current Dynamica trunk so far?
Did people test Windows 32bit, 64bit, Linux, Mac OSX? Maya 2011, 2009, 2008 etc?
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