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Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:44 am
by osuire
I have to convert the MXI image in HDR format to be able to use it as background bitmap...
Bug ? Something I missed ?
Cheers,
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Olivier
Re: Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:14 pm
by JDHill
May I assume you are using the 2.0.6 plugin? That message simply means that the Maxwell SDK function used by the plugin to read MXI files was not able to read the file. So it might mean that the MXI is corrupted, or that the MXI is from a newer version of Maxwell than the plugin being used to read it.
Re: Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:43 pm
by osuire
This is not on my computer which has the latest versions of both Maxwell and plug-in.
On my config, it seems to work OK indeed.
My colleague has :
-Maxwell : 2.0.2
-Rhino Plug-in : 2.0.5
The MXI can be opened in Maxwell , so I suppose it is not corrupt.
I think that those compatibility issues between Maxwell and it's plug-ins should be advertized somehow/ somewhere...
Cheers,
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Olivier
Re: Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:50 pm
by JDHill
It is a simple question of backward compatibility; an older plugin uses an older SDK, and therefore cannot read MXIs written with a newer version of Maxwell. I am planning on getting the plugin versioning aligned with that of Maxwell, but there are technical issues that require me to wait until Maxwell reaches 2.1.x for me to do so.
Re: Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:50 pm
by osuire
Thanks for your explanations.
Yet, I have cases where the MXI does not appear in the render, even on my config which is up-to-date...
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Olivier
Re: Can't use MXI's for background image ?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:27 pm
by JDHill
So, it appears in the Rhino viewport, but not when Maxwell is rendering the image? I would first check to see whether the plugin is writing the file correctly or not by looking at the MXS in Studio.