Camera & Silo

[Tango]

Hi,

I often use Silo for modeling and would love to be able to render with Camera directly from Silo while building the models. I understand it should be possible but I can't get it to work.

I assign "FAC" as the file format to use and put the full path to "Camera" in the "Render Command", hit "RENDER" and... nothing. Has anyone managed to get it to work? (I'm on Mac).

Thanks,

Christian

[Arketype]

Hi,

I often use Silo for modeling and would love to be able to render with Camera directly from Silo while building the models. I understand it should be possible but I can't get it to work.

Hi Christian,

You must import the Fact model into Animator and render from there.

Animator sends special data to Camera by saving a .ccn file that Camera reads.

This is much more than just model data. it includes rendering variables, Global Illumination, and resolution settings, environment information for reflections, etc. etc. etc.

The EIAS 3D team is working hard to make EIAS better, so if you have suggestions for better model import, please post them here ;)

Thanks,

Dave

[Tango]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping that Silo would somehow connect with Camera, specially that it exports .FAC format. I should look for an alternate rendering engine to complement Silo. It is rather strange that they don't provide some sort of rendering engine.

Thanks,

Christian