Associated Parameters: CacheOnFileNode
Introduced
7.0
UI Location
• Data Access
Description
Reads or writes attribute information to a file. For more information about using caches, see ICE Caching.
The filename used is resolved based on several things including a path, several tokens as well as a frame number. The path is chosen by either one of the path templates in the simulation preferences or a specified alternative path. Files are stored as "pathtemplate\modelname\objectname_versionstring_localframe.icecache".
Furthermore this node can be used to blend file cache sequences with each other, merge file cache sequences together and copy cache file sequences from one location to a second one. CurrentFrameNode
Parameters
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Parameter Name |
Scripting Name |
Type |
Description |
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Template Path |
templatepath |
Integer |
Template Path Possible Values: • 0: Project Path • 1: Temporary Path • 2: Path A • 3: Path B • 4: Path C • 5: Alternative Path |
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Alternative Path |
alternativepath |
String |
Alternative Path |
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File Mode |
filemode |
Integer |
File Mode Possible Values: • 0: Do Nothing • 1: Save to File • 2: Read from File |
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Second Path |
secondpath |
Integer |
Second Path Possible Values: • 0: Project Path • 1: Temporary Path • 2: Path A • 3: Path B • 4: Path C |
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Version String |
versionstring |
String |
Version String |
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Attribute List |
attributelist |
String |
Attribute List |
Port Description
Inputs
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Group ID |
Instances |
Port Name |
Connection Info |
Description |
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0 |
1 |
mute |
• Type: siICENodeDataBool • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
True to prevent the node from being executed. |
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0 |
1 |
inname |
• Type: siICENodeDataReference • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Allows daisy chaining Cache On File nodes. The scene path connected in this port is appended as a prefix to the reference string of the node. |
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inputs |
1 |
frame |
• Type: siICENodeDataFloat • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Specifies the frame number to be used to resolve the filename. This is typically driven by a . |
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normalize |
• Type: siICENodeDataBool • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
True to normalize the attribute values from a file with the ones in the scene values when blending; otherwise, handle them as additive. |
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blend |
• Type: siICENodeDataFloat • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Specifies the amount of blending of this current file cache sequence. Set to 1 the attribute values are simply overwritten; set to 0.5 the values from the file cache sequence are blended with the previous ones by 50%. |
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overlay |
• Type: siICENodeDataBool • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
True to blend file cache sequences for PointClouds by overlaying one file cache sequence with a second one; otherwise, use the particle's ID. When overlaying, particles are linearly removed from the first sequence and added based on the second sequence. The balance is defined by the Blend value of the node. |
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append |
• Type: siICENodeDataBool • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Merge the particles into the existing PointCloud when loading multiple file cache sequences; otherwise, blend with each other. |
Outputs
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Port Name |
Connection Info |
Description |
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execute |
• Type: siICENodeDataExecute • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Output port to connect to execute the node. |
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outname |
• Type: siICENodeDataReference • Structure: siICENodeStructureSingle • Context: siICENodeContextSingleton |
Allows daisy chaining Cache On File nodes. Connect this port into the In Name port of another Cache On File to prefix the reference of the other node with the reference of this node. |
See Also
Autodesk Softimage v7.5