Updating, adding, or deleting objects

After sending your ICE effect back to Maya, you can modify objects or add new ones to the scene. For example, you can change the location of collision objects, and then re-send the scene to Softimage to update the ICE effect. If you no longer want to use an object in an effect, you can delete it.

Note: There are limitations to the updates you can make to the scene file before sending it back to Softimage. See Unsupported actions and important notes.

To update an existing object

1. Save the changes you made to the Maya scene.

   If you have made changes to an animated deformation, you need to update the geometry cache.

2. To select the objects previously sent to Softimage, select File > Send to Softimage > Select Previously Sent Objects.
3. Select File > Send to Softimage > Update Current Scene.

   Softimage updates the current scene.

To add objects

1. Save the changes you made to the Maya scene.
2. In the Outliner, select the objects you added, then select File > Send to Softimage > Add to Current Scene.

   Maya selects the objects previously sent Softimage before sending the scene. Softimage updates the effect with the new objects.

To remove an object

1. To remove objects that you no longer want in a scene, you must delete each object separately in both the Maya and Softimage scene.

Related topics

• Unsupported actions and important notes
• ICE Interoperability for Maya
• File > Send to Softimage