Simulation Cache Reader plug-in

This sample shows how to use the Simulation Cache API and Geometry Generation API to load a Golaem cache, and generate the entities geometry.

Result of a Cache Reader node

FILES

The sample is installed in GolaemCrowdPluginDir/devkit/samples/glmCrowdSimulationCacheReaderPlugin.


glmCrowdSimulationCacheReader.h & glmCrowdSimulationCacheReader.cpp	Maya dependency node which loads a simulation cache file and generate the geometry.
glmCrowdSimulationCacheReaderPlugin.cpp	Maya plug-in entry points.
glmCrowdSimulationCacheReader.mel	Mel commands to execute in the script editor to create the mesh, the dependency node and connect their attibutes.
glmCrowdSimulationCacheReaderPlugin.mll	Compiled version of the code as a Maya plug-in

In order to compile this plug-in, this sample requires the following dependencies:


Maya	This sample being a Maya plug-in, Maya libraries are required.
glm_crowd.h	Single file library needed to load Golaem Simulation Cache files.
glm_crowd_io.h & glmCrowdIO.so (or .lib and .dll)	Library needed to generate the geometry from the cache.

Once compiled this sample output is a Maya plug-in which declares a dependency node called GlmSimulationCacheReader:

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createNode GlmSimulationCacheReader;

This node defines the following attributes:

Input Frame	Number of the frame to load
Cache Name	Name of the Simulation Cache to load
Cache Directory	Directory where the Simulation Cache files have been exported
Crowd Field Name	Name of the CrowdField to load
Character File	File path to a Golaem Character File
Terrain Destination File Name	Directory for the generated terrain if any
Layout File Name	Path to the history file of the cache (gscl) if any
Cache Import Mode	There is two import modes : All in a single Mesh : This will import the whole cache in a single mesh. It is faster to process, but there won't be any shader information on this mode, only raw geometry One mesh per entity & asset : This mode is slower, and will split the scene into each mesh asset as it would be done on an equivalent FBX or alembic import. If the shaders are present, they will be linked. Note that this mode is closer to what our renderer plugins : the instances & shaders can only be handled correctly by doing so.