Importing ABC ( Alembic ) files from Marvelous Designer crashes iclone!

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Product:
iClone 7

Version:
7.93

Status:
Assigned

Issue 8245

Importing ABC ( Alembic ) files from Marvelous Designer crashes iclone!

Hi, I have a project with a prop (dress) in Iclone7 and the same dress was animated (simulated) in Marvelous Designer - when I try to import the alembic file from MD ( with prop selected, without prop selected, with import function or python script) -> Iclone7 always crashes - no message, just gone!

I uploaded the abc file and obj of the prop as well as the project file (link in the txt file I attached here) please help me out with my alembic workflow with iclone! Thnx

OS: Windows 10

Duplicate Issue: Alembic import crash

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Submitted byAppventa 2021/11/30 16:25:45

COMMENTS (5)

Appventa 2021/12/04 03:51:21

Hi there, 

After a lot of trial and error, I found out that there is an option in the export settings of Cinema4D to export alembic files, that can be imported in Iclone7 without crashing:
In the export settings for Alembic, check the "Merge Generated" checkbox at the bottom. That ABC then can be imported to Iclone, Unreal, and other DCC - as far as I have tested it.
So my workaround at the moment is to open the alembic files from Marvelous to Cinema, then re-export an Alembic from there and import it in Icclone - :) 

Hope that helps.

Best, Theo

Feedback Tracker Admin 2021/12/10 02:03:53

Hi Appventa,

Thank you very much for telling us.You are so nice.

Molly
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karipori28_090816 2021/12/03 20:54:25

everytime in import alembic to iclone 7, i get this error

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Feedback Tracker Admin 2021/12/01 07:52:38

Hi Appventa,

I'm very sorry that I export cloth without motion and can import it to iClone,when I export the cloth with motion,iClone will crash.I choose Alembic(HDF5).

Molly
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Appventa 2021/12/01 03:41:05

I have tried exporting both alembic options - ogawa seems to work better with other DCC ... with AND without UVs & textures, thin & thick... iclone always crashes.

-> how do you manage to export from MD and import to IC ? -> can you make a capture with your workflow?? that would help

Feedback Tracker Admin 2021/12/01 01:37:10

Hi Appventa,

We can import Marvelous Designer's abc to iClone.Can you capture a video for your operation in the Marvelous Designer,until you export abc?Thanks.

Molly
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