Animated proxy triangulation

[jacksc02]

Vlado-
Just come across this interesting problem.
I have made an animated proxy of this fairy and it renders fine in the scene but when I add it to a PFLOW system as an animated shape instance it becomes triangulated as seen in the attached render.

Any ides why this might happen?

3dsmax 2009 x64 vray 1.5sp2

[RErender]

could that be the the proxy viewport preview converted to mesh?

Looks cooler than the actual model

[jacksc02]

yeah it is the preview from file of the proxy

[vlado]

Yep, PFlow simply takes the viewport preview of the proxy.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jacksc02]

is there any way around that?

[vlado]

There was a script somewhere that made actual instances of the proxy at the locations of the particles, but PFlow cannot do this natively.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jacksc02]

thats annoying.
The animated proxy was a nice efficient option to use.

[RErender]

Bobo explains scripting it here http://www.scriptspot.com/bobo/mxs5/...ingObjects.htm

[jacksc02]

thanks eric.