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Posted: 27 June 2014 02:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 166 ]  
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Hi, the first thanks for this incredible plugin. I installed the last version 2.3.122 and all like to work fine but in the Console it appears this:

CV-ArtSmart v2.3.122 // http://www.cineversity.com/vidplaylist/cv-artsmart
EBG.pype: Cannot load plugin because the encryption has been updated. Please re-encrypt the Python Plugin.

Is it important this message, it makes that the plugin works bad in some features?
Thanks again!

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Posted: 10 August 2014 06:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 167 ]  
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Hi thanks for great plugin

I’m trying to do a simple Path Spread animation with CV Artsmart but when I open the animation in After Effect CC with Cineware the animation does not display, it works perfectly in Cinema 4d r15 ...is this a bug or known issue, is there a work around?

Can you help?

k.regards

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Posted: 11 August 2014 02:51 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 168 ]  
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robertsocks - 10 August 2014 06:05 PM

I’m trying to do a simple Path Spread animation with CV Artsmart but when I open the animation in After Effect CC with Cineware the animation does not display, it works perfectly in Cinema 4d r15 ...is this a bug or known issue, is there a work around?

To render ArtSmart objects in Cineware, you have to change the render path for Cineware to your commercial installation with ArtSmart installed, via the Options link at the top of any Cineware effect.

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Posted: 20 August 2014 12:02 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 169 ]  
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Just wanted to say thank you +1 for the delete symbolcache trick - fixed it for me as well.

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Posted: 05 September 2014 08:49 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 170 ]  
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Hi there, I’d also like to thank you for this amazing plug-in.

Unfortunately trashing symbolcache doesn’t seem to work for me.
I’m running C4D R15 Broadcast, Mac OS X 10.9.4, the latest version of CV-ArtSmart and have tried with a variety of illustrator files from CS6 to CC2014.
Also, old C4D project files are now missing their CV-ArtSmart imports too.

Any help you can offer would be hugely appreciated. 

Thanks in advance.

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Posted: 18 September 2014 02:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 171 ]  
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Sorry darry_jaay - missed this. Have you gotten it working? If you open the Console, does it show any errors?

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Posted: 05 February 2015 12:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 172 ]  
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Hello

I have problem with open splines with sharp angles drawn with the pen tool. They get closed by cvartsmart and they generate bad geometry. I tried to lower the outline size, i tried changing the intermediate point mode and values, i got some change but nothing good

thanks

Marc

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Posted: 05 February 2015 03:49 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 173 ]  
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Hi Marc,

Is the Auto Close option enabled in the ArtSmart Object attributes?

Can you provide a scene file?

C4D’s capping algorithm doesn’t do great with sharp corners - it may just be a limitation of C4D. Have you tried putting the same spline in an Extrude object?

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Posted: 09 February 2015 02:39 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 174 ]  
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Hi Rick

Sorry for the late reply. I found the solution.

My path was not drawn with pen tool as i said but with the paintbrush tool (lost in translation, i’m running french version of AI). Path from painbrush seem to be more problematic.

Workaround was to rasterize than convert to outline

If you want a scene i can provide it. Let me know how to proceed if you want it.

thanks

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Posted: 09 February 2015 04:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 175 ]  
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I just downloaded this plugin but for some reason it does not show extrude in view. Am I doing something wrong?

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Posted: 09 February 2015 04:03 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 176 ]  
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Never mind. It worked

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Posted: 08 March 2015 08:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 177 ]  
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Rick I am boiling with anger over CV Artsmart. I try and upload an AI file and this shit comes up!!!!

CV-ArtSmart v2.3.122 // http://www.cineversity.com/vidplaylist/cv-artsmart
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo2AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
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zlib failed
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo2AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
zlib failed
zlib failed
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo3AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo3AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo4AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo5AI.ai
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C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo6AI.ai
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C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo4AI.ai
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C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo5AI.ai
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1 0 obj<
C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\Logo7AI.ai
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Posted: 08 March 2015 09:16 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 178 ]  
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Hi Tobiophia1,

Would you be willing to post a link to the AI file you’re trying to convert? Without the file itself it will be difficult to diagnose what the issue might be.
Cheers,

Donovan

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Posted: 09 March 2015 08:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 179 ]  
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I am using Smart Art 2.3 in C4D R16 Studio and I am trying to import from Illustrator 5.1 on OS X.

1.) Pasting AI objects from the clipboard does not work. I get the following output in the C4D console:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File “‘CV-ArtSmart.pyp’”, line 143, in Execute
  File “‘CV-ArtSmart.pyp’”, line 104, in GetClipData
  File “/Applications/MAXON/CINEMA 4D R16/resource/modules/python/Python.osx.framework/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py”, line 621, in __init__
  errread, errwrite)
  File “/Applications/MAXON/CINEMA 4D R16/resource/modules/python/Python.osx.framework/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py”, line 1126, in _execute_child
  raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

2.) Reading AI files does work, but sizes of objects differ. When I import a 50mm x 50mm square from AI, I get a 141.173mm x 141.173mm square in C4D. Units are set to mm in AI and in C4D.

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Posted: 09 March 2015 08:45 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 180 ]  
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Barsuhn - 09 March 2015 08:25 PM

1.) Pasting AI objects from the clipboard does not work. I get the following output in the C4D console:

This is actually the result of a bug in CV-Toolbox (still my fault). A fix for that should roll out this week, but in the meantime imcalledandy has put together a nice video showing how to fix the permissions.

Barsuhn - 09 March 2015 08:25 PM

2.) Reading AI files does work, but sizes of objects differ. When I import a 50mm x 50mm square from AI, I get a 141.173mm x 141.173mm square in C4D. Units are set to mm in AI and in C4D.

ArtSmart doesn’t have the ability to read the units in the AI file. Curves are interpreted based on the Illustrator points with 1 point = 1 C4D scene unit, so they’ll be scaled based on however Illustrator translates the unit scale to points. If I can figure out how to parse the units from the AI file, I’ll try to add the unit conversion to a future update.

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