G3 E.A. crashes attempting to export macros

[MarcSaunier]

G3 E.A. crashes as soon as I try to export a macro:

[GTJohn]

I also get crashes when trying to export a macro. I hadn’t made one yet, so I was making the “floorlin” that Dax mentions in the Gaea 3 EA Video.

I have a question though, what’s plugged into the “in” macroport you have?
I went through the documentation (as I hadn’t made a macro yet since I was waiting for Gaea 3), it also shows something going into the “in” macroport, but doesn’t explain what that is.

[MarcSaunier]

In this particular test, a mountain node was plugged into the “in”.

I wonder if the macro export crash isn’t due to the missing for now “build swarm”

[TyXanders]

Due to the production lean on G3, there are still pending changes on the docs online.l, they’re done just in wait.

For macros workflow you’d build the idea that you want the macro to do ( try thinking one thing to not overcomplicate it)

Say you wanted to make another kind of scatter node.

You would have some kind of in like. Primitive radial gradient, macro in { yourScatter} macro out.

When it comes to building the macro for export though you’ll only want the macro in our and the stuff between.

So the incoming data is just for your reference initially while building and testing.

Hope that helps

[TyXanders]

I’ll double check this too tomorrow, I may have had success on a different build and it may not be fully implemented yet.

[GTJohn]

That’s what I thought:

MacroPort (set to input) > The thing being turned into a macro > Macroport (set to output)

[MarcSaunier]

The crash occurs too without the incoming data = with only Macroport in, the thing being turned into a macro and MacroPort out.

[TyXanders]

Hey @MarcSaunier @GTJohn,

I’ve managed to have a look, and for EAP the following applies:

Macro Functions	Functional in EAP
Create Macros	Yes
Export Macros	Yes
Import Macros	Yes
Use Macros	No

The workflow hasn’t changed since Gaea 2 Docs.

What this means for EAP, though, is that when you go to insert a macro from your toolbox etc., it will have a version restriction message:

EAP Helper
G3EAP_MacroHelper.terrain (19.6 KB)
You can still create build and export in G3 EAP, but you have to ensure on export that your end results validates the bottom green groups requirements. ( this is the main issue you’re both currently facing based on your above videos/discussion).

Docs (to be published)

Hope this helps you both.

[MarcSaunier]

Thank you Ty.

I have 2 macros ports, one ‘in’ and one “out”, both displays set to “Highfield”.
macro port “in” is plugged into the in of an erosion 2 whose out is plugged into the macro port “out”.
Most of erosion 2 parameters have been bound to a new variable.

“you have to ensure on export that your end results validates the bottom green groups requirements.”:

Here, I unfortunately dont understand/see what it’s about

Here is the file

G3Macro003.terrain (14.3 KB)

[TyXanders]

Thanks @MarcSaunier ,

The notes here is what I meant, sorry if that wasn’t clear.

[!important]
Macro’s require the MacroPort to have both

• Node names to exist
  • In
  • Out
• Properties set
  • Direction - Input
  • Direction - Output

[!error]
In your initial video poost
and the terrain file

@MarcSaunier

G3Macro003.terrain (14.3 KB)

You had missed setting the out node to output.

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In Gaea 2 and 3, you can set this up semi-automatically in the Variables Tab for a quicker, error-free setup:

Hope that better clarifies.

[GTJohn]

I’m able to export the macro this morning. As you said though, can’t be used with this version of Gaea.

[MarcSaunier]

Thanks for your patience ! It’s all good now.