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Hi,

I am working on a hip file which is 2.6MB size. When I check the memory use of hmaster.exe, it is using 417MB memory. Is it normal? When I render a frame, Windows Task Manager shows below.

mantra.exe about 300MB
hmaster.exe 416MB

Please advise.

It is called, Calin Casian Character. It looks very good, and it is imported to houdini as the bgeo format.

I would like to know if it is modeled in Houdini or any specific modeling software, and how is it converted to BGEO format if other software has involved.

Here is the picture of the model in Houdini.

Attaching a POP attractor to a SOP.

Here is my situation.

I have a GRID sop with a Point (which is an Attractor(particle)), and I can control the direction of the particles from the particle source as I move "xform1>point1>grid1“ SOP.
I want to attach the ”xform1" to a moving Sphere1, so the grid follow the sphere, as well as the particles from a source follow it

However, as I set up “xform1>point1>grid” as the attractor in POP network, the particle doesn't follow the movement of the sphere1. I have no idea how to attach a POP attractor to another SOP(Sphere in the picture).

In brief,
The attractor follows the SOP (Sphere1) movement with the particles from the particle source. Is there any function to make child/parent link with the particle? Please advise.