Cloth Cache Will Not Render or "AutoLoad"

[cgiexpert]

Hello Again,
I'm having more problems with Maya. Just when I was starting to like this program, this has to happen

[cgiexpert]

Ha! I'm not the only one....
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"Actually,I experienced the similar problem when I save the file as another filename.In fact,I don't like the .mcc cache,so I baked the cloth out every time after I finished the simulation.(use the mel script "bakeCloth")in the website,and then,you needn't worry about the cache problem in batch render or file transfer." -- asword

Thanks asword.

[cgiexpert]

DAMN IT!! That bakeCloth MEL script isn't working with my Maya 5.0!! I'm so sick of this freaking program, I don't know what to do!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Whew.... I feel much better now.

1) Is the MEL script not working because my animation starts on frame 1?
2) Should I start my animation on frame 0?
3) Should I disable the 'save cache' option in the solver attributes?
4) Is there a way that I could get my cloth cache to work [load with scene and render] without baking it?
5) Should I just forget about doing a computer animated short film, and go to the hobby story and buy some clay?

[overdriven]

Don't know how much this will help, but if your animation starts at 1 (or 0) then you are not giving your cloth any run up time. Set the timeslider to start at -25 or something, delete your cache and try from that. Also set in the cpSolver how long the run up time should be. If it's a very complex piece of cloth, you can increase that, but be sure to increase the timeslider also.

You should also try to delete the actual file that is stored in your project and redo the caching of the cloth.

Hope it helps.