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As demonstrated here, toggles between normal and slow interaction state, making object scaling/placement/rotation ten times slower than normal for temporary precise placement.

Installed as MCP->Transform->Transform precise and MCP->Transform->Camera precise (which does the same thing for camera orbiting).

local backup: TR_Preciese_V1.1.xsiaddon

Allows mass-editing of all referenced models' resolution (including »off-loaded«) and resolution path settings before loading the full scene in Softimage. Supports find and replace, multi-edit, file history, optional Softimage onOpenScene event integration.

This plugin works by modifying .scntoc files which Sofimage saves along with every .scn Scene file and is particularly useful for scenes with many referenced models, like crowd scenes. Video demonstrations: Scntoc Res Manager v 1.02 Standalone / Scntoc Res Manager Softimage Addon

local backup: srm.xsiaddon (Addon version - Standalone not needed)   scntocResManager-master.zip (Standalone version)

Redshift is, to our knowledge, the world's first fully GPU accelerated biased production-quality renderer. Redshift supports multiple biased global illumination techniques: Brute-Force GI, Irradiance Cache (aka Final Gather), Irradiance Point Cloud (aka Light Cache) and Photon Mapping (GI and Caustics) - all fully GPU accelerated and performing many times faster than similar CPU-based solutions. As a biased renderer, Redshift provides you with the flexibility to tune your settings where it counts to achieve noise-free results faster when compared to unbiased renderers. People familiar with Mental Ray or VRay will feel right at home with Redshift.

A problem that plagues many GPU renderers on the market is that they are limited by the available VRAM on the graphics card (and most systems have significantly less VRAM than main memory). Redshift addresses this by using an out-of-core architecture for geometry and textures allowing you to render scenes with tens of millions of polygons and gigabytes of textures with off-the-shelf, inexpensive hardware. Redshift currently integrates directly with Softimage 2011 through 2013 and Maya 2011 through 2013 on Windows XP or higher. 3ds Max support is in development. To run Redshift, you'll need an NVidia graphics card supporting compute 1.2 or higher with 1GB VRAM or more.

Redshift is currently in closed alpha. Visit the company's website to request access.

This is my own Bend deformer. agBend simulates 3D Studio MAX's bend deformer.

local backup: agBend 2.1.xsiaddon

Here is the XSI teapot. This is an example of an polygon primitive operator.

local backup: agTeapot 1.2.1.xsiaddon

Updated April 2013 — read about the updates here. Species is a production quality character and rig creation kit based on Chris Covelli's »Grow Rig« system. From the product page:

Exocortex Technologies, in collaboration with CG Artists Chris Covelli and Eric Thivierge, is pleased to introduce Exocortex Species. Exocortex Species simplifies the process of human character creation from designing your character's unique attributes, integrating sculpting results, to rig creation, even animation. With Species, you will create higher quality animated characters faster and at a lower cost, while avoiding the generic look that often come when purchasing off-the-shelf models. [..] We'd also like to give credit to all of our awesome beta testers for the great feedback which helped us make an amazing plug-in. A special thanks goes out to Mitch Lotierzo for creating the custom Species synoptics [..]

Continue reading on the product page. Video demonstrations available: Species Introduction / Species 1.6 new features

Price is $299 for individual/RLM-based licenses (node locked or floating) or $999 for a site license.

This is a custom Project Manager plug-in for Softimage. This is a more stable project manager UI for Softimage though it does not integrate with the built in file browsers. It uses an .sqlite database to keep track of the project names and file paths.

It's not meant to be a full featured well integrated tool but more of a base to build some pipeline tools off of. It uses the built in CreateProject() command to build the scene structure so it doesn't support custom project directories at this point.

local backup: ET_ProjectTools.xsiaddon

Updated April 2013 — 5.2's main new feature TopoClipboard lets you copy map data from a point/edge/polygon/sample selection and paste it somewhere else one the same, or a different mesh into a selection that has the same »shape« as the first selection. Works also for complete selections which makes sense when pasting across two meshes that have the same topology, but differing point orders. TopoClipboard transfers: Vertex Colors UVs Envelope weights (with a remapping option) weight maps tangents point positions (local »shape« of the selected area). Works across different maps of the same type and across scenes inside one instance of Softimage. Other new features are a topology based mirror/flip selection and a couple of new settings for the custom filters like point position compare components, edge on UV border, edge orientation.

The RCTools plug-in is a collection of workflow helpers and filters for Softimage. The supplied popup menu (Script command »rcToolsPopup«) gives you quick access to all the tools. [..] List of features: Peek (Align camera along selected edge/facing selection @90°) TopoClipboard Flip Selection Mirror Selection Fill Selection Walk Patterned Loop selections Apply Pattern Customizable Filters (by polyon area, aspect ratio, orientation, edge length, point distance and 30 others) subcomponent clipboard subcomponent clipboard booleans (e.g. Select intersection of current and clipboard selection) Cap holes Repeat

local backup: rctools.5.2.xsiaddon

A render tree compound that renders worn/chipped off/colored/funny edges. Mental Ray only. But built from only a few factory nodes, so it should should be fairly easy to reproduce this in other renderers.

Letters in thumbnail rendered by plugging node's color output into a phong diffuse port, and into a bump map node at the same time. Let me know if you have issues/ideas about this shader.

local backup: Edge Shading.xsirtcompound

Updated February 2013, now available for 64 bit systems. LuXSI is an exporter for Luxrender, a physically based and unbiased rendering engine available @luxrender.net. LuxRender is free software - both for personal and commercial use - and is licensed under the GPL.

For 1.2 updates, see the the luxrender forum thread linked below. This old 1.0 thread is available here. Support Pedro by giving him feedback on the exporter.

related plugins: LuXSI (by Michael Gangolf)

local backup: LuXSI_1.2_Release_7z_repackaged.xsiaddon (Does not include LuxRender binary files)

[..] you will obviously need the latest version of Holger's BA_essentials shader pack installed. Here is a render of this scene as well. think the fractal speed is too fast and the lookup table cell size could be lowered to reduce flicker but its just a simple setup to test the new feature of 'World drag'.

Mentioned render: here.

local backup: simplecloud_enhanced_plus.scn

Updated September 2012 — This python script generates a procedural city. From the cgchannel link below:

You can get it at my site, under the SCRIPTING link: www.lalancelot.com. To Run: Unzip the file (city_builder_3_03.py) Copy this file into your plugin directory (Example: C:\Users\Lancelot\Autodesk\Softimage_2010\Applicat ion\Plugins) Restart Softimage In MODEL menu, GET -> PRIMITIVE -> POLYGON MESH -> CITY BUILDER

You will get a property page where you will be able to enter all city's properties and then generate it. On my old computer, it took 1H30 to generate a 2km by 3km city. And beware that the vegetation merge at the end takes a while. Copyright: Use as you wish, at your own risk. Enjoy!

local backup: city_builder_3_03.py (copy to USER/WrkGrp folder/Application/Plugins)

A JScript to be use with Softimage XSI to explode geometries. — Un 'Jscript' pour exploser une geometrie dans Softimage XSI.

local backup: Bomb_1_01.js (run in script editor)

[..] I've banged together a Matcap shader (aka litsphere) in metaSL which works in the Softimage High Quality viewport. You know how in Zbrush models look kind of like clay or other materials as you work on them? That's Matcap shading.

It's provided "as-is" but since its metaSL it should work for everyone regardless of graphics card as well as look the same in HQ/real time, and mental ray. That's the theory, anyway.

local backup: litsphere_packaged.xsiaddon"

Disclaimer: This is from the resourcedump thread on si-community.com so »some restrictions may apply« (but usually don't)

Development of this LuxRays renderer integration stopped in 2011, but with the sourcecode of this available it should help someone interested in custom renderer integration getting started. Here is a video demostration.

local backup: workgroup_LuxRays.zip (workgroup)   lux_dans_softimage.zip (sources)

Disclaimer: This is from the resourcedump thread on si-community.com so »some restrictions may apply« (but usually don't)

This plugin (Found under File->Export) exports/converts a selection of objects to the MDD PointOven format which can be streamed from disk using the factory MDD reader. Objects must all have the same topology.

local backup: ExportMDDFromObjects.xsiaddon

Disclaimer: This is from the resourcedump thread on si-community.com so »some restrictions may apply« (but usually don't)

This is the result of my adaptation of the exporter of Softimage to LuxRender (LuXSI) to export scenes of Softimage to Mitsuba. It even has more code of LuXSI that needs to be cleaned, but it is already functional. Exist compiled versions for win32 and win64* and, it has been proved with SI2012 win32 and Mod Tool 7.5 win32. https://bitbucket.org/povman/mitxsi/downloads

Visit the wiki page, for more information about the state of the exporter: https://bitbucket.org/povman/mitxsi/wiki/Home

(1) The version x64, it does not include the dll's of shaders, see https://bitbucket.org/povman/mitxsi/src/10f3e4a992919eca28d1b32ba4e90af670b84242/shaders?at=default

No local backup since I assume most people will want to use the 64 bit version. It would have to be built using the existing sources on bitbucket first. If you do, please submit the DLLs using the "suggest a plugin" form above.