Special Issues with Conversion between Softimage and SI|3D

Some templates contain data that is specific to either SI|3D or Softimage. For example, when you convert a scene from SI|3D to the dotXSI file format, the SI_Material template appears under SI_MaterialLibrary. When you convert a scene from Softimage to the dotXSI file format, the XSI_Material template appears instead.

 

SI|3D supports only version 3.0 and earlier of the dotXSI file format.

SI|3D

Softimage

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SI_Angle

(no matching template)

Even though it doesn’t recognize this template, Softimage will throw an error message if the data in this template is not expressed in degrees.

SI_CoordinateSystem

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_ElementUserData _<userDataTag>

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_FileInfo

(none)

Softimage and SI|3D both ignore the data in the SI_FileInfo template. It is information about the dotXSI file only.

SI_Fog

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

(no matching members for pseudo root, stiffness activation, and stiffness data)

SI_IK_Joint

3D ignores these members of this template. If a dotXSI file contains this data, SI|3D ignores it.

SI_ImageClip

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_Material

XSI_Material

As of v3.5, this is no longer the default template. Use XSI_Material for Softimage data instead.

SI_PatchSurface

(no matching template)

If a dotXSI file contains this template, Softimage converts the patch to a null object.

SI_SubelementUserDataPolygon_<userDataTag>

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_SubelementUserDataVertex_<userDataTag>

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_Texture2D

(matching members for only imageName, mappingType, width, height)

Softimage only imports and exports the first four parameters of this template for native Softimage textures.

SI_TriStrip

(no matching template)

Softimage does not support this template.

SI_TriStripList

(no matching template)

Softimage does not support this template.

SI_UserDataFormat

(no matching template)

Softimage ignores this template.

SI_Visibility

(branch data only)

In Softimage only node information is stored.

(no matching template)

XSI_Action

3D ignores this template.

(no matching template)

XSI_ActionClip

3D ignores this template.

(no matching template)

XSI_Extrapolation

3D ignores this template.

SI_Material

XSI_Material

As of v3.5, this is no longer the default template. Use XSI_Material for Softimage data instead.

(no matching template)

XSI_Mixer

3D ignores this template.

(no matching template)

XSI_Shader

3D ignores this template.

(no matching template)

XSI_TimeControl

3D ignores this template.

(no matching template)

XSI_Track

3D ignores this template.

 

 



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