Last Updated: May 2, 2001

StudioTools 9.6 for IRIX Qualification
Products Version Software Date
Studio, AutoStudio, SurfaceStudio, DesignStudio, EvalViewer, Renderers 9.6 200012011600

The 9.6 IRIX distribution consists of the following:
  • The Applications, EvalViewer, ODS, plugins, On-line Help, CourseWare 
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    Please Note The Following:
    • StudioTools 9.6 for IRIX is qualified and supported only under the exact OS/Hardware configurations listed below. While it may be possible to use StudioTools 9.6 for IRIX successfully with lower or higher versions of IRIX 6.5, Alias makes no guarantee of their fitness or reliability. StudioTools 9.6 will not run at all under any version of IRIX prior to IRIX 6.5.

    • How To Obtain IRIX 6.5.x

      • Customers with valid SGI software support should have already received IRIX 6.5. Customers in North America who have not yet received IRIX 6.5, should call the Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-800-4744. International customers should call their local SGI office.

    • 3DCD Notification:

      • As of version 9.0 the 3DCD no longer ships with Studio. Customers with a 3DCD from a previous product release can continue to use that material in their work. You can access sample shaders and tutorials at:
      www.aliaswavefront.com/assistant_online/index.html
      This site combines learning material such as how-to articles with a digital content library. The web site will be updated on a regular basis to ensure that new material is readily available.
    File Compatibility:
    Alias StudioTools 9.6 will read wirefiles written by prior versions, however, prior versions will not be able to read 9.6 wirefiles. We have provided the /usr/aw/alias9.6/bin/from96to95 translator that will convert 9.6 wirefiles to 9.5.x wirefiles. Refer to the utilities documentation for more detailed information.
    Maya
  • Maya 3.0 for IRIX will read StudioTools 9.0 wirefiles.
  • There is a web downloadable plugin providing wirefile compatibility between Maya and StudioTools 9.6.
  • StudioTools 9.6 ships with a translator that will convert 9.6 wirefiles to 9.5.x wirefiles. Refer to the utilities documentation for more detailed information.
  • Maya 3.0 for IRIX exports version 8.1 wirefiles.
  • Maya 3.0.1
    • StudioPaint A StudioPaint 9.5 compatibility module is shipped with StudioTools 9.6 allowing for file compatibility between StudioPaint 9.5 and StudioTools 9.6. This module is installed automatically if StudioPaint 9.5 is detected at time of installation.
    StudioTools 9.6 Qualification Chart
    Hardware Qualified on IRIX... Required Patches
    Octane2 R12000
    VPRO, V6, V10, V8, V12
    (including Dual Channel Display)    		 IRIX 6.5.11m[1] 4191
    Octane R10000
    SI/SI+TRAM/SSI/MXI/ESI/ESSI/EMXI
    (including Dual and Duo configurations)    		 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Octane R12000
    SI/SI+TRAM/SSI/MXI/ESI/ESSI/EMXI
    (Duo and Dual configurations currently untested)    		 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Octane R10000 / R12000
    EMXI
    (Duo and Dual configurations currently untested)    		 IRIX 6.5.7m none
    IRIX 6.5.8m none
    O2 R5000/R10000 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    O2 R12000 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Origin 200, 2000 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Origin 3000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.9m none
    Onyx 3000 Series Infinite Reality3 Untested: IRIX 6.5.9m none
    Onyx2 Infinite Reality2 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Onyx R10000 InfiniteReality IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Onyx R4400 InfiniteReality Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Power Onyx R8000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Onyx R4400, RealityEngine2 IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Onyx R10000, VTX, RealityEngine2 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Indigo2 R4000/R10000 Impact Graphics IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Indigo2 R10000 Extreme Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Indigo2 R4000, R4400, R4600 XL, Extreme Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m (Extreme Only) none
    Indigo2 R4600 XZ Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Power Indigo2 R8000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Crimson RealityEngine Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Crimson Elan Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Challenge R4400 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Power Challenge R8000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Power Challenge R10000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Indigo R4000 with 24 bit graphics Untested: IRIX 6.5.8m none
    Indigo R4000 with 8 bit graphics INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS CANNOT RUN
    Indy R4000, R4400, R4600, R5000 with 24bit graphics IRIX 6.5.8m  none
    Any Indy with 8 bit graphics INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS CANNOT RUN
    [1] Note: To run StudioTools 9.6 on Octane2 in a qualified configuration, the following SGI environment variables must be set either in the user's shell, or their overall shell environment (ie. .cshrc), prior to launch.
    setenv GL_ENABLE_PROJECTION_WAR 1
setenv GL_ODY_FAST_CLEAR 1
    The next major version of StudioTools will not require this procedure.
    Platforms marked Untested have not been tested in any way by Alias, and at time of press are NOT Qualified.
    Platforms marked Unsupported: indicate that StudioTools cannot operate to our standard of performance, stability or quality and at time of press are NOT Qualified.

    Hardware Notes

    • For any product other than Render Software, all SGIs require a z-buffer, except Indy XL, and Indigo2 XL.
    • Eight-bit graphics configurations are not supported.
    • A minimum of 128MB of RAM is required, however increasing the amount of memory will increase the performance of Alias. It is important to note that IRIX 6.5 requires more system memory than previous versions of IRIX and will likely degrade the performance of Alias if you are running low on memory. 

    No Longer Supported

    StudioTools 9.6 IS NOT QUALIFIED for R2000 and R3000 based systems:
    • Professional Series
    • Power Series
    • Personal Iris
    • R3000 Indigo
    In addition, the following Graphics Systems ARE NOT QUALIFIED:
    • GT Graphics
    • GTX Graphics
    • VGX Graphics
    • VGXT Graphics
    • ANY 8-bit Graphics platform