| Geometries | Lights | Cameras | Hierarchies | Deformations | Animation | Constraints | Physics | Shading | User Data | File Referencing | Update Mechanism
The following tables list the features supported when exporting from a Crosswalk-enabled installation of 3ds Max and importing
into Softimage using the dotXSI (*.xsi) format.
Geometries
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Mesh
|
Yes
|
|
| Triangles
|
Yes
|
|
| Polygons
|
Yes
|
|
| Nulls
|
Yes
|
Converted to dummy objects.
|
| UVs
|
Yes
|
|
| Vertex Color
|
Yes
|
|
| Normals
|
Yes
|
|
| Splines
|
No
|
|
| NURBS
|
No
|
|
Lights
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Omni
|
No
|
|
| Directional
|
No
|
|
| Spot
|
No
|
|
| Light Common Shading
|
No
|
|
Cameras
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Perspective Lookat
|
No
|
|
| Perspective Rotation
|
No
|
|
| Orthogonal
|
No
|
|
| Extra Camera Data
|
No
|
|
Hierarchies
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| SRT Node Transforms
|
Yes
|
|
| Advanced SRT Node Transforms
|
Partial
|
Support for pivot, neutral pose, etc. Shearing not supported.
|
| Instances (model)
|
No
|
|
| Instances (primitive)
|
No
|
|
Deformations
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Skinning (Envelopes)
|
Yes
|
|
| Shapes
|
Yes
|
Support for Max morph targets only. Imports shape sources (Shape Keys). No weight animation.
|
| Bones
|
No
|
Converted to nulls.
|
Animation
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Fcurves (constant)
|
Partial
|
Animation is plotted as linear on export from 3ds Max.
|
| Fcurves (linear)
|
Partial
|
Animation is plotted as linear on export from 3ds Max.
|
| Fcurves (spline)
|
Partial
|
Animation is plotted as linear on export from 3ds Max.
|
| Fcurves (hermite)
|
Partial
|
Animation is plotted as linear on export from 3ds Max.
|
| Fcurves (per key interpolation)
|
No
|
|
Constraints
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Constraints
|
No
|
Plotted on export from 3ds Max.
|
| IK
|
No
|
Plotted to FK.
|
Physics
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Rigid Body Dynamics
|
No
|
|
Shading
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Common Shading
|
Partial
|
The specular component is not supported well. 3ds Max has an inversely proportional system.
|
| DirectX
|
No
|
|
| Cg Profile Effects
|
No
|
|
User Data
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Custom Psets
|
No
|
|
| User Data Blob
|
No
|
|
File Referencing
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Model Files
|
No
|
|
| Images
|
Yes
|
|
| Shaders
|
No
|
|
Update Mechanism
| Element
|
Max Export vs. Softimage Import
|
Comments
|
| Update
|
No
|
|
