Imports scene data saved in the COLLADA 1.4.x (*.dae), dotXSI 5.0 (*.xsi), or dotXSI 6.0 (*.xsi) file format and specifies what attributes to include when importing these files.
On import, any referenced paths (such as references to images, FX, and CGFX files) within the Crosswalk file are automatically resolved to absolute paths.
To import: Choose File 
Crosswalk Import from the main menu.
| Verbose |
Activates verbose mode and logs the import progress details to the script editor history pane. |
| Optimize for Softimage |
On import, Softimage assigns a polymatricks operator when the transform stack stored in the file is incompatible with the native Softimage transform stack. The polymatricks operator holds all the custom transform stack information, as well as any animation on those transforms. If you enable the Optimize for Softimage option, the polymatricks transforms are computed and the result is baked into the object's Kinematics > Local Transform property. If any animation exists on those transforms, it will be plotted. Within Softimage, you can use the interactive SRT manipulators to further edit the object's transforms. If you disable the Optimize for Softimage option, the custom transform stack is kept exactly as is (preserves the polymatricks), but you will not be able to use the SRT manipulators to modify the object's transforms because the polymatricks operator still overrides the transforms for that node. To modify the object's transforms, you must edit the parameters in the Polymatricks Property Editor. Alternatively, you can delete the polymatricks node under the object's Kinematics > Local Transform property. This bakes the custom transforms into the Softimage local transforms, but any animation on those transforms will be lost. |
| Import Timeline Settings |
The timeline settings indicate the start frame (Frame In), the end frame (Frame Out), the Frame Rate and Format to be used when importing an .xsi file. When enabled, the timeline settings specified in the .xsi file will overwrite the current scene's settings. This is the default. When disabled, no modifications are made to the current scene's settings. This is important if you are importing assets into an existing scene that already has timeline settings that you want to preserve. |
