The Check Interval value in your General Preferences controls the interval in minutes between checks for the license time-out feature. If Softimage has been completely idle since the last check, it temporarily stops communicating with the license server. When activity resumes, Softimage starts communicating again.
If there has been no communication for a certain period of time (configured on the server), the server reclaims the license and makes it available for other users.
If the license has been lost when activity resumes, Softimage attempts to get another license from the server. If none are available, you are given an opportunity to save your work before exiting.
Softimage is not considered idle if there been any mouse or keyboard interaction, command or script running, or progress bar during the last check interval. Softimage is never idle in batch mode.
To disable the license time-out feature, set this value to 0.
If your version of Softimage is part of an Autodesk suite, you can set the interaction mode for other components of the suite from within Softimage. See The First Time You Start Softimage.
There is a new interaction mode for keyboard and mouse compatibility with 3ds Max. This includes an improved 3ds Max-compatible key map, as well as the middle mouse button to navigate in various views. Alt+left-mouse-button is used for many functions that use the middle mouse button in Softimage mode. See The First Time You Start Softimage.
There is a new preference: Use Middle Mouse Button for View Navigation like 3ds Max. When on, you can:
See Camera Preferences.
