Modifying Configuration Files with User Tools

You can use the User Tools application to edit Softimage configuration files and view the installation log from one common graphical interface. The User Tools application is installed by the Softimage Setup program. You can access it as a standalone application after you have installed the Softimage software.

To open the User Tools application on Windows

Choose Start Programs Autodesk[version of Softimage] > UserTools.

To open the User Tools application on Linux

Open a terminal window.
Source the Softimage environment by typing the following:

source ~/.xsi_2013
Start User Tools by typing the following:

$XSI_BINDIR/UserTools

To modify configuration files

In the following dialog box, select a file and click Edit File, or double-click the file name.

User Tools always looks in the default location for a file. If the file is not located in the default location, a warning is displayed showing the default location and a browser opens to allow you to search for the file.

Make the modifications to the file, then click Save and Quit.

The following table lists the files you can modify with the User Tools application:

Windows	Linux	Default location
.ray3host User Tools will create .ray3host if it does not exist.	.ray3host	%XSI_USERROOT%\Autodesk\Softimage_2013 directory (Windows) User defined (Linux)
DatabaseSys.rsrc	DatabaseSys.rsrc	%SI_HOME%\Application\rsrc (Windows) $SI_HOME (Linux)
scriptxsi.bat A batch file that renders a scene. You can drag a .scn file onto this file to batch-render a scene. You can also create a shortcut on your desktop (or anywhere else) for this batch file and render .scn files by dropping them onto the shortcut.	Not applicable	%SI_HOME%\Application\bin
setenv.bat	.xsi_2013	%SI_HOME%\Application\bin (Windows) $SI_HOME (Linux)
sishell.bat	Not applicable	%SI_HOME%\Application\bin
xsi.bat This is the batch file used to set the environment and start Softimage.	xsi	%SI_HOME%\Application\bin (Windows) $SI_HOME (Linux)