| 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
|
|