Last Updated: March 2000

StudioTools 9.5 for IRIX Qualification, Updated March 2000
Products Version Software Date
Studio, AutoStudio, SurfaceStudio, DesignStudio, EvalViewer, Renderers 9.5 20000302
StudioTools 9.5 is Y2K compliant. Please refer to Alias Year 2000 Compliance for more information.

The 9.5 IRIX distribution consists of the following:
  • The Applications, EvalViewer, ODS, plugins, On-line Help, CourseWare 

    • Note:

  • 3DCD is no longer distributed with the Alias software. Refer to 3DCD notification below.
  • SurfaceStudio is now offered on its own CD. If you are planning on serving multiple StudioTools products from one application server it is then advised to install a full installation of StudioTools which can then be licensed to run SurfaceStudio.
    • Please Note The Following:
      The 9.5 release is fully qualified and supported only under IRIX 6.5 and higher OS/Hardware configurations and will not load or run under any version of IRIX previous to IRIX 6.5.

    • How To Obtain IRIX 6.5 (or higher)

      • Customers with valid SGI software support should have already received IRIX 6.5. Customers in North America who have not yet received IRIX 6.5, should call the Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-800-4744. International customers should call their local SGI office.

    • 3DCD Notification:

      • As of version 9.0 the 3DCD no longer ships with Studio. Customers with a 3DCD from a previous product release can continue to use that material in their work. Maintenance customers will have access to content such as sample files and shaders in the coming months on the Assistant Online website at:
      www.aliaswavefront.com/assistant_online/index.html
      This site combines learning material such as how-to articles with a digital content library. The web site will be updated on a regular basis to ensure that new material is readily available. Twice a year, the whole web site will be placed on a CD and sent to maintenance customers with copies of the Assistant newsletter.
    File Compatibility:
    Alias StudioTools 9.5 will read wirefiles written by prior versions, however, prior versions will not be able to read 9.5 wirefiles. We have provided a translator that will convert 9.5 wirefiles to 9.0 wirefiles. Refer to the utilities documentation for more detailed information.
    Maya At this time the current release of Maya for IRIX only supports importing of Alias 9.0 wirefiles.
    To import 9.5 wirefiles use the from95to90 file converter shipped with StudioTools9.5
    Maya exports version 8.1 wirefiles.
    StudioTools 9.5 Qualification Chart
    Hardware Qualified on IRIX... Required Patches
    Octane R10000
    SI/SI+TRAM/SSI/MXI/ESI/ESSI/EMXI
    (including Dual and Duo configurations)    		 IRIX6.5.4m none
    IRIX6.5.7m none
    Octane R12000
    SI/SI+TRAM/SSI/MXI/ESI/ESSI/EMXI
    (Duo and Dual configurations currently untested)    		 IRIX 6.5.4m none
    IRIX 6.5.7m none
    O2 R5000/R10000 IRIX6.5.4m none
    IRIX6.5.7m none
    O2 R12000 IRIX6.5.4m none
    IRIX6.5.7m none
    Origin 200, 2000 IRIX 6.5.4m none
    IRIX6.5.7m none
    Onyx2 Infinite Reality2 IRIX 6.5.4m none
    IRIX 6.5.7m none
    Onyx R10000 InfiniteReality Untested:  IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Onyx R4400 InfiniteReality Untested: IRIX6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Power Onyx R8000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Onyx R4400, RealityEngine2 IRIX6.5.4m  none
    IRIX6.5.7m  none
    Onyx R10000, VTX, RealityEngine2 Untested: IRIX6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Indigo2 R4000/R10000 Impact Graphics IRIX 6.5.4m  none
    IRIX6.5.7m none
    Indigo2 R10000 Extreme Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Indigo2 R4000, R4400, R4600 XL, Extreme IRIX 6.5.4m (Extreme Only) none
    IRIX 6.5.7m (Extreme Only) none
    Indigo2 R4600 XZ IRIX 6.5.4m none
    IRIX6.5.7m  none
    Power Indigo2 R8000 Untested: IRIX6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Crimson RealityEngine Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Crimson Elan Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Challenge R4400 Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Power Challenge R8000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Power Challenge R10000 Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Indigo R4000 with 24 bit graphics Untested: IRIX 6.5.4m none
    Untested: IRIX6.5.7m none
    Indigo R4000 with 8 bit graphics INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS CANNOT RUN
    Indy R4000, R4400, R4600, R5000 with 24bit graphics IRIX 6.5.4m
    IRIX 6.5.7m  none
    Any Indy with 8 bit graphics INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS CANNOT RUN
    Platforms marked Untested have not been tested in any way by Alias, and at time of press are NOT Qualified.
    Platforms marked Unsupported: indicate that StudioTools cannot operate to our standard of performance, stability or quality and at time of press are NOT Qualified.

    Hardware Notes

    • For any product other than Render Software, all SGIs require a z-buffer, except Indy XL, and Indigo2 XL.
    • Eight-bit graphics configurations are not supported.
    • A minimum of 128MB of RAM is required, however increasing the amount of memory will increase the performance of Alias. It is important to note that IRIX 6.5 requires more system memory than previous versions of IRIX and will likely degrade the performance of Alias if you are running low on memory. 

    No Longer Supported

    StudioTools 9.5 IS NOT QUALIFIED for R2000 and R3000 based systems:
    • Professional Series
    • Power Series
    • Personal Iris
    • R3000 Indigo
    In addition, the following Graphics Systems ARE NOT QUALIFIED:
    • GT Graphics
    • GTX Graphics
    • VGX Graphics
    • VGXT Graphics
    • ANY 8-bit Graphics platform

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