# Exporting Models from XSI

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/exporting-models-from-xsi/62558
**Category:** Xsi
**Tags:** general
**Created:** [October 2, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/exporting-models-from-xsi/62558 "2001-10-02T07:20:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![tangobull](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tangobull](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/tangobull)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/exporting-models-from-xsi/62558/1 "2001-10-02T07:20:31Z")

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Can anybody help me out with exporting polygonal models from XSI to Softimage???

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### Author: ![wolfinger](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@wolfinger](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/wolfinger)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/exporting-models-from-xsi/62558/2 "2001-10-02T13:41:58Z")

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well, you can always export them as .xsi and then import them in SI|3D

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### Author: ![richard-sher](https://forum.highend3d.com/user_avatar/forum.highend3d.com/richard-sher/32/442_2.png) [@richard-sher](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/richard-sher)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/exporting-models-from-xsi/62558/3 "2001-10-02T13:43:48Z")

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> Can anybody help me out with exporting polygonal models from XSI to Softimage???

From XSI use:  
File\>Export\>Export .XSI

In Soft3D choose:  
Tools\>Import\>Objects\>XSIImport+

Make sure that you've got the current release of both. An old version of Soft3D will not open the newer XSI format.

Ed  
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