# softImage file format

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softimage-file-format/62069
**Category:** Xsi
**Tags:** general
**Created:** [September 30, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softimage-file-format/62069 "2002-09-30T13:42:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![dollie](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dollie](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/dollie)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softimage-file-format/62069/1 "2002-09-30T13:42:53Z")

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am new at this. project for college on advantages disadvantages of softimage file formats. i've never come across softImage before (i know..) so i'm not sure where to start.

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### Author: ![iya](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9d8465/32.png) [@iya](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/iya)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softimage-file-format/62069/2 "2002-09-30T14:28:51Z")

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for some format starter info try polytrans or filmbox

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### Author: ![shimmer](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@shimmer](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/shimmer)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softimage-file-format/62069/3 "2002-10-15T18:41:23Z")

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check out the dotXSI format. it does the job It is very solid and it evoluate a lot and it is ascii.  
[http://www.softimage.com/Connect/xsi/default.htm#dotxsi](http://www.softimage.com/Connect/xsi/default.htm#dotxsi)