Softimage to 3DStudio MAX export

[evatucek]

I want to make a simple animation for web, and I can make it in Softimage, but the best web export tools are available under 3D Studio MAX. Is there a way to export to 3d studio models+textures+animations (even in low-res) ?
I tried VRML export, but Softimage supports only VRML version 1.0. any ideas?

[anchuvi]

In reply to:
I want to make a simple animation for web, and I can make it in Softimage, but the best web export tools are available under 3D Studio MAX. Is there a way to export to 3d studio models+textures+animations (even in low-res) ?
I tried VRML export, but Softimage supports only VRML version 1.0. any ideas?

I use the 3DS export all the time. It works fairly well but with some pretty significant limitations.
- textures do not work well
- my animation settings never quite work right, same for skeletons
- NURBS objects work much better if you convert them to polygons effect>convert

That generally leaves me with just objects to be re-animated and textured in 3ds. For complex scenes, if you are just going for standard output, Softs' scanline renderer and Mental Ray beat 3ds any day.

Check out www.digitalsteak.com, I modeled the steak in Soft then exported to Max, animated, then rendered to Flash with Vecta3d

Lesoleilnoir

[evatucek]

I am doing the same - only models with Softimage; animations & textures with 3DSMax, but its sooooo unconvenient (but the only way maybe)

[devdoka]

As I mentioned in another forum, there are tools to directly export from XSI to the web:

Flash: www.erain.com
Shockwave3D: www.softimage.com/downloads/xsi/converters/

Matt

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Matt Lind
Animator / Technical Director
Softimage certified instructor:
Softimage|3D
Softimage|XSI
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[atyss]

I know a way, it has been successfully used at my office:

Render your scene normally, but at your flash project frame rate.
Then, save your PIC to PNG files (24+alpha).
Finally, import the PNG sequence in flash.

I hope this is what you're looking for.
Bernard Lebel