Softimage to Flash

[doug-wolf--2]

Hi to anyone, the question:
Its possible to export Softimage animation in flash 4 or 5?
Thanks.
Marco.

[czarrna]

it's possible Marco.
unfortunatelly, I'am wrong person to tell you how, my friend...

(go check www.erain.com and you'll find flash plugin for xsi)

[czarrna]

Amici, here's what I needed to tell You:

http://www.softimage.com/download/xsi/conv...ave/default.htm

but I never figured out hot to jumpstart this plugin, so if you make it out, email me on macak79@hotmail.com
bye!
G

[willshep]

Hi Marco,

Yes, it is possible to do as said by others to export to Flash. I work for Electric Rain. We released our SOFTIMAGE|XSI plug-in, Swift 3D XSI, about two months ago. Swift 3D XSI plug-in will allow you to export your 3D animations directly to Flash (SWF). This is our 3rd 3D vector animation plug-in for high-end 3D modeling programs. The plug-ins get very good resulst. Here is a few experiments we created with Swift 3D:

http://www.swift3d.com/extreme/enter.asp
http://devlab.swift3d.com/
http://www.2advanced.com/perspectives/

If you need more information about the plug-in go to: www.swift3d.com, or www.erain.com. I hope this helps.

-cubedflash
Team Erain

[ryan-saper]

It is wonderfull. But if I use Softimage|3D can I still export to Flash?
I understand Swift 3D XSI is a Plugins for XSI, not a standalone... I saw Swift 3D v2.0 import DXF file (but DXF is for Model only) import 3DS file format with animation. Is it possible to export Softimage|3D animation to 3DS file ?

[atyss]

Tools > Export > Objects > 3dsExport +

[ryan-saper]

Did you use it one time ?

[atyss]

Can you elaborate your question, please?

Bernard

[ryan-saper]

Can you elaborate your answer ?

I wrote before about transfering Softimage|3D Animation into 3DS Max File. The 3DS Export Tools of Softimage converts only Model (I think, Maybe I am wrong, so tell me if it is) not animation. I can add this tool isn't interesting, because I try to convert a Nurbs sphere, and I get something like a rotten fruit... But the polygon works perfectly. Now I'm sure, this tools doesn't convert correctly the animations, and I think (if this tool convert anim) it is only Rotation, Translation, Scaling which It might be convert (I know I just need to plot all animations).

So my question is: did you use this tool once? Because everybody knows it, and where it is...

[atyss]

Yes I used it once, in fact more than once.

First, go in Tools > Export > Object > 3dsExport+
Click on Select, and choose your destination. When you're in the right folder, click OK, then go at the end of the path, and type the file name with the extension (.3ds). Click OK. The 3ds file is created.

Now, when you import it into another software, any SRT animation is plotted (even if you import the 3ds file into SI3D). THe nurbs objects are converted into polygons. I don't know if shape animation is preserved, if yes it's probably plotted too. If you absolutely want to transfer nurbs, you'll have to use the IgesExport (same location). However I don't know this format very well, I can't tell you if it keeps animation.

Hope this helps
Salutations - Cheers
Bernard Lebel