Does 1.5 have the cloth plugin intergated into it? I'm starting on my first human animation, and I want to have clothes on the character. But I'm not sure how this cloth plugin works. The way that I'm understanding it know is that I should do all the animation in xsi, and then import it into 3.9 to apply the clothes. Am I thinking on the right lines or not?
Cloth is purchased seperately as an option for both the Essentials or Advanced Bundle. It is integrated into the product, so all your work can be done in XSI.
I think you can find the info you need on this page:
http://www.softimage.com/theme/0101/produc.../po/default.htm
I'd call your reseller for help.
Urp
Also, If you purchased the cloth option for 3.9 then you will will get it free with 1.5
Ed Harriss
www.EdHarriss.com
I had the pleasure of beta testing cloth in XSI and have used it in 3.X. I ran several tests on a pair of shorts, and found the processing power required to do this type of simulation is most likely out of reach of the at home animator. I suggest for your first humanoid animation that you consider other possible options. XSI has amazing abilities when it comes to controlling deformers.