Resources (XSISDK)
XSI SDK – Resources
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Softimage Resources
XSI SDK Documentation
This is the primary source for SDK knowledge and it ships directly with XSI. As part of the setup it uses the Compiled HTML format, offering fast searching and other useful features. The entire content is also available, for your convenience, on this Wiki site:
- Table of contents (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/_TOC.html)
- Index (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/_IX.html)
- Portal (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/start.htm)
- Scripting Objects: Hierarchy (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/ref_hierarchy.htm), Alphabetical (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/ref_object.htm)
- C++ Objects: Hierarchy (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/sicppsdk/html/hierarchy.html), Alphabetical (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/sicppsdk/html/annotated.html)
See also XSI SDK Doc Update.
Primers
Get up and running fast with the XSI Scripting Primer
Support
Softimage Support (http://www.softimage.com/support) – Softimage offers SDK Technical Support Contacts
Examples and Tools
XSI includes many interesting examples (http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/examples/Examples.htm).
The SDK Explorer is an XSI view built specifically for learning about the XSI Object Model.
Some XSI features are implemented with scripting, so advanced users can learn a great deal from the commands, menus, Netview pages, layouts and other parts of the application that use the SDK.
XSI Net (http://www.softimage.com/XSINet) – Many SDK Examples have been posted here, including a large batch of highly relevant examples based on the v4.2 release. You can submit your own scripts and content!
External Resources
Mailing List
The XSI mailing list (http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/softimage/xsi) – Many of the most experienced XSI SDK users regularly answer questions and debate SDK-related issues on this mailing list. You can easily search its archives (http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/softimage/search/).
Community Websites
- www.xsibase.com - Articles, discussions, scripts, community links, tutorials and more
- www.xsi-blog.com - Blogs and articles from XSI experts, including Softimage employees
- www.edharriss.com
- netview.inframez.com - Good place to learn about Real-Time Shaders and find useful tools (compatible with XSI's netview)
