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Importing SOFTIMAGE|3D Scenes and Models

XSI provides a robust scene and model importer that preserves much of what you have already created in SOFTIMAGE|3D. You can further manipulate how your SOFTIMAGE|3D scene or model is imported by changing the defaults in the Loader SI3D Options dialog box.

To help you make informed decisions about what you can and should import from SOFTIMAGE|3D for re-use in XSI, see Importing SOFTIMAGE|3D Scenes.

Make sure the scene is in a SOFTIMAGE|3D database before importing it.

The SOFTIMAGE|3D importer, also known as the SI3D Loader, is not supported on 64-bit versions of XSI. The workaround is to first import your SOFTIMAGE|3D scene or model into a 32-bit version of XSI and save it as a native XSI scene file or export as dotXSI. You can then bring either of these formats into the 64-bit version of XSI.

To set import options for a SOFTIMAGE|3D scene or model

1. In the explorer, set the scope to Application, expand the Data folder, and click the Loader SI3D Options node.

2. Set the import options in the Loader SI3D Options Property Editor.

To preserve the arrangement of the schematic view, make sure that Load SI3D scenes in a model and Put objects who's prefix differ from project in a model are both on.

To import a SOFTIMAGE|3D scene or model

1. Choose File > Import > SI|3D Scene/Model to display a browser.

2. Open the folder that contains the scene or model you want to import.

If the SOFTIMAGE|3D DatabaseDir. rsrc file is installed on your computer, use the Paths button to display your SOFTIMAGE|3D databases. You can also drag and drop from the Windows Explorer or folder windows.

3. Select the scene file to be imported. Its name appears in the File Name text box.

- To select a SOFTIMAGE|3D scene file (.dsc), make sure that the File Types is set to Scene Files (*.dsc).

- To select a SOFTIMAGE|3D model file (.hrc), make sure that the File Types is set to Model Files (*.hrc).

4. Click Open. The imported scene’s contents are added in the current scene.

5. Watch the command box at the bottom of the interface. When importing is complete, you can display all the messages in the script editor.

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