Autodesk Softimage XSI 7

Autodesk Softimage software is a high-performance 3D character animation and visual effects application. Intuitive, nondestructive workflows, together with the innovative ICE (Interactive Creative Environment) and Autodesk Face Robot facial animation toolset, extend Autodesk Maya or Autodesk 3ds Max software pipelines. With new creative tools, a new high-fidelity interactive environment, and extended customizability, Autodesk Softimage enables you to meet the evolving challenges in visual effects, post-production, and 3D game development.

Here are some key features of "Autodesk Softimage":
CrowdFX Crowd Simulation
- Create sophisticated crowd simulations in a dedicated environment within Softimage.
- Use the power of the ICE (Interactive Creative Environment) multithreaded particle system to create complex visual effects with huge numbers of characters who react intelligently to their environment and each other.
- CrowdFX simulations can be easily exported to Autodesk Maya 2013 software for integration into existing Maya scenes.

High Quality Viewport
Refine your 3D animation content more efficiently with the new High Quality Viewport.
- Reduce the need to frequently preview using a software renderer.
- Make better creative decisions in less time, with the ability to evaluate your work interactively in an environment that closely mimics the rendered output.

Rigging & Animation Improvements
- Enjoy improved overall productivity for everyday 3D animation workflows, with the help of many enhancements to the animation and rigging toolset.
- Easily retime F-curves with a new manipulator.
- Use the Python™ scripting language in the Synoptic Editor.
- Add non-normalized weights when painting.
- Include Animation Layers when creating clips.
- See when Autokey is turned on with a visual cue.

Bullet Physics for ICE
- Enjoy enhanced obstacle collision detection options for particle-based rigid body dynamics with Bullet physics in ICE.
- Use the popular open source Bullet physics engine directly within the Softimage 3D character animation and visual effects software.
- Experience fast collisions with complex non-convex meshes.
- Collide with deforming meshes for more accurate simulations.

New Modeling & Selection Tools
- Increase your productivity for common and repetitive tasks, with the help of a wide range of new polygon modeling and selection tools and workflows:
- New options for thickness, hole capping, edge cutting, and extrusion.
- An intuitive new Add Smooth Edge Loop tool.
- Quick Loop enables you to double-click on an edge, point, or polygon to define a loop, and Shift+Double-Click to define a range.