faithstudio / softimage

Softimage XSI♰ plugin projects

Softimage XSI♰ plugin projects

please report any issues!

github repository so far has only 1 project in it:

• "Additional File Formats" this project was started because of factory OBJ export performance issues with large meshes

features

• STL export
• STL import
• OBJ import (vertex color/UV/weightmap support)
• OBJ export (vertex color/UV/weightmap support)
• experimental PLY import (vertex color/UV support)

installation instructions:

• drag and drop xsiaddon files from project release section into application
• when reinstalling, uninstall first using the instructions below

uninstallation instructions:

• use File > addons > uninstall
• delete the custom preference "Preferences > Custom > File Format Options" (right click > delete)
• delete the custom preference preset file "C:\Users\[your_username]\Autodesk\Softimage_2015_R2-SP2\Data\Preferences\File Format Options.Preset"

build instructions:

• set XSISDK_ROOT environment variable to path of your XSISDK directory
• open .sln file in VS2017 community edition or compatible
• set build configuration to x64 (release or debug)
• build solution

debug instructions:

• make sure all xsiaddons related to this project are uninstalled
• if necessary, in the project x64 debug configuration settings, debugging section, change command to your xsi.exe [c:\program files.....\Application\bin\xsi.exe]
• build the x64 debug configuration
• connect XSI to repository Workgroup
• set a test breakpoint, then press green triangle button (debug...) to connect to XSI
• after executing the command in XSI, your test breakpoint should be hit

release history:

• Version 4.5 - keep original point order for 1 mesh
• Version 4.0 - mesh replace feature for stl/obj (select mesh before import)
• Version 3.0 - bugfixes + added material support for obj
• Version 2.3 - some speed improvements reading obj
• Version 2.0 - improved obj export speed, fixes progress bar
• Version 2.2 - more fixes reading obj, changed preferences (might have to delete File Format Preferences.prefs)
• Version 2.1 - fixes 1 off error reading obj