Twister was officially introduced in SIGGRAPH in 1998, as the first module in the unreleased Sumatra.Īlthough this isn’t an easy one, however, we believe we can benefit from concentrating our efforts on development to better meet the requirements of the entertainment and media industry and provide our customers with superior products, and faster.
A 1997 statement from the company included Twister which was a rendering component of Sumatra. The program that would eventually be known as Softimage|XSI was released at the end of 1996 with the codename Sumatra as well as RenderFarm the Sumatra module that was never launched. However, an Autodesk subscription contract is required to avail of any additional support services. All customers are entitled to any hotfixes or service Packs made available for their specific version of the software. Films that were made using Softimage include Jurassic Park, Thor, Predators, District 9, White House Down, Yakuza, and Elysium. Softimage was used primarily in the video game, film, and advertising industries to use software to create digital characters, visual effects, and environments.
Customers who have an active Autodesk Softimage Subscription contract can upgrade to the latest version or version of Maya as well as 3ds Max without additional cost. The C++ SDK is also available for plug-in creators with online documentation accessible to the general public. The scripting languages available include C#, Python, VBScript, and JScript. Alongside its node-based ICE platform that is discussed further below Softimage offers a wide API as well as a scripting platform that can be used to enhance the capabilities of the software. Autodesk Softimage FeaturesĪfter the purchase in 2008 by Autodesk of all Softimage 3D corporate assets as well as Softimage’s Softimage name acquired from Avid, Softimage|DS was rebranded as Avid|DS. It is able to support all aspects of the 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging simulation, animation, rendering and editing video as well as motion-tracking. Autodesk Maya software is a powerful, fully integrated 3D animation, modeling visual effects, and rendering tool. MODO also includes a quick rendering tool and sculpting, painting animation, and dynamics tools.
MODO is a fully-featured 3D software for creating content known for its modeling capabilities. The following year, v1.65 was released, which included texture mapping, followed by v2.0 which included new animation tools as well as the concept of constraining objects and a brand new Dopesheet editor, as well as the spline model. The first release to the public, v0.8, was followed shortly by v1.0 in the year 1988. The Creative Environment 1.0 was announced during SIGGRAPH in 1988.