http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=1536

here's a nice Review of it by David Rindner:"To put it mildly, I don't get it. I don't understand this tutorial at all. Makes no sense to me whatsoever. I tried to match his settings, but its not working at all. Completely muddy. " http://www.sidefx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1123

Note Most Photoshop Scripts for XSI will require the PS7 scripting update: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=1536

XSI custom layouts at bottom of page

Includes:-

• deleteAllRBDandForceProperties
• RemoveAllRBsFromCurrentEnvironment
• RemoveAllCNSFromCurrentEnvironment
• RemoveAllForcesFromCurrentEnvironment
• deleteAllEnvironments
• 40 others etc...

simulation.vbs to fix "save cache to mixer" not working with objects under models.

Note in this verison all objects of the environment saving a cache to mixer for, must be under the same model.

Note to save clip in mixer, flag on both "AddaAction2SlectedModlesMixer" and "AddClip2SelectedModelsMixer"

' Installation: Backup your old simulation.vbs file and copy this one to x:\Softimage\XSI_4.0\Application\DSScripts

' I assume no responsibility for lost work, minds or children due to the use of this modified version.

' Use at your own risk. simulationvbs

4.0

additonal instructions for null (similar steps for action) eg:

-select a polymesh cube, run geo2nullfcrv

-then select the same polymesh cube, add to selection the null, then under fcrv2geo SCCOP> click on the 2nd preset icon button, titled null2geo.

-under the polygonsh node of the cube, click on nullFcrv2geo scOP node and int he PPG that opens make the op active, and set its key if desired.

-select the null, and open or recycle an animation editor view. move some keys around and your polymesh cube will update.

Advantage, you can use various fcurve tools on it (current disadvantage you cannot mix this in the mixer as eval is scop illegal and only works on static fcurves anyway)

Note It negates previous modifiers in history stack as it uses positionarray. Keying active parameter of scop off will return geometry to previous state.

in explorer under polymesh object A, under cluster, select a texture projection,

under polymesh object B, under cluster, select a texture projection

run script as in hit pretty icon button. UV2UV

select projection, run script, open "UV" camera view, move points etc. UVanimate

GenOps DelSources Or Not create merge, subd, blend or multi object boolean with sources deleted.

• MeshBlend -Source Deleted
• MeshMerge -Source Deleted
• Multi Boolean Difference -Source Deleted
• Multi Boolean Intersection -Source Deleted
• Multi Boolean Union -Source Deleted

these 3 do not delete their sources and remain persistent usign a hidden intermediate merge object:

select object A first then all other objects selected will be object B in Boolean.

• Multi Non-Destructive Boolean Difference
• Multi Non-Destructive Boolean Intersection
• Multi Non-Destructive Boolean Union

to fix: error overlapping conributing meshes to objectB in Boolean cause Boolean engine to fail.

• ExtractPolygons - Source Polys Deleted
• ExtractPolygons -Source Polys Objects Deleted
• ExtractPolygons -Source Polys Objects Deleted no center
• Subdivision -Source Deleted

'//DANGER this script is destructive. it deletes the source objects,

'//I claim no responsibility for user lack of understanding in the use of this tool.

GenOps DelSources Or Not

getHard selects hard or creased component of each selected.

Get Hard will work even after a freeze or deletion!!!

I was pretty skeptical about it at first, after all, it just seemed too good to be true, but apparently the new IsHard and IsHardarray(hmmm?) and Crease Properties have real staying power. Thanks to SI for these new properties in 3.5.1 and the real, straight-forward information available in the docs. Please keep in mind that the results stated here are based purely on my personal experience. I've experienced their amazing results first-hand. Your results might vary. gethard

3.5.1

Version that maintains Hierarchy is now not available online. instances2DuplicatesOrClones.xsiaddon

select samples in 3d view or texture editor(with autosync on), then run one of the scripts in addon

-Note: after using one of the button commands to select a component, one can click on another one to switch to another component type, without having to go back to sample selection.

-NOTE*: If selecting samples/UVs in texture editor rather than 3d view, then one must sync, turn on autosync using buttons in toolbar, or in Texture Editor, Select>Auto Sync Selction or CTRL + Shift + F6

Feature or good bug: Choosing the Vertex polygon or Edge Selection Filter Button in Texture Editor will produce a different selection.

ie. in texture editor with edge selection filter on then selecting samples, running samp2edges will only select shared edges and thus edges outside, that is edges attached to one shared point/vertex, will not be selected, just inner and boundary edges. samples2Components

netpage of gMatchTransforms, note only first command works in netview, if addon not installed

paramProject BETA

-parameters change based on image value at corresponding location in camera view

Usage: Directions must be explicitly followed

-run paramProject

-at prompt selct model, a camera, a clip

to change parmeters effected

-mark 4 parameters

-clearmarking

-mark the 4 parameters again

-run param pick

-at prompt pick a paramProjRGBcpset to change

Then set the multipliers inthe custom pset under the model or it will do nothing!!!

notes: you may not notice any effect until you change frame and raise the min parameter in the paramProjRGBcpset

if you delete the clip then undo if using an fxtree tomodify it thne the clip in will not return attached

unhide camera to work on effect from another angle paramProject

scriptAids alpha of an addon of scripts to aid in geting information for scripting like list properties, or list parameters etc. If you have any to share please email them or post them here:

http://www.xsibase.com/forum/index.php?board=14;action=display;threadid=7463 scriptAids

paintCAVselPnts will not paint over values set by setValCAVselPnts

user CAN paint over the colour values set by paintCAVselPnts

setValCAVselPnts can set color values over values set by paintCAVselPnts

those values CANNOT be painted over by user until they freeze the CAV property,

The advantage being precise points can be coloured and are safe while you paint until you freeze the CAV property

crappy example:

sceneInfoDisplay.vbs creates a displayInfo custom parameter set based on selected object name and current scene_name_with_spaces, and current frame.

stretchyBones bones resize and scale based on length between two objects or bones.

Run script select first object or bone, then select second.

If running strchyBnsSldrs then lock open the custom slider PPg that opens to adjust scale etc. stretchyBones

select an obj, select text, mark param of obj, run fcrvparam 2 text script if param driven by fcurve otherwise run param2text script

(but with param2text the values will be one frame off. scops cannot evaluate another frame and expression offsets work only on fcurves)

the script sets up a scop that retrieves values from a custompset =expressioned to the param value.

a user could pipe something else into this custom parameter instead.

***Oops shit sorry, a limitation is that the custom parameter min max values were left at 400, -400.

I will get to it, to fix it.

But for now the quick and easy fix is:

under the text object right click on the “parameter” under the “parameters2text” custompset node,

and in the PPG that opens set the range to whatever you want, and enable the UI range too.***

.

Review by brit2slim: Great addon for XSI --- I love it!

It's seems to stop at 400 when connected to the rotation parameter of an object (animated with an expression) - although the object's rotation goes well beyond that.

Any idea why - could I fix it? See above param2textSCOP

select root of bones, then shift add select model containing objects and run script copyObj2Bone

Wheel script, applies expression for wheel rolling in one axis.

Directions: select wheel, then shift select car, run script

note: look at axis in view when picking which axis to rotate around and which axis will be the direction of the car

Then perhaps constrain by path the parent to a path and set path tangency on to same travel axis direction you chose

Make sure to have constraint compensation off first Wheel script

run this script, then turn off constraint compensation, then in the explorer under tank*>track*>Body, branch select the TreadRootOne*, then shift space add select the model containing the tread you wan to copy/instantiate to it, and then run the copy obj to bone script.Then turn constraint compensation back on to view. Try a basic cube flattened in Y.Note the tread must be in a model.

FX Edit Edit in XSI version 2 FX tree and mixer like Adobe Premiere.

Note: this does not work in 3.x up, use FXEditThree instead.

Make clips of FX OP parameters such as over and mix for dissolve between clips and use the script to maintain alignment of the input sources to those clips like an editor.

DragnDrop this link onto XSI 3D view to install addon.

Directions in Toolbar.

Requires edit of one line in an XSI spdl file:

In notepad edit file x:\Softimage\XSI_2.x\Application\spdl\

make a back up of C3DFxFileInputOp.spdl and in original

Midway down under Parameter SourceOffset, change the line:

Caps = Persistable; to Caps = Persistable, Animatable;

Warning this parameter was not enabled by soft originally

Use at your own risk FX Edit

Drag this link into XSI Netview

gdcPShopAction. selected PShop actions in XSI are applied to selected clips. gdcPShopAction

TURN AUTO CHILD COMPENSATE FLAG OFF TO HAVE INSTANCE MIRROR InstanceLatticeSymmetry

I leave this here as an example of using on frame change to update and run a script. Use param2textSCOP instead.

You can use "Animate>Parameter>New DisplayInfo from Marked Parameters" to show parameters over viewer or if you'd like the values in the scene, perhaps to convert the text and render, use this script. Those dispay Info Params can be marked and used too.

Directions:

BOTH

select object or custom property set

AND!!!

mark a parameter of it

then

run script paramText

To stop On-Frame-Change Script. Run stopFScript

To start On-Frame-Change Script. Run startFScript

To clear On-Frame-Change Script playbackS.vbs. Run clearFScript or if playbackS.vbs does not exist in usr/addon/data/scripts

folder then clearFScript will make it too.

playbackS.vbs is required for paramtext to work

You may also get errors if running paramtext on the same param again and have not deleted the previous text object for it so you will have to run clearFScript and start from scratch or edit the playbackS.vbs file

an error is usually that marked param was not set, or playabckS.vbs is not setup right, run clearFscript to start over.

If you want to try to render the text use: create>poly.mesh>curves to mesh

and point a post or pre render script in render options to:

C:\users\you\Softimage\XSI_3.01\Addons\Data\Scripts\playbackS

but vbs instead of batch in prerender often does not work :( paramText

draw a curve, in explorer, select a curve, shape paste, fileinput, and camera, run script curve2FXOPshapeP

curve2FXOPshapeP tutorial

obj2FXshape.vbs will output all point positions relative to camera view of a 3D object to a new 2D shape garbage mask on any FXOP (but not update in view or render). how to use obj2FXshape

DIRECTIONS select a camera, fileinputOp(for image size) and geometry(curve or grid would be best) and when prompted pick another FXOP to apply a mask shape to.

Make sure camera has same format as fileinput clip into FXtree.

***And best to make anew FXOP to apply shape to as add2dshape command is "wacky" and produces an error on old OPs***

curve2FXOPshaper addon will output all point positions relative to camera view of a 3D object to a new 2D shapeon a shape paste FXOP and update in view (but not render)

curve2FXOPshape addon will output all point positions relative to camera view of a 3D object to a new 2D shape mask on a shape paste FXOP and update in view and render.

The directions are in the addon, but briefly, draw a curve, put an fxtree with a fileinoput under a model, add an FXOP and make a shape mask with same # of points as curve, (note use only a newly created FXOP and mask), select the crv node then the FXOP node with the shape mask on it, then the fileinput FXOP, then run crv2FXshpE. then click black icon and select in order the crvlist node, the newly created FXOP model node with cusotmpset inside, camera node , and the fileinput FXOP node inside the model where you put the fxtree earlier.

Now when you shape animate points on that curve or transform its deformer it will update in the fxview and render. (for transforms use a deformer on the curve, ie envelope to single bone chain or other defomer type)

Thanks again to Martin for the math obj2FXshape.vbs

XSI custom layouts

no OGL at work :( so I made billions of layouts for 1024x768, dual, dual other rez left and right, no menus, etc

same resolutions as above

USAGE:
since EXP only allows temporary installation of addons, instead, unzip this file and dragndrop the folder into:
C: \Softimage\ XSI-EXP_3.0\ Data \Preferences\DefaultLayouts
then start XSI, ignore the warnings, and in XSI under layout menu at top they will be listed to use at each start, pick one like gL1024x7683DBG+RAnyRez

Review by SomberJoe: My old monitor won't let me put up the res. Oh well.

The site site had jsut what I needed, I can now run the program. Thanks very much !

Review by GrootheWandereR: thanks alot :) i was having the same problem, and the save layout function is locked so i cant save my own layout P

you want my happy juice dont you?.... :) well here you go =P hehehe im so happy i think im going to burst!!!

Reveiw bySfinktinator: "Thanks man, you may have just saved my eyeballs! and for that I am eternally grateful. " g1024x768forEXP v1.0

USE: unzip into x:\users\you\exp\Softimage\XSI-EXP_3.0\Data\Preferences\Layouts. Do not unzip this into layouts of a full version of XSI just EXP or you may overwrite yoru layout folders. XSI .dslayouts files

right click, save as, all files, NOT xml which windows defaults to.

Layouts for various rez inlcuding single and dual. Duals have left or right screen blank for user to modify or leave and drag views onto instead of splitting.

Toolbar layouts allow user to put the Toolbar panel, Viewmanger, Command panel, and Lower Interface Panel anywhere they damnwell feel like so they are really Anti-Layouts. One type of Toolbar or NoLayout puts the view manager in the background across entire screen in single or dual screen, or constrains it to the left or right monitor and floats the Command Panel etc over it; and the other type of NoLayout floats the View Manger as well. The other advantage of the Non Dual NoLayouts, AllRezNoLayoutSingleorDual and AllRezNoLayout3DViewBGSorDul is they work with any rez.

1024x768 layout has lower interface panel split to fit without double stack on side and fit all toolbar buttons except wieght on right.

• AllRezNoLayoutSingleorDual
  AllRezNoLayout3DViewBGSorDul
• 1024x768BottomBarFixed
  1024x768DualBottomBarFixed
  1024x768FixedDualRBlank
  1024x768FixedDualLBlank
  1024x768NoLayoutBGD
  1024x768NoLayoutBGL
  1024x768NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1152x864
  1152x864Dual
  1152x864DualRBlank
  1152x864DualLBlank
  1152x864NoLayoutBGL
  1152x864NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1280x960
  1280x960Dual
  1280x960DualRBlank
  1280x960DualLBlank
  1280x960NoLayoutBGL
  1280x960NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1280x1024Dual
  1280x1024DualRBlank
  1280x1024DualLBlank
  1280x1024NoLayoutBGL
  1280x1024NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1440x900Wide
  
• 1600x1200Dual
  1600x1200DualRBlank
  1600x1200DualLBlank
  1600x1200NoLayoutBGL
  1600x1200NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1600x1024+1280x1024
  1600x1024+1280x1024RBlank
  1600x1024+1280x1024LBlank
  
• 1920x1080
  1920x1080Dual
  1920x1080DualRBlank
  1920x1080DualLBlank
  1920x1080NoLayoutBGL
  1920x1080NoLayoutBGR
  
• 1920x1200
  1920x1200Dual
  1920x1200DualRBlank
  1920x1200DualLBlank
  1920x1200NoLayoutBGL
  1920x1200NoLayoutBGR
  
• 2048x1280
  2048x1280Dual
  2048x1280DualRBlank
  2048x1280DualLBlank
  2048x1280NoLayoutBGL
  2048x1280NoLayoutBGR

DragNDrop onto XSI or File>Addon>Install. Install the layout you need. Toolbars except palettes need to be installed for NoLayouts to work.

An issue with AllRezNoLayoutSingleorDual is that, since the View Manger is also floating, property editors etc can get hidden behind it, but the advantage is that you can put it anywhere and resize it to your needs. SmallWideDualorToolbarLayouts

right click, save as, all files, NOT xml which windows defaults to:

Same as above addon minus the NoLayouts. SmallWideandDualSetups.xsiaddon