SOFTIMAGE|3D is Softimage’s legendary 3-D character animation product for the film, commercial/broadcast and games development markets. SOFTIMAGE|3D v.4.0 features robust, production-proven organic modeling, legendary character animation tools and high-quality photorealistic rendering – providing a perfect first step into the world of 3-D production. Version 4.0 offers a range of new features with an emphasis on game authoring, including multiple UV texturing, vertex color authoring and polygon hide/unhide tools. SOFTIMAGE|3D also offers an easy upgrade path to the next-generation SOFTIMAGE|XSI nonlinear animation (NLA) system.