Craft Director Studio from Craft Animations is bundled with Softimage 2011 as a plug-in. You can install the plug-in from the Install Tools and Utilities section of the Softimage 2011 setup.

Craft Director Studio uses high-end artificial intelligence and autonomous control systems to streamline traditional animation processes, allowing you to spend more time on creating rather than on more tedious tasks.

Craft Director Studio includes:

• Craft Camera Tools: real-time camera control for immediate, professional-quality cinematic results.

• Craft Vehicle Tools: create the most realistic and accurate simulations for in-motion vehicles.

• Craft Accessory Tools: add the finishing touches to action-packed productions by simulating and animating props such as missiles, trailers, cog wheels, and other moving parts.

• Craft Freeware Tools: a free-to-use extended toolbox for Craft Director Studio allowing real-time recording, interaction, and depth orientation.

See beneath the fold for more details on which Craft tools are included.
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This weekend, the Sub Center and related sites such as registeronce will be down for a maintenance upgrade.
The scheduled downtime is from 12 Friday 4PM PDT to 14 Sunday 5PM PDT.
In EST, that’s from 7PM Friday till 8PM Sunday.

The new Create Service Request form will include several changes. First, when you fill in the form, you’ll be asked to pick your Issue from a drop-down list. For example, the Issue might be “Software won’t Start, Crashes or Hangs” or “Need technical assistance with Licensing” or “Suggesting a Change in the product”.

Next, and more interesting (at least to me), is that when you submit your SR (service request), the system will automatically search the autodesk.com KB for the answer to your question. Whatever you type in the Summary box will be used as the search text.

I didn’t have to recompile everything, just the C# code (custom filters). Everything else in this version (thanks to Bryan of the XSI list), loaded into 2010 SP1.

Drag to a viewport to install:
RCTOOLS 4.2 for Softimage 2010 SP1

One year ago. Years of history being recycled outside the Softimage office on St Laurent. Just before we moved out and down to the Autodesk offices at the Old Port.

The rising sun over the recycling truck is a nice touch.

Here’s a summary of what’s in SP1:

• Face Robot on Linux Face Robot now works on Linux! As well, many fixes have been made to Face Robot.
• Crosswalk 4.1 Softimage 2010 SP1 ships with Crosswalk v.4.1. The main purpose of the Crosswalk update is to support the Softimage Face Robot plug-in on Linux 64-bit systems. There were also a few other important fixes thrown in for good measure.
• Particle Volume Shader Many fixes have been made to the Particle Volume shader. Note that this also affects the Particle Renderer shader compound which uses this shader.
• Hair Many fixes have been made to hair on Linux.

For the full list of fixes in SP1, see the readme.

To all Softimage 2010 customers.

• http://autodesk.com/softimage2010-sp1
• http://autodesk.com/softimage-crosswalk

Softimage 2010 SP1 is complete, separate installation. You don’t have to remove Softimage 2010 first.
SP1 will install in its own folder, and create its own User location.

SP1 runs using your existing 2010 license.

If you have a network license:
When you install 2010 SP1, enter the product key 591B1 and the serial number 000-00000000.

If you have a standalone license:
When you install 2010 SP1, enter the product key 590B1 and your 2010 serial number.

See http://www.resources.autodesk.com/med/Autodesk_Softimage_Promotion

From the FAQ, here are some details:

From February 1, 2009 through January 15, 2010, Softimge XSI customers will have the option to migrate their existing products to the then current Autodesk Softimage products at 50% off SRP when purchased with Autodesk Subscription.

All migration purchases will be fulfilled with Autodesk network products. If standalone licenses are desired, a request to downgrade to standalone licenses should be noted on the order.