Here’s some hopefully helpful links:
2012 Service Packs
2011 Service Packs:
I’m uploading to Vimeo now, but in the meantime, here’s the screencast version.
The Softimage 2012 product key is 590D1.
In this video, I show how to use vector addition and the vector rescaling to distribute fence panels evenly between two post positions.
This video shows how to use the points on a curve to control the positioning of polygon mesh copies.
Softimage 2012 will be available on or after 8 April 2011.
So, let’s take a look at installation process:
UPDATE: Softimage 2012 is not released yet, but it is coming, so I thought I’d start posting some information about the release.
For most customers on Gold Support, download is the default delivery method for the 2012 upgrade.
If you want a box, head over to the Subscription Center and change the delivery preference from “download” to “box” in your Subscription Center profile settings.
There’s a number of Subscription Center tutorials posted on autodesk.com, including one on downloading your software.
The shrinking Softimage box set through the years (Softimage|3D, XSI 5, XSI 7, and finally, Softimage 2012).
One of the changes in the 2012 release is that both the User’s Guide and the SDK Guide have moved to the web. There’s no more compiled help files (chm). Everything is now web-based.
The Setup program doesn’t include the help files, but you can download them if you want a local copy.
The General preferences now include some Help Location settings to tell Softimage where to find the online help:
This is part of a wider initiative across all Autodesk products. Some of the potential benefits include:
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