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Architecture &
INTERFACE
An elegant, intuitive and customizable interface gives you complete control and flexibility. |
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Non-destructive Workflow
The Autodesk® Softimage® software is designed to be fully non-destructive. This means that you can make changes without losing work, and easily re-use work you've already done. |
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modeling
An extremely fast subdivision surface modeler and intuitive toolset give you everything you need to create amazing 3D models. |
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Rigging & Character Tools
TDs love Softimage. Its flexible rigging and character toolset makes it a standout package for productions needing complex character work. |
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ANIMATION
Softimage is a truly non-linear animation software, providing animation mixing and layering tools for creating and reusing animations. |
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Simulation
Softimage is packed with tools for particles, hair, cloth dynamics, and crowds. And now you can build complex simulations extremely quickly using ICE. |
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Lights & Cameras
With Softimage you get a complete set of lighting tools (including indirect lighting) and physically accurate cameras. |
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Shading & Texturing
Shading in Softimage is extremely powerful with the Render Tree, which enables you to create complex shaders quickly and flexibly. A full suite of texturing and UV editing tools, including UV unfolding, are also available. |
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Compositing & Paint
Softimage comes with a fully integrated compositor that includes a 2D raster and vector painting tools. |
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PIPELINE tOOLS
For production studios, Softimage comes with a robust referencing system. The software is also highly pipeline friendly, boasting Crosswalk technology that enables it to work with Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk Maya® scenes. |
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Rendering
Softimage boasts tight integration with mental ray (3.7) and has an open rendering architecture that supports third-party renderers.
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Game DEVELOPMENT
With realtime shaders, normal mapping, and export to numerous game engines, Softimage delivers a production-proven toolset for creating compelling 3D content for games. |
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Documentation & Training
Autodesk is committed to making our software as easy to learn as possible. A wide variety of Softimage learning materials is available for users of all levels. |
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Customization & Development
A comprehensive SDK supporting numerous standard programming languages (C++, C#, JScript, Python, Perl), plus ICE visual programming, makes Softimage a great platform around which to build your 3D pipeline. |
