I remember Chinny doing a big demo of Gator and its amazing asset transfer capabilities for characters etc being a big big thing at the time. Must've been around XSI 5 or 6.
On 18 June 2017 at 22:29, Sven Constable <sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> wrote: > btw. I also checked with version 2.02 aaand it's not in there. So you're > right, XSI never had that functionality. Apparently I mixed it up with > Softimage 3D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:32 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: RE: uvs transfer from nurbs to polys > > Softimage|3D supported Texture UV coordinates in the NURBS to polygon > Softimage|mesh > conversion, but XSI never did. It was the only geometry type available in > XSI 1.0, and some enhancements were implemented in XSI v3.x, but NURBS > development was more or less abandoned after that. > > GATOR wasn't introduced until XSI v5.0 > > Scripting your own NURBS to polygon mesh converter with texture coordinates > isn't difficult. You can think of a NURBS surface as a deformed grid > comprised of 4-sided polygons, and the Texture UVW coordinates are > guaranteed to be contiguous. If you build the geometry correctly, > transferring texture UVW coordinates is practically copy/paste. > > Things only get complex if trim curves are involved. > > Matt > > > > > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:22:52 +0200 > From: "Sven Constable" <sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> > Subject: RE: uvs transfer from nurbs to polys > To: "'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > > My first thought was it was replaced by gator and therefore deprecated. > Out > of curiosity I checked from version 2011, 7.01, 6.02 down to 4.0. It's not > in there, even 4.0 didn't had gator. Must be replaced in an earlier > version. > I wonder why. > > Sven > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029 20 37 27 57 07730 533 115 www.mintmotion.co.uk www.dot3d.com
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